Danish 3D printer-maker Cobod is to ship the world’s largest  building-printer to Saudi Arabia to take part in the kingdom’s plan to build 1.5 million homes over the next 10 years.
The Copenhagen company’s Bod2 unit was bought by Saudi Elite for Construction & Development following a programme of testing carried out last year, including the printing of an entire house in Riyadh.The unit is able to print a three-storey building with a 300 sq m footprint with a top speed of 100cm per second – although 30cm a second has been a more normal speed in the tests so far carried out.
Henrik Lund-Nielsen, the chief executive of Cobod, commented: “Not only is the Bod2 the fastest 3D construction printer in the world, but the modular approach allowed us to deliver the size that Elite For Construction & Development wanted.The Gulf has emerged as one of the most promising markets for construction printing in recent years.
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