Walmart Cuts Costs and Construction Time With 3D-Printed Store Expansion

An Alabama Walmart used 3D printing to expand store

Shoppers at the Owens Cross Roads Walmart this month are enjoying a newly expanded pickup center created with 3D printing.The 5,000 sq. ft. structure is held up 16-foot walls of 3D-printed concrete, and is only the second project of its kind, according to a recent release from Walmart.

Walmart Cuts Costs and Construction Time With 3D-Printed Store Expansion

Walmart Inc. of Bentonville and construction technology firm Alquist 3D LLC of Greeley, Colorado, have a completed a 3D-printed expansion of a Walmart Supercenter in Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, boosting speed and cost efficiency compared to a previous project. The 16-feet-high concrete walls supporting the 5,000-SF expansion were completed in 75 hours, or about 50% faster than traditional methods, the companies said in a news release. Savings on…