We’re very happy to celebrate the first anniversary of the installation and public opening of the MX3D Bridge! We are looking back on this massive milestone with pride and joy and want to thank all our partners involved in realizing the first 3D-printed steel bridge in the world.
Since its inception, the MX3D Bridge has been a 'living laboratory". Equipped with a state-of-the-art sensor network, the #SmartBridge is powering a cutting-edge research project by academic and industry researchers from the Gemeente Amsterdam. On smartbridgeamsterdam.com you can see the real-time feed from the bridge’s sophisticated sensor network. Structural measurements such as strain, rotation, load, displacement and vibration are fed to the bridge’s ‘‘digital twin’’, allowing researchers to measure the bridge’s health in real-time and to monitor how it changes over its lifespan.
The 12-meter MX3D Bridge is the culmination of several years of work. MX3D kicked off this project in 2015 when it proposed printing a metal bridge with its innovative, large-scale robotic Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) technology, creating an inspiring example of how digital tools can create a new form of language for architectural objects. The futuristic multi-award-winning bridge was designed by Joris Laarman Lab with Arup as lead engineer.
We invite you all to experience and walk on the MX3D Bridge yourself in the oldest neighbourhood of Amsterdam, at the Oudezijds Achterburgwal 114 in the City of Amsterdam.
Thanks to our Partners:⁠⁠ Autodesk, Heijmans, Joris Laarman Lab, ArcelorMittal and the support of Lead Structural Engineer Arup, The Alan Turing Institute Data Centric Engineering Programme, Lloyd's Register Foundation (LRQA), Air Liquide, ABB and Lenovo. ⁠⁠
Important contributions have been made by: FORCE Technology, HBM, Oerlikon Lincoln Electric UK, STV Weldingsupplies, #MousBV, and Plymovent Group
The public partners are TU Delft, Imperial College London, University of Twente, Imperial College London, AMS Institute and the Gemeente Amsterdam.⁠⁠
Video by Anita Star