ISLAMABAD: Students of NUST University have developed a 'cheap home' printer

According to Raja Dilawar, who is involved in this project, when he presented this 3D printer in the exhibition, he was contacted by the major construction companies of Pakistan and asked to make such a machine.

Civil engineers from the Structure and Survey Department of the National University of Science and Technology ( NUST ) in Islamabad have developed Pakistan's 'first 3D' concrete eco-friendly printer.

Raja Dilawar Riaz , a student of NUST University and one of the researchers who developed this printer, told Independent Urdu that he had initially made this printer on a small scale, after which he developed it on a large scale.

Explaining the features of this printer, he said, 'It can reduce our construction cost by 40 to 50 percent.'

He further explained that 'the special thing about this technology is that you will not need to hire workers. With this printer you can work continuously with it which gives you timely response.'

Raja Dilawar said that Pakistan is a country where one crore people do not have their own home. Most of the countries of the world are introducing such printers so that you can build a cheap and good eco-friendly home with less money.

How does this printer work?

According to Raja Dilawar, this 3D concrete printer is used by moving in three axes, which can be controlled with the help of a laptop and an attached controller.

'In it you can print construction materials in different shapes by adding cement and other materials, controlled by a digital controller system.'

He said that 'with this printer you can make pots for plants and even bricks and pillars used in construction .'

According to Raja Dilawar, this 3D concrete printer was exhibited for the first time at the International Housing Expo under the theme of 'Low-Cost Modern Housing Technology' where he received a lot of encouragement and received several offers for the project. Funds were also given as reward by the companies.

How much did this printer cost to make?

In this regard, Raja Dilawar said that the total cost of making this printer was eight lakh rupees and it took about a year to prepare it.

Raja Dilawar says that when he presented this machine in the exhibition, the big construction companies of Pakistan contacted him and demanded to make such a machine.

According to him, the contacts include several ministers, who have also been formally given official maps.