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MESH is proud to support the construction of the White Tower («Tor Alva»), the tallest 3D-printed structure in the world. 3D printing of concrete has advanced tremendously over the past few years. However, integrating rebar has been a major challenge for the industry, limiting its use in structural applications. Now, for the first time, 3D-printed concrete is being used in a fully structural manner, enabled by a digital fabrication process. The necessary steel reinforcement is inserted as part of a robotic production process using MESH Technology – marking a significant milestone in the development of 3D concrete printing. The integration of rebar within a digital design and production workflow takes 3D concrete printing to the next level and what an amazing architectural project to showcase this innovation! Our contribution: - Production of bespoke rebar stirrups using Top12 reinforcing steel with increased corrosion resistance from Debrunner Acifer Bewehrungen AG using our MEP Format stirrup bending machine from MEP Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S.p.A. - Creation of a flexible rebar handling gripper for 3D printing of concrete - Development of robotic process to pick and place rebar stirrups with high geometric variability using our proprietary software - Integration of the robotic rebar insertion process within the design-to-print process including robotic motion planning and collision avoidance ⸻ ETH Zurich partners: Digital Building Technologies, ETH Zurich, ETH Zürich, kfmResearch – Chair of Structural Engineering – Concrete Structures and Bridge Design, ETH Zurich , Institut für Baustoffe (PCBM), Geosensors and Engineering Geodesy (GSEG), Robotic Fabrication Laboratory (RFL) Architecture: Benjamin Dillenburger, Michael Hansmeyer Team: Ana Anton, Dr Sc (Research lead Concrete 3DP), Eleni Skevaki, Che Wei Lin, Ming Yang Wang, Eleni Kitani, Huang Su, Konrad Graser (Project coordination) Institute of Technology in Architecture, ETH Zurich Department of Architecture (D-ARCH) ETH Zurich Development: Nova Fundaziun Origen Construction management: Invias AG Structural Engineer: Conzett Bronzini Partner AG Industry partners: Sika (industry partner of MESH), Knauf , SAEKI, Bieri Tenta AG, AALBORG WHITE®, Almatis CREABETON, BASF Schweiz AG Full team credits: https://lnkd.in/dpQ4MjdH #mesh #meshroboticconstruction #innovation #rebar #stirrup #digitalrebar #digitalconstruction #digitalfabrication #robotics #roboticfabrication #computationaldesign #digitaldesign

Fully automate your stirrup handling operations with MESH Actuate. Any shape. No-code. Automated vision inspection. Video: Girts Apskalns #mesh #meshroboticconstruction #innovation #rebar #stirrup #digitalrebar #digitalconstruction #digitalfabrication #robotics #roboticfabrication #computationaldesign #digitaldesign

Introducing XRebar: our latest R&D project to digitally augment manual tasks for handling, assembling, and performing quality control of rebar meshes using extended reality. XRebar is an industry research collaboration within the NCCR Digital Fabrication, developed by Gramazio Kohler Research (ETH Zurich) and MESH. Video: Girts Apskalns #mesh #meshroboticconstruction #innovation #digitalrebar #digitalconstruction #digitalfabrication #robotics #roboticfabrication #computationaldesign #digitaldesign #augmentedreality #extendedreality #mixedreality #AR #MR #XR

MESH will be exhibiting at wire and Tube - Leading International Trade Fairs 2024 in Düsseldorf from April 15th to 19th! We're excited to showcase our newest developments in robotic rebar handling and assembly as well as our new XR solutions. Visit our booth B01 in hall 17 and have a chat with Mattis Koh and Ammar Mirjan. #mesh #meshroboticconstruction #digitalrebar #digitalconstruction #digitalfabrication #robotics #roboticfabrication

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Excited to contribute to this fantastic project with our robotic rebar technology! 🤖🏗️

The renowned Swiss #construction trade fair Swissbau has been running in Basel since today. Tomorrow, Wednesday at 9.30 am, the NCCR DFAB Principal Investigators Prof. Ena Lloret-Fritschi and Prof. Philippe Block together with Dr Clemens Woegerbauer from Holcim Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera will talk about the circular economy of #concrete. The Focus Talk will be moderated by Patrick Suppiger from BETONSUISSE. The NCCR DFAB spin-offs MESH and SAEKI will also be represented at Swissbau and our researchers as well as our #KTT and Communication Officers will be mingling with the crowd.

MESH is ready to welcome you all at our stand at Swissbau! Pass by if you would like to discover our projects and technology. You will find us from Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th at Halle 1.1 Stand L49! We look forward to meeting you! #Swissbau2024 #mesh #meshroboticconstruction #innovation #digitalrebar #digitalconstruction #digitalfabrication  #robotics #roboticfabrication #computationaldesign #digitaldesign #AR https://lnkd.in/dz-Acc-Z

DECODING REBAR - MESH is at Swissbau! From Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 January MESH will participate at the Swissbau exhibition at the #MesseBasel. Pass by to discover more about our technology and products! You are also invited to our Workshop "From design to digital fabrication of freeform structures: how to apply MESH technology to your project" on Wednesday, 17th from 15.30 to 17.00. Save your spot by registering here:   https://lnkd.in/dxzVxr3k Contact us for a free entry! We look forward to see you there! #Swissbau2024 #mesh #meshroboticconstruction #innovation #digitalrebar #digitalconstruction #digitalfabrication  #robotics #roboticfabrication #computationaldesign #digitaldesign

This year at MESH was filled with exciting days and significant milestones, thanks to the support of our customers, partners, and friends! We would like to thank all of you for making this year so special, and we look forward to the next one! We wish you happy holidays and a joyous New Year! #mesh #meshroboticconstruction #digitalrebar #digitalconstruction #digitalfabrication #robotics #roboticfabrication #computationaldesign #digitaldesign