Additive Manufacturing in Construction
AMC TRR 277

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AMC präsentiert Forschungsergebnisse / AMC presents research results

Sonderforschungsbereich AMC präsentiert Forschungsergebnisse Bei strahlendem Sonnenschein fand letzte Woche die Begutachtung des Sonderforschungsbereichs Transregio 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) im Forschungszentrum München/Garching statt. Mit großer Freude präsentierten wir unsere „Collaborative Demonstrators“ und stellten die Ergebnisse unserer intensiven Forschungen aus der ersten Förderperiode vor. Unser herzlicher Dank geht an die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) für die Förderung und die Unterstützung. Ebenso möchten wir unseren aufrichtigen Dank an das gesamte AMC-Team mit seinen Wissenschaftler*innen, Techniker*innen, Mitarbeiter*innen sowie Hilfskräften und natürlich auch an die Hochschulleitungen der TU Braunschweig und TU München aussprechen, die alle mit viel Engagement daran gearbeitet haben, den AMC und seine Forschungen bestmöglich zu präsentieren. Der TRR 277 AMC ist nicht nur ein Ort wegweisender Forschung, sondern vor allem …

LABDay at the Collaborative Research Centre AMC

LABDay at the Collaborative Research Centre AMC What possibilities does 3D printing offer for architecture and for the entire construction industry? What can this new technology do and how can it be used creatively? The AMC LABDay was initiated to get to the bottom of these questions with school students. In this one-day workshop, pupils learn details about the digital fabrication process from design to production. The special feature: the school students can digitally design an object themselves and this object is then printed on site by a robot. The first workshop was already a great success. The participants were able to directly participate in creative design, augmented reality, software and robotic 3D printing production. Find out more about the …

3D Pioneers Challenge 2023 – Force Flow oriented Fibre Placement for AMC

3D Pioneers Challenge 2023 – Force Flow oriented Fibre Placement for AMC The AMC related process – “Force Flow oriented Fibre Placement for Additive Manufacturing in Construction” made it to the final round of the 3D Pioneers Challenge 2023! What a fanatastic achievement for our researchers Stefan Gantner, Philipp Rennen, Tom Rothe, Christian Hühne and Norman Hack. We are thrilled and incredibly excited! The project will be exhibited at Rapid.Tech3D from 09 -11 May at Messe Erfurt, Germany. Check out the 3D Pioneers Website: www.3dpc.io For more information about the project: https://amc-trr277.de/projects/project-area-a/focus-area-project-a05/     Braunschweig/München, April, 26th 2023   __________________________________________________ Contact: Meike Bährens M.A. PR & Kommunikations Koordinatorin / PR & Communication Coordinator Tel.: +49 531 391-3579 | Mobil: +49 …

Zukunftstag beim AMC

Der dfg-geförderte Sonderforschungsbereich Additive Manufacturing in Construction blickt auf einen erfolgreichen Zukunftstag 2023 zurück. Wir haben Schülerinnen eingeladen, um sich über die Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen des 3D-Drucks im Bauwesen zu informieren und ihnen eine praktische Einführung in diese Technologie zu geben. Es war ein aufregender Tag, an dem die Schülerinnen nicht nur die Grundlagen des 3D-Drucks kennenlernten, sondern auch unsere fortschrittlichen 3D-Drucker in Aktion erleben konnten. Wie wird Digitalisierung und 3D-Druck im Bauwesen eingesetzt? Wie gestaltet man in einem digitalen Prozesse Bauwerke? Und wie können neue Technologien dafür eingesetzt werden schneller, kosteneffizienter und nachhaltiger zu bauen. Wir waren beeindruckt von der Begeisterung und dem Engagement der Schülerinnen, die aktiv an den praktischen Workshops teilgenommen haben. Wir hoffen, dass wir ihnen …

AMC Conference 9./10. October 2023

The Collaborative Research Center TRR 277 AMC is excited to announce its upcoming event, the First Funding Period Closing Conference, taking place on October 9th and 10th, 2023.  Set within the TU Braunschweig’s Audimax, the conference will showcase the remarkable research highlights achieved during the initial four years of the Transregio. Presenting a comprehensive overview of our research accomplishments, the event provides an opportunity for a wide audience to engage with the outcomes of TRR 277’s efforts. A true standout will be the  Keynotes addresses by visionaries in the field: Achim Menges, Ana Anton, and Benjamin Dillenburger. Their insights promise to inspire new conversations that will shape the future of construction. In addition, participants will have the chance to experiencing …

AMC goes fair trade

The DFG-funded Collaborative Research Centre TRR 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) will present its innovative research with a stand and will be represented by Prof. Dr. Dirk Lowke with a presentation at BAU 2023, the leading trade fair for the construction industry. From Monday, 17th April to Saturday, 22nd April, the world’s leading trade fair BAU 2023 will open its doors and the AMC will be there. With its own stand in the “Innovation hub” Hall B0, the AMC will showcase research results achieved so far. Visitors to the trade fair will be able to get a tangible and comprehensible demonstration of the innovative power of 3D printing for the construction industry on the basis of a large number …

