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With a string of industry firsts, buyers across six continents, and strategic partnerships with industry majors, COBOD is the preeminent name in 3D printing construction. “We are clearly the market leader, and our fantastic customer base proves it,” declared Founder & General Manager Henrik Lund-Nielsen. Colin Chinery reports.
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round since the early 1980s, 3D printing is fast generating market momentum, used in a range of applications, from aircraft components to orthopaedic implants. Among the latest products of this ever-transcending industry include a synthetic steak containing muscle, fat and blood vessels. By the time wider deployments were unfolding, enterprising Danish techno- entrepreneur Henrik Lund-Nielsen had already founded several companies within the 3D printing industry. And in 2018, seeing the potential in the construction industry, he launched COBOD International. “I had seen technologies in the past that were helping to disrupt a lot of industries, and thought the same would happen with 3D printing, with construction one of the areas that fulfilled the criteria,” he said.
Print and build While details vary according to the products and processes involved, the underlying principle of 3D printing is the same; a layer of material is laid down via printing nozzles by computer 54
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