Experts from the Dutch company MX3D decided to demonstrate the capabilities of 3D printing technologies in action by constructing a fully functional steel bridge on one of the canals in the center of Amsterdam using the innovative MX3D-Metal robotic 3D printers.
The industrial designer Joris Laarman was involved in the development of the design of the complex object. The implementation of the project will become possible thanks to the welding and printing technology of the new 3D printers: fragments of molten metal will be joined together by welding, gradually forming the desired shape of the bridge. According to the developers, such printers can bring to life designs of almost any complexity and shape.
"Printing" of the new bridge is planned to start in September 2015. The organizers promise to inform about the exact place of the unusual building in the near future.