Faszination Forschung: TUM Research Highlights

Ich bau’ dir ein Schloss mit Sand: Digitale Transformation auf der Baustelle 3D printing is changing the construction sector. Digital, resource-saving, fast and, above all, new freedom in shaping and design are key advantages of additive manufacturing. AMC TRR 277 scientists Kathrin Dörfler and Christoph Gehlen talk about it in the latest issue of Faszination Forschung, TUM. You can read the article under the following link: (page 36 ff.) https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/doc/1701891/1701891.pdf#p31   Braunschweig/München, March, 29th 2023   __________________________________________________ Contact: Meike Bährens M.A. PR & Kommunikations Koordinatorin / PR & Communication Coordinator Tel.: +49 531 391-3579 | Mobil: +49 171 389 5358 E-Mail: m.baehrens@tu-braunschweig.de | www.amc-trr277.de   About the AMC: The Collaborative Research Center Transregio TRR 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) …

AMC Highlights 2022

The Collaborative Research Centre TRR 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) looks back on an eventful and successful year. Intensive scientific exchange, innovative research approaches, new research infrastructure and many awards for outstanding research: in 2022, the AMC had it all, and so it can continue. Some AMC Highlights had a special focus on the next generation in civil engineering and architecture. For example, the AMC was part of the nationwide Digitaltag 2022 and Girlsday, getting young people excited about 3D printing research. The AMC has acquired a taste for it and is keen for more: more contact with school students, more open labs, more presentations of innovative research in 2023. At this year’s Digital Concrete (DC 2022) in Loughborough, …

Workshop on materials and processes with AMC-Mercator-Fellow Dr. Nicolas Roussel

Workshop on materials and processes with AMC-Mercator-Fellow Dr. Nicolas Roussel From November 30th to December 1st, AMC-Mercator-Fellow Nicolas Roussel, was visiting Technische Universität Braunschweig and the TRR 277 AMC for a workshop on “Materials and Processes in Additive Manufacturing”. Nicolas Roussel is an expert in the field of rheology and additive manufacturing and the RILEM President. The workshop was held at the iBMB of the TU Braunschweig (headed by Prof. Dirk Lowke) in cooperation with the ITE (headed by Prof. Harald Kloft). The goal of the workshop was to present and discuss current research topics of PhD students and research associates working in these areas and to clarify important open questions. Topics included: – Testing of freshly printable material – …

Fun with technology! – LabDay on 27 January 2023

Fun with technology! – LabDay on 27 January 2023 Fun with technology! What is possible with a 3D printer? What are the challenges of digital construction? With the LabDay, the Collaborative Research Centre TRR 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) make female students aware of the possibilities of 3D printing for architecture and for the entire construction industry. In the workshop, the young people learn about the digital fabrication process from design to production. And it will be very hands-on: the students digitally design an object themselves, which is then printed with clay. The LabDay on 27 January 2023 is suitable for female students from grade 11. Interested? Then simply contact the AMC at the following e-mail address: m.baehrens@tu-braunschweig.de. Find …

Journalist of the computer magazine c´t visited the AMC

Journalist of the computer magazine c´t visited the AMC We are excited! The AMC – TRR 277 is in the latest issue of c’t. Europe’s largest IT- and tech- magazine from Heise Verlag (heise online) visited the AMC at the end of September and we talked about the research of the AMC, the special features of 3D-printing in construction and the potential it offers. Now the exciting article on the topic -Revolution in construction: 3D printing saves material and enables new forms- has been published in the current issue. Many thanks to Kathrin Dörfler, Harald Kloft, Dirk Lowke, Dr. Norman Hack and Janna Vollrath for your interviews and input. You can find the article here:   https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2022/23/2224916053682196709       …

#11 Quarterly meeting at the AMC – quo vadis?

-english version below- Mitte Oktober trafen sich rund 80 Wissenschaftler:innen des Sonderforschungs-bereichs / Transregio 277 – Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) im Rahmen Ihres 11. Quartalstreffens, um den aktuellen Projektstand der Teilprojekte zu präsentieren und zu diskutieren. Dabei lag der Fokus nicht nur auf – Was hat der AMC bis hierhin erreicht? sondern besonders auf – Was sind die nächsten Ziele des AMCs? Zentrale Aspekte des Treffens waren dabei besonders die etablierten und neu entwickelten Netzwerke zwischen den einzelnen Teilprojekten und die Planung von mehreren konkreten gemeinschaftlichen Anschauungsobjekten, sogenannten Demonstratoren. Die Erweiterung der bestehenden Netzwerke und die Entwicklung der Demonstratoren gehen hier Hand in Hand und verstärken die Zusammenarbeit der drei Focus Areas des AMCs. Die prozess- und materialorientieren Projekte …