An Italian inventor has recently sucessfully tested the prototype of a machine that may eventually have a huge impact on a number of Council functions.
The machine is 3D sandstone/marble printer nown as the D-shape. It has the ability to automatically build large monolithic sandstone and marble structures from a CAD drawing. According to the D-Shape Website its Civil Engineering applications include: Bridge portions, road portions, tube sections, pillars portions, stone floating, harbor sections, marina furnishing, variable section beams and columns, Water depuration, insulation plates. It is easy to imagine in 10 or 20 years time, that Councils will be receiving applications from people wanting to build dwellings and commercial premises using this technology, and perhaps even Council having a D-Shape truck in their fleet that is used for any number of construction jobs. Have a look at the site. The future is almost here!!
Wayne Eddy
Melbourne, Australia
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