Dive Brief:
- Three-dimensional printing is busting out all over as the cost of the technology comes down and it becomes more widely understood, and there is one company that can print concrete parts for repairs.
- The Economic Development Corp. that is part of New York City government gave an award to D-Shape as the winner of a contest for innovative repair and maintenance ideas for the city's waterfront.
- D-Shape can use 3-D photography of a pier or seawall to then fabricate a repair piece off-site while getting a near-perfect fit on-site, the city said.
Dive Insight:
The concept of printing concrete to meet specs seems as if it could revolutionize custom-designed work in both commercial and residential applications. Ornate or complex pieces of buildings could be printed off-site using designer specifications rather than having masons create it on-site.
