Compositadour is participating in a European project for a 3D construction robot

ESTIA, through the Technocité technology platform Compositadour, is contributing to the HINDCON project (Hybrid Industrial Construction). The goal is to develop a hybrid machine using carbon fibre-reinforced concrete to create 3D printed building structures.

The HINDCON project (Hybrid Industrial Construction) brings together twelve European partners including construction firms and technology research centres from Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Romania and France, and could pave the way for 3D printed houses and other buildings. ESTIA, a graduate school for advanced industrial technologies at Izarbel, is one of twelve partners on the Compositadour platforms involved in this 36-month project. The project was launched at the beginning of 2016 and is currently in its final phase, with the upcoming installation of a 3D printing robot for construction parts in Madrid.

“The goal of the HINDCON project is to demonstrate that we can produce an architectural piece using composite-reinforced concrete with no constraints in terms of shape and no real technical limits. The process will provide great flexibility and design freedom” explains Maylis Uhart, robotics research engineer at Compositadour. For ESTIA, Maylis Uhart deals with issues in controlling the future HINDCON project robot, and carries out technical research into sanding the parts produced by the machine. The Compositadour platform is located at the Technocité Technology Park site, and specialises in robotic processes for using composite materials.

To find out more: www.hindcon3d.com