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As with every Sunday, today we will be sharing with you some of the latest videos from the world of additive manufacturing. For this week, we took a closer look at park in Shenzhen, China with 3D printed 2,000 parts.…
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As with every Sunday, today we will be sharing with you some of the latest videos from the world of additive manufacturing. For this week, we took a closer look at park in Shenzhen, China with 3D printed 2,000 parts. Next, Elon Musk unveiled the 3D printer that makes SpaceX rocket parts. An Italian designer has imagined a new 3D printed, smart village in Ecuador that will be made out of cocoa waste. See all this and more in our Top 5 videos of the week. Happy Sunday and happy watching!
Top 1: Take a Look at the First 3D Printed Park in China
U.S.-based Advanced Intelligent Construction Technology (AICT) has opened the first 3D-printed public park at the Shenzhen International Convention & Exhibition Center in China. The finished park consists of more than 2,000 concrete elements, including sculptures, benches, flower beds, retaining walls, and curbs. The total cost of the 55000 square meter park is approximately $650,000. The implementation took only 2 months, the aesthetics is supposed to represent the course of a river. You can see more about the creation of the park in this video.
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