CAMBER - Concrete Additive Manufacturing for the Built Environment using Robotics

混凝土因其能够有效和规模化地提供结构能力和功能成本而在建筑中得到广泛应用。然而，它在建筑中的作用并不能激发设计的创造力。高端客户通常要求最先进的设计，这在一个每栋建筑都与上一栋建筑本质不同的行业提出了挑战。Camber项目将寻求开发一种创新的3D混凝土打印(3DCP)平台，以满足这些需求。3DCP有潜力提供更具创意的设计，同时仍能经济高效地维护建筑功能。然而，在向打印喷嘴供应材料、在凝结之前为混凝土提供支撑材料以产生复杂的几何形状和悬挑、在浇注后进行整理以提供合适的表面和材料配方方面，存在着需要克服的挑战。还需要将3DCP与建设信息建模能力联系起来。此外，3DCP能力需要具有移动性，以便可以在建筑工地(或临时、近场工厂)方便地设置和使用，以便根据最近的施工工艺创新来优化生产率。基于最近的研发工作和在财团Camber内开发的知识产权，Camber将解决这些障碍和机会。在斯堪斯卡的领导下，为了确保用户需求仍然是重点，并提供进入市场的途径，它汇集了一个强大的、以供应链为导向的财团，来自建筑(斯堪斯卡、塔马克、福斯特+合作伙伴，BRE)、制造自动化(ABB、MTC、拉夫堡大学)和一个中小企业数字解决方案提供商(HAL)。它建立在项目合作伙伴以前的研发工作(和知识产权)的基础上(包括将BIM应用于产品设计以及材料、工艺和整理的创新)。它将开发一个移动添加剂制造平台(以及相关的供应和加工能力)，用于在预制混凝土工厂中或通过附近/现场飞行工厂的移动平台，对各种大型混凝土组件(包括复杂的几何形状)进行具有成本效益的主流3D打印，如立面单元、墙板、隔断、街道设施等。最初的重点将是满足高端市场的要求。然而，成功的实施和随后的规模经济将意味着该方法在更主流的建筑市场将具有成本效益。该平台将整合最新的数字建筑行业创新--特别是建筑信息建模(BIM)。

Concrete is widely used in construction due to its ability to provide structural capacity and function cost effectively and at scale. However, its role in construction does not lend itself to creativity in design. High-end clients typically demand state-of-the-art designs, presenting a challenge in a sector where every building is essentially different to the last.The CAMBER project will seek to develop an innovative 3D concrete printing (3DCP) platform that meets these demands. 3DCP has the potential to deliver more creative designs whilst still maintaining building function cost effectively. However, there are challenges that need to be overcome in terms of materials supply to the printing nozzle, providing support material for the concrete prior to setting to produce complex geometries and overhangs, finishing after placement to provide a suitable surface and materials formulation. Work is also needed to link the 3DCP to building information modeling capabilities. Additionally a 3DCP capability needs to be mobile such that it can be readily set up and used on a construction site (or in temporary, near-site factory) in order to optimize productivity in line with recent construction process innovation.Building on recent R&D work and IP developed within the consortium CAMBER will address these barriers and opportunities. Led by Skanska to ensure that user needs remain a focus and to provide a route to market, it brings together a strong, supply chain-orientated consortium from construction (Skanska, Tarmac, Fosters + Partners, BRE), manufacturing automation (ABB, MTC, Loughborough University) and an SME digital solutions provider (HAL). It builds on previous R&D work (and IP) by project partners (including innovation in the application of BIM to product design, as well as materials, process and finishing). It will develop a mobile additive manufacturing platform (and associated supply and processing capabilities) for the cost- effective, mainstream 3D printing of a wide range of large concrete components (including complex geometries), such as façade units, wall panels, partitions, street furniture etc. in precast concrete factories or via the mobile platform in a near/onsite flying factory. The initial focus will be on meeting the requirements for 'high-end' markets. However, successful implementation and subsequent economies of scale will mean that the approach will be cost effective in more mainstream construction markets. The platform will integrate recent digital construction sector innovations -- especially Building Information Modelling (BIM).