RIC Know-how launches new automated robotic arm building 3D printer
RIC Know-how has introduced the launch of its newest RIC-M1 PRO compact modular robotic arm printer at World of Concrete (WOC) 2024. With a wider footprint than its earlier machines, enhanced automation, and clever materials supply system, RIC says that the brand new printer is an economical, time-saving, and labour-reducing expertise in response to the worldwide housing scarcity.
The corporate claims that standard gantry-based 3D building techniques haven’t been capable of successfully ship the promise of decreasing building time and prices as an answer to the worldwide housing scarcity. RIC says that is as a result of techniques costing hundreds of {dollars} in labour and tools rental charges and take as much as 3 days to arrange.
RIC expertise says its new RIC-M1 PRO robotic arm printer is ready to obtain the price and time saving potential by way of developments together with: a compact dimension and modular design; 30% extra footprint; 1/3 discount in expert labour required; and a 3/8 mixer pump included.
RIC says the brand new printer is way smaller in dimension in comparison with the gantry-based system, and requires no meeting, and will be operation in 2-4 hours as soon as on the development web site.
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In comparison with the earlier mannequin, the RIC-M1, a serious improve on the brand new system is the growth of the printing footprint. With the prolonged size of the modular rail system, RIC-M1 PRO permits for a 21.65 ft printing width, a 2ft improve on the earlier system, and a 42.65 ft printing size, a 12 ft improve, and a printing peak of 14 ft. The corporate says this additionally expands the printable terrains, from owners’ backyards to mountains.
As a substitute of being restricted to printing solely mortar, RIC-M1 PRO comes with an built-in self loading 3/8 combination mixer pump, which permits it to print with both concrete or mortar. Concrete has benefits over mortar in large-scale an structural parts resulting from its power, sturdiness, and resistance to environmental components, whereas mortar excels in smaller-scale and detailed initiatives says RIC Know-how.
The corporate says the flexibility to print in each mortar and concrete will increase flexibility and expands the printable terrains of the machine.
“With its huge printing vary and superior automation, RIC-M1 PRO is a big step ahead in equipping the 3D building trade to construct extra inexpensive housing,” mentioned Ziyou Xu, Founder and CEO of RIC Know-how.