Image credit: Belarusian Cement Company
MINSK, 13 August (BelTA) – The holding company Belarusian Cement Company has implemented a project that envisages using a construction 3D printer to print with concrete, representatives of the company told BelTA.
The project to use 3D printing as part of civil engineering is part of the innovative development program the Architecture and Construction Ministry is implementing.
Architecture and Construction Minister Aleksandr Studnev visited Minsk Plant of Silicate Products, which is part of Belarusian Cement Company, and was made familiar with results of an investment project, as part of which a construction 3D printer had been successfully commissioned. The minister was also made familiar with samples of the products made thanks to the additive printing technology.
The concrete printing technology using a construction 3D printer with the effective printing volume as large as 15x6x4 meters has been used in the Republic of Belarus for the first time. The architecture and construction minister spoke highly of the holding company’s approach to mastering cutting-edge solutions and mentioned great prospects for developing concrete printing for civil engineering applications.
Apart from that, the holding company’s efforts to involve students of the Belarusian Academy of Arts to develop the design models were mentioned. The best sketches made by young designers were used as the foundation for the concrete goods made by the construction 3D printer.
As a result of the visit the minister gave instructions to expand the sphere of applications of 3D printing equipment and to also work out innovative mixtures of one’s own. Apart from that, the industry’s institutions were instructed to work out the regulatory structure for using the goods made thanks to the concrete 3D printing technology.
As part of the trip Aleksandr Studnev was also made familiar with the main manufacturing facility of Belarusian Cement Company’s branch that makes paving slabs and foam concrete blocks. He wished successful realization of projects and fruitful work to the worker collective.
The construction 3D printer that has been set up at premises of Minsk Plant of Silicate Products is used to pour concrete or mixtures based on concrete and other construction materials layer by layer. The movement trajectory of the printer’s printing head follows the three-dimensional model of the future building or product. Full-sized construction objects, structures, and hardscape elements are produced as a result.
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