Costain and A E Yates have onboarded Hyperion Robotics to deliver 90 3D printed concrete sleepers, providing efficiency, sustainability and safety benefits for a key project
Part of a landmark East Coast Cluster carbon capture project in Teesside, the technology eliminates formwork and enables precise, repeatable production of 3D printed concrete sleepers.
Northern Endurance Partnership’s (NEP) onshore CO2 gathering system will provide the CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure for Teesside-based carbon capture projects.
Mark Howard, programme director at Costain, explained: “Hyperion’s 3D printing solution will provide a myriad of efficiency, sustainability and safety benefits for this important project, while at the same time support economic growth and prosperity across Teesside.”
3D printed concrete reduces carbon emissions by up to 50%
The collaboration will produce approximately 90 high-strength 3D printed concrete pipe support bases along 1.3km of onshore CO2 pipelines across Teesside using its advanced robotic manufacturing and digital technology.
This approach, when compared to traditional precast solutions, will require less soil excavation, reduce concrete and steel use by 40% and carbon emissions by up to 50%.
The engineering-led solution is up to ten times stronger than traditional structures despite being up to 60% lighter thanks to a thin, reinforced base design.
This will enable faster and safer installation of the sleepers, which will also be manufactured offsite to reduce on-site labour and plant.
More efficient critical infrastructure
“This project is a practical example of how the UK can build critical infrastructure faster, more efficiently and with a lower carbon footprint by bringing together strong delivery partners, advanced technology and local manufacturing capability,” commented Fernando De los Rios, CEO at Hyperion Robotics.
“By combining engineering expertise, digital design and automated manufacturing, we can reduce material use and carbon emissions while meeting the highest standards of quality, performance and code compliance.”
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