Thu September 15, 2022 - National Edition HP
HP SitePrint, a robotic solution that prints the most complex construction site layouts with pinpoint accuracy, in a fraction