News valley: Winsun leads global 3D printing archtecture --- A special interview of president Ma Yihe, Yingchuang Building Techniqie ( Shanghai) Co.,Ltd

“ Airplanes and cars can be built with equipment. Why can't a house be built with equipment?” 15 years ago, When Ma Yihe, president of Yingchuang Building Technique ( Shanghai ) Co.,Ltd, saw a construction worker sweating profusely on the scaffolding. Such a crazy idea came to his mind. Fifteen years later, yingchuang's original 3D printing technology has finally been successfully applied in the world. “ Anyone who recognizes the technology of Winsun will be applied first.” 

From Zhangjiang national independent innovation demonstration zone to 17 “ future office” printed in Duibai, to the signing contract with Saudi of 15 million houses, Winsun has brought global influence as a high-tech enterprise coming from Zhangjiang, Shanghai and becomes the leader in global 3D printing architecture industry. On Sep.27, Ma Yihe entered into “ 2016 speak to Zhangjiang” studio and told about the revolutionary innovation in 3D printing architecture. 

Disruptive innovation —— from a traditional building material company to a high-tech enterprise

It has been a hard exploration for 15 years for Winsun to become a an innovative enterprise with high technology content that affects the whole world from a traditional building materials company. 

The picture is the 2016 dialogue Zhangjiang studio

According to Ma, Winsun 3D printing architecture has entered into commercial application stage at present. Its original printing equipment has been printed from the first generation of factories, and now it has developed to the sixth generation of on-board printing and high-level printing equipment. So far, it has received 129 patents. In fact, the core of 3D printing construction technology is not the technological advance of mechanical equipment, but the innovation breakthrough of the building materials, namely, 3D printing building "ink". This is the reason why the company, as a building materials company, has made breakthroughs in 3D printing architecture technology. 

The picture is the 2016 dialogue Zhangjiang studio

It is understood that 3D printing is also called additive manufacturing, and it is the technology of manufacturing solid parts by means of gradually accumulating materials. Compared with traditional material removal - cutting processing technology, it is a "bottom-up" manufacturing method. Yingchuang 3D construction technology "ink" is still traditional building materials steel and concrete. But unlike traditional concrete, according to 3D printing building "ink" and the particularity of the coagulation time of liquidity requirements, its raw materials in the silt content and formula of precision has strict control. And this control can already be achieved by machine, which is called high-performance concrete. “ When I let it freeze, it freezes. It's not fast, it's fast, it's clogged.”

President Ma said the "ink" of the 3D printing building is to control the solidification time through printer instructions. The 3D printing architecture is a systematic project, including the coordination of the system from material breakthrough to mechanical equipment to software. For example, the company used the characteristics of suzhou gardens to print out different Chinese style villa buildings. This is to use unmanned aerial vehicles to scan the original garden buildings to complete the data input, and then innovate.

As a private enterprise, the system innovation of 3D printing architecture technology can not be completed overnight. During the long research and development process, Winsun has obtained the enterprise operating funds through the world leading products such as SRC, GRG, FRP and Crazy Magic Stone in building materials, and on the one side alone and firmly carry on the independent research and development of 3D printing building. “ Winsun has faced three bankruptcies, as not only are all of its revenues invested in research and development, but also some shareholders' mistrust has changed. It is really to break a cent into several parts and make today with the spirit of death, with the stubborn spirit of a wild donkey.” President Ma said.

Collaborative innovation --- Winsun 3D printing architecture entered into the world from Zhangjiang, Shanghai

“After the national policy, the local government in the project acceptance and promotion efforts are different, and there are many concessions. And the enterprise are willing to do in this way.” President Ma firmly said. 

On March 29, 2014, the world's first 3D printing architecture was born in Qingpu garden, Zhangjiang demonstration area. 10 buildings project in Qingpu garden printed by Winsun is the first work of Winsun, but attracts more than 50 medias from the world. Visitors came in an endless stream. It is precisely because of the successful application of 3D printing construction technology in Zhangjiang demonstration area that it has attracted the attention of the innovative dubai government, and open up a new era for the world's top companies to share 3D printing technology. 

According to Ma Yihe, after Winsun printed 10 buildings in Qingpu Garden, Dubai government found Winsun to print and design 17 buildings office for them by uniting more than 30 world top companies, such as Gensler, Thornton Tomasetti Inc. The Dubai office has sailed across the sea, from the export of the Suzhou factory to Dubai. This is the first mobile new green building to be created by Winsun.

The picture shows Ying Cheng's "future office" printed by the Dubai government.

The picture shows the "future office" wall test site in 

Dubai - 5 times the load of the general wall.

Through Dubai office project, Saudi government thinks that the ministry's plan to distribute 1.5 million homes to local people as part of the Saudi government's welfare could be handed over to China's yingchuang. The Saudi government's wisdom is that it will take 15 years for the 1.5 million homes to be built using traditional building methods. While Winsun 3D printing technology only takes five years, shortening the time by two thirds.

Yanbu City and Jazan Ecnomic City, is the two biggest city in Saudi. In the next few years, there will be 30,000 to 40,000 residential vacancies in Yanbu City. Jizan economic city has a large construction project, with a broad market demand. Meanwhile, the Saudi government has provided a convenient investment environment, such as interest-free funds and 70% investment.

The picture shows that Ying Cheng is invited

 to be the guest of learning for Germany.

For the advantage of Germany's advanced manufacturing industry, Ying chuang made Germany the focus of the European market. As a high-tech and energy conservation and environmental protection enterprise, the company registered in Germany to set up the factory in the state of north Weizhou. The German government will subsidize it. Germany is at the international advanced level in industrial manufacturing, except to bring the existing 3D printing technology to the developed countries. More importantly, Yingchuang cooperated with German local machinery and equipment manufacturing to complete the upgrade of the 3D printing building technology. 

Application Innovation -- 3D printing architecture to future transportation, Stereoscopic Agriculture and new countryside

Using the 3D printing technology that you are best at, it is an innovative experience summed up by Ma Yi and more than ten years to create collaborative innovation in different industries with the top companies in the world.

In August 2016, he formally signed a cooperation agreement with HyperloopTransportationTechnologies company in the United States. It will take part in the construction of the United States super high speed rail with the model of technical crowdsourcing, with the support of 3D printing construction technology, printing high intensity, high precision super high iron pipe facilities, and a series of facilities such as station, platform and so on. It is understood that the capsule train is proposed by the master of Tesla. It is a new generation of transportation vehicles following cars, ships, trains and aircraft. It has the characteristics of super high speed, low energy consumption, no noise and zero pollution.

The picture shows the vertical greening wall

 (Intelligent drip irrigation) of Ying Chun printing.

In addition to architectural design, Ying creates new applications in stereoscopic agriculture. Ma Yi ho introduced that Ying Cheng company will help Israel's specific application of Stereoscopic Agriculture. In collaboration with Israeli experts in three-dimensional agriculture, according to their ideas, it was created for the 3D printing of building blocks, such as commercial farms, stereoscopic planting, and stereoscopic farming. In addition, the 3D printing construction technology will also cooperate with the Design Institute, University and Research Institute in the society, and play its role in the new countryside, pension, characteristic tourism, urban underground infrastructure and so on.

In addition, Ma Yi and also revealed that the future will help the country "itmake Belt and Road Initiative" platform, actively cooperate with the "The Belt and Road" countries. A global conference is held every year. In addition to the latest breakthroughs in the publication of 3D printing technology, it will also attract all research institutions that are interested in the 3D printing technology industry to share their studies. According to his introduction, so far there are more than 70 universities and scientific research units in the world to study the 3D printing technology, but only a company has really realized the successful application of 3D printing building.