Polyuse Inc. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "Polyuse"), which conducts research and development as Japan's only construction 3D printer manufacturer*1, is pleased to announce that it has received the Excellence Award at the FY2022 MLIT Infrastructure DX Award (formerly the i-Construction Award).
*1 Based on our own research, as a company in Japan that "develops the machines, software and materials related to construction 3D printing technology in-house and provides services and implementation support in compliance with Japanese standards" (as of February 2023)
Aiming for "construction in which people and technology coexist," Polyuse is advancing research and development, demonstration trials and real-world deployment every day, centered on the construction industry, and our construction work now spans a wide range of fields.
For a long time in Japan, how to use construction 3D printers for construction in a legally compliant manner remained an unproven challenge, but from FY2021 to FY2022 Polyuse undertook a series of initiatives without precedent anywhere in the country.
With this award, we will further strengthen our support for partner companies and construction professionals nationwide through Polyuse's construction 3D printing technology, and drive on-site construction DX in Japan's construction industry.
The construction industry of the future calls for a society in which construction becomes autonomous and remote, maximizing productivity and safety even amid labor shortages, and in the field of construction 3D printing technology as well, real-world deployment is expected to advance safe, high-quality and efficient on-site construction.
▶Press release issued February 15, 2023
Polyuse, a leader in construction DX on construction sites, raises ¥710 million
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000018.000049711.html
Polyuse is a manufacturing-focused startup that has been selected for lists including 100 Amazing Startups in 2021 (source: Weekly Toyo Keizai), as well as 100 Startups Updating Architecture (source: Nikkei Architecture) and 100 Companies Creating the Markets of the Future (source: Nikkei Cross Trend) in 2022.
▶A pioneer of 3D-printed architecture! Even an ambassador came to see a "Japan first"!
https://youtu.be/WXPXyBADrVw
▶Warehouses, saunas, public toilets and more made with Japanese-built 3D printers, one after another!
https://suumo.jp/journal/2022/08/23/189372/
▶The near future of building dams with 3D printers: is "IoT concrete" on the way?
https://xtrend.nikkei.com/atcl/contents/18/00745/00019/?n_cid=nbpnxr_mled_new
- About the Infrastructure DX Award
Since FY2017, MLIT has run the i-Construction Award to share best practices for improving productivity on construction sites more widely. In FY2022, to expand this initiative further, it was renamed the Infrastructure DX Award, with the aim of supporting startup initiatives in the infrastructure field, encouraging their activities and revitalizing the construction industry.
Winners are selected through voting by members of the i-Construction Promotion Consortium and screening by the Infrastructure DX Award Selection Committee established within MLIT, from the perspectives of effectiveness, innovativeness and potential for wider adoption.
[About the award]
MLIT press release: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/kanbo08_hh_000945.html
- About Polyuse Inc.
Company name: Polyuse Inc.
Location: 2-2-15 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo (development base in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Representative Directors: Takuya Iwamoto / Wataru Ooka
Business: Planning, design, manufacture and sale of hardware, software and services specialized for the construction industry, centered on construction 3D printers
Founded: June 2019
URL: https://polyuse.xyz/
X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/polyuse
[Inquiries regarding this release]
Polyuse Inc. Public Relations Department
URL: https://polyuse.xyz/
Email: info@polyuse.xyz
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