The use of digital and advanced manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing, 3D scanning and virtual reality was, until recently, restricted to high-technology sectors. The widespread accessibility of electronic devices such as computers, tablets and phones has now enabled the possibility of using technological tools in conservative sectors such as the construction industry. By combining Building Information Modeling technologies with new advances in manufacturing creates a new model where mass production is not the only option, and where consumer products and spaces can be affordably customized. The presentation will explore how digital and advanced manufacturing technologies can be used to cut cost, reduce lead times and increase the reliability of fit and assembly operations. The use of technologies ranging from 3D scanning using LiDAR to metal 3D printing using Selective Laser Melting will be compared to traditional measurement, visualization and manufacturing technologies to highlight the new possibilities of these innovative processes. At the end of the presentation, the audience will understand: 1. How data can be acquired and treated digitally for prefabrication using BIM tools and software; 2. How measurement and visualization software can cut cost, reduce lead times and increase reliability of prefabrication operations; 3. How digital manufacturing technologies can be used to prefabricate physical objects from BIM data; 4. How BIM tools can be used to track differences between as-built and as-modeled geometry, and how this affects construction.
Philippe Dupuis has co-founded Creadditive, a company that specialises in the use of digital and advanced manufacturing technologies for heritage preservation and for the construction industry. This mandate has pushed Philippe to create new ways of commercialising emerging technologies and of creating new value for customers using traditional manufacturing processes.
Philippe has received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, specialising in additive manufacturing from the University of Ottawa in 2016, as well as a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2012 from the same institution. The innovative nature of his research has been presented at conferences throughout the world with technical presentations covering additive manufacturing, cold spray deposition, fluid mechanics and heat transfer.
The use of digital and advanced manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing, 3D scanning and virtual reality was, until recently, restricted to high-technology sectors. The widespread accessibility of electronic devices such as computers, tablets and phones has now enabled the possibility of using technological tools in conservative sectors such as the construction industry. By combining Building Information Modeling technologies with new advances in manufacturing creates a new model where mass production is not the only option, and where consumer products and spaces can be affordably customized. The presentation will explore how digital and advanced manufacturing technologies can be used to cut cost, reduce lead times and increase the reliability of fit and assembly operations. The use of technologies ranging from 3D scanning using LiDAR to metal 3D printing using Selective Laser Melting will be compared to traditional measurement, visualization and manufacturing technologies to highlight the new possibilities of these innovative processes. At the end of the presentation, the audience will understand: 1. How data can be acquired and treated digitally for prefabrication using BIM tools and software; 2. How measurement and visualization software can cut cost, reduce lead times and increase reliability of prefabrication operations; 3. How digital manufacturing technologies can be used to prefabricate physical objects from BIM data; 4. How BIM tools can be used to track differences between as-built and as-modeled geometry, and how this affects construction.
