Polyuse Inc. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Directors: Takuya Iwamoto / Wataru Ooka; "Polyuse"), a developer of construction 3D printers, is pleased to announce that Professor Kazuyoshi Tateyama of the College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, has joined the company as an advisor to help promote the adoption of construction 3D printers at construction sites in Japan.
- Background to the appointment
Professor Kazuyoshi Tateyama has spent many years researching the mechanization of construction and information-oriented construction. He has held a series of key positions, including chair of the Information-Oriented Construction Promotion Council and member of the i-Construction Committee at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), and chair of the Construction Robotics Committee at the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. He is a leading authority who laid the foundations of i-Construction, which MLIT now promotes, and he is also dedicated to research that looks ahead to the coming era of construction DX driven by the further digitalization of construction.
As a startup driving construction DX, Polyuse, a developer of construction 3D printers, is working with Professor Tateyama on Japan-first initiatives and research and development so that, in the near future, construction 3D printers become an everyday part of the construction industry under the concept of "construction where people and technology coexist," helping to create safer, more productive and more efficient construction environments.
- Profile of Professor Kazuyoshi Tateyama
April 2004–: Professor, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
April 2006–March 2007: Vice Dean, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
April 2008–March 2009: Dean of Academic Affairs, Ritsumeikan University
April 2009–March 2011: Director, Office of Comprehensive Planning, Ritsumeikan Trust
April 2011–December 2011: Special Assistant to the Chancellor, Ritsumeikan Trust
January 2013–July 2014: Executive Trustee (Academic Affairs), Ritsumeikan Trust
August 2014–July 2020: Executive Trustee (Planning), Ritsumeikan Trust
Professor Kazuyoshi Tateyama's profile page, Ritsumeikan University
http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/se2017/educators/detail/?id=107
[Major recent committee roles]
April 2012: Chair, Construction Robotics Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
February 2014: Member, On-Site Verification Committee for Next-Generation Social Infrastructure Robots, MLIT
November 2014: Chair, Committee for the Promotion of Information-Oriented Construction, Japan Construction Machinery and Construction Association
July 2015: Vice Chair, New Technology Utilization Evaluation Council, Kinki Regional Development Bureau, MLIT
November 2015: Technical Evaluation Committee, Space Exploration Innovation Hub Advisory Council,
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
November 2015: Member, External Evaluation Committee, Public Works Research Institute
November 2015: Member, i-Construction Committee, MLIT
May 2016: Member, Headquarters for Promoting Productivity Improvement through i-Construction, Japan Construction Machinery and Construction Association
June 2016: Member, CIM Implementation Promotion Committee, MLIT
April 2019: Member, Planning Committee, i-Construction Promotion Consortium, MLIT
April 2019: Member, BIM/CIM Promotion Committee, MLIT
- Comment from Professor Kazuyoshi Tateyama
Construction 3D printers have been developed overseas and have begun to be used in actual construction work, but they have barely spread in Japan. Trials with imported overseas machines began a few years ago, but many of these machines are expensive and large-scale, and they have not come into general use at construction sites in Japan. Polyuse Inc. set out to develop Japan's first domestically made construction 3D printer, pursuing a low-cost system with a simple structure, and has all but succeeded in bringing it to practical use.
Last year, to carry out research and development aimed at further refining the technology and making it more versatile, Ritsumeikan University and Polyuse took the lead in launching the Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) Study Group and began collaborating on research.
Going forward, I hope that trial introductions at construction sites will lead to the technology becoming mainstream and widely adopted.
■About Polyuse Inc.
Company name: Polyuse Inc.
Location: 2F, 2-2-15 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo (development base in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Representative Directors: Takuya Iwamoto / Wataru Ooka
Business: Planning, design, manufacturing and sales of hardware, software and services specialized for the construction industry, centered on construction 3D printers
Founded: June 2019
URL: https://polyuse.xyz/
[Media inquiries regarding this release]
Polyuse Inc. Public Relations Department
Email: info@polyuse.xyz
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