#3Dstartup: Aeditive and its activities in the construction sector

Additive manufacturing technologies combine the advantages of reduced manufacturing costs, faster production times and resource efficiency. In the construction sector, by using concrete as the additive material, the industry is also able to leverage the benefits of additive manufacturing. It offers great freedom of design, from 3D printed houses to hospital capacities. As a result, the global concrete 3D printing market was valued at $310 million in 2019, and is expected to reach $40,000 million by 2027, registering a CAGR of 106.5% from 2020 to 2027, according to Research & Markets. No wonder, then, that more and more players are entering this market, and one of them is the startup from Germany called Aeditive!

Aeditive, is a made-up word derived from “additive manufacturing” and “Aedificium”, Latin for building. Thus, the very name of the company indicates its goal of digitising the construction industry with robotic printing solutions. Recently they introduced their 3D printer Aeditive Concrete. It is able to produce concrete parts with maximum dimensions of 11 x 4 x 4 metres on a steel pallet. We wanted to learn more about this technology and so we met Alexander Türk, one of the founders of Aeditive, for an interview!

3DN: Can you introduce yourself and your connection to additive manufacturing?

Aeditive is a high technology start-up founded in 2019 and based in Norderstedt near Hamburg. We digitise the construction industry with our robotic 3D printing solutions. We create higher productivity and sustainability in construction so that people can live, the environment is protected and the working environment in concrete construction becomes safer and cleaner.