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The 3D printing sector is entering maturity and has already infiltrated many sectors. Here, we discuss the variety of current 3D printing applications, trends currently shaping the sector, the size and development of the current global market, and how this may change in the future.
May 26, 2021
The first house made of 3D printed concrete in the Netherlands, in 2021
A 3D-printing business in the US says it can construct a home in half the time required to build a conventional equivalent – incurring only 10% of the labour cost and 10% of the waste. One of its rivals says it can print a house out for a shade over $10,000 (£7,100). It sounds rather too good to be true, doesn’t it?
One person who should know the answer is Henrik Lund-Nielsen. He’s the founder and general manager of Copenhagen-based firm Cobod, one of the world’s best-known house printers. His verdict? “The numbers you see are usually bullshit.”