Concrete 3D printing — Disaster management
Printed concrete structures, shelters and street furniture. Delivered for a disaster management client in Chennai.
- Location
- Chennai
- Year
- 2021
- Duration
- 31 weeks
- Team
- 12 engineers
- 4.1×
- build speed
- −30%
- material waste
- 8
- structures
The challenge
Conditions on site — heat, dust, vibration and patchy connectivity — had defeated two earlier attempts at this in disaster management.
What we built
A phased rollout: a measured pilot first, then scale-out. The core runs on Gantry printer with Rhino, integrated into existing systems through ROS 2.
Delivery timeline
Phase 1
Discovery sprint and site survey
Phase 2
Prototype built and tested in the Motera lab
Phase 3
Pilot on site with before/after measurement
Phase 4
Scale-out, training and handover
Highlights
- Runs on-premises; no data leaves the site unless agreed
- Safety case reviewed with the client's EHS team
- Operator training delivered in Gujarati, Hindi and English
- Integrated with existing PLC, ERP or GIS systems — no rip-and-replace
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