Xinhua net: 3D printing architecture is landed all over the world. China enterprise becomes the leader of business application

On September 27, 22th 2016 “ Zhangjiang talk” media interview activity was held. The dialogue guest is Ma Yihe, president of Yingchuang Building Technology (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd

The rapid advances in technology have made 3D printing not just a dream. President Ma Yihe, Yingchuang Building Technique (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd, which is the first enterprise that achieve to print house with 3D technology in the global, said at the show that at present, Yingchuang has achieved to print various building and the company has entered into the commercial application stage of 3D printing building.

In short, 3D printing architecture is to transfer a digital model into printer according to pre-design drawing and then the printer can print a house easily according to the digital model.

More than a decade ago, Ma Yihe, engaged in building materials at that time, wondered if we can print a house by a printer when he saw workers worked on the construction site. Then he entered into the field of 3D printing green building and invented large, continuous printer and printing ink continuously, being a leader in the field of 3D printing application nowadays.

On March 29, 2014, Yingchuang announced to have printed 10 buildings in Qingpu, Zhangjiang industry park, Shanghai, and became a high-tech enterprise that truly achieves to print house with 3D printing technology.

10 mouth later, Yingchuang announced to the world that it had printed the world's highest 3D printing building "six floors of housing" and the first integrated 3D printing "1,100 square meters of hardback villas" in the world in January 2015.

In march, Yingchuang also printed two gardens of Suzhou garden-style Chinese villas in Suzhou. It is well known that there are fewer and fewer construction craftsmen such as Suzhou gardens, and the cost is very high, while Yingchuang uses the UAV to scan the traditional Suzhou garden house, then modify the model and size. After a week's design, the house was printed in a week.

“Now, there are more than 60 universities, research institutes and enterprises in the world in study 3D printing architecture, but no one has entered the real application stage except us.” Ma said. It is 15 years hard work that contributes Yingchuang today’s achievement. Yingchuang has so far won 129 patents, and 95% of Chinese theaters have used the company's materials and technology in 3D printing materials aspect.

Compared with traditional construction way, 3D printing only needs a drawing, which has replaced many construction work. It can be printed in the factory and then shipped to construction site to assemble. In addition, it can be printed on site, the speed is very high, and the printer is printed completely according to instructions and drawings, and no prisoners are wrong in the printing process.

The advantage of 3D printing houses is obvious. It is cheaper to print a personalized house. If you print a traditional house, the 3D printing technology may be same in price, but the quality is relatively higher. And it is more environmental.

According to Ma, Yingchuang focused on 3D printing because the construction industry is a very backward traditional industry and can be promoted very much. And the building is a highly opaque industry, customers have many pain points, such as the inability to understand the cost and the construction period, these are the places where 3D printing can be promoted. Moreover, the plan in construction industry last year reached to 30 trillion. The market space is huge. 

So far, Yingchuang is the first enterprise that prints house by 3D printing technology successfully. Now, the company has developed a sixth generation printer, from the original factory printing to the mobile printer, the car printer and the top printer.

“By 2017, Yingchuang will print high-rise building with the height more than 100m by the most advanced technology in China and then sell to residents”, Ma Said. The company has formed a joint venture with property developers to build demonstration projects in 22 cities, which is up the world's leading position.

However, the biggest resistance facing the 3D printing building is still some people's ignorance and disbelief, because this is too strong a professional knowledge. Ma said that 3D printing building is certainly safer, firmer than traditional building.

First of all, 3D printing architecture does not change the nature of building materials. It is still concrete, but the quality of concrete is higher. Second, the company adds a lot of fiber, safety and durability to the concrete. Moreover, the house can be printed in accordance with the existing regulations of the state. It can be impervious to air, and it will not seepage, and the use of rebar protection will increase greatly.

Via this leading technology advantages, Yingchuang has got great achievement in the world market. In may, the world's first 3D printed office building opened in Dubai, the UAE's tourism and commercial center, which was printed by Yingchuang. “The project that the Yingchuang has done for Dubai is a very good experiment, and it helped 3D printing make a big technological advance and push.” Ma said.

In addition to the Dubai project, Yingchuang recently announced to participate in US Hyperloop project. The concept of high-speed rail transport is proposed by Tesla founder Musk, which can reach speeds of up to 1,200 kilometers per hour. Yingchuang will focus on the project to develop 3D printing technology suitable for high-speed high-speed railway, printing high strength and high precision super high speed rail pipeline facilities and a series of facilities such as station and platform.

Ma told the journalist that super high-speed train is a disruptive technology. It changes the future transportation, while Yingchuang changes the future building. Through the project, Yingchuang also began to enter the traffic area. In the future, Yingchuang will also follow the "One Belt And One Road" strategy of the state and actively promote the layout and development of relevant countries.

At present, Yingchuang is looking for partners in 103 cities to build a "dream factory". By working with real estate developers and construction companies, Yingchuang achieves to print various building in the world. The company has found partners in Germany, Australia, Dubai and Saudi Arabia. “ We hope to change the impact of traditional architecture on the environment through 3D printing. Yingchuang's vision is to be the leader of 3D printing architecture in the world.” Ma said.

2016 “ Talk to Zhangjiang” all media interviews held by Shanghai Zhangjiang high-tech zone management committee, China economic information society, Xinhuanet, Shanghai securities news and Hengfeng bank Shanghai branch, supported by China financial information network, Dongfang network, first financial channel, Dongfang financial . Pudong channel, Oriental broadcasting center, first financial broadcasting, Oriental pearl mobile TV.