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Additional information about sample and analysis details should be filled in the pdf form provided in the I-STEM portal under “DOWNLOAD CSRF”
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Make
TVASTA
Model
Nirman R3D6
Facility Status
Working
Date of Installation
Facility Management Division
Centre for Sophisticated Instruments and Facilities (CSIF)
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Category
- Fabrication and Processing » Macrofabrication
Booking Details
Booking available for
Internal and External Both
Facility Management Team and Location
Facility In Charge
Prof. M N Shariff
Facility Manager
Pratap Shingade
Facility Operator
Rangareddy
Mahendra Suthar
Facility Management Members
Prof. Prakash Nanthagopalan, Civil Engineering
Prof. Kumaresan, IDC
Prof. Gurubalan Annadurai, DESE
Department
Civil Engineering
Lab Email ID
shariff@iitb.ac.in
Facility Location
Behind Heavy Structures Laboratory
Lab Phone No
3681, 3689
Facility Features, Working Principle and Specifications
Facility Description
Facility Description
- Robotic arm concrete 3D printer
- Accelerator pump
- Concrete progressive cavity pump
- 300 kg capacity pan mixer machine
Features Working Principle
- Fresh concrete layers are printed one over the other using an automated robotic system
- The entire printing process is streamlined with the help of software integrating the machine and material parameters
Body Specification
- 7-axis robotic arm concrete 3D printer
- Nozzle sizes vary from 10 mm to 50 mm.
- Hopper system capacity - 20 kg
- Rotation axis at the nozzle for tangential printing and to print with rectangular nozzles
- Accelerator mixing at the nozzle system
- Variable accelerator dosing with a dosing pump
- Hopper material level detection using laser sensor
Sample Preparation, User Instructions and Precautionary Measures
Charges for Analytical Services in Different Categories
Usage Charges
Applications
3D printing of
- concrete using Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and/or with supplementary cementitious materials
- alternative cementitious materials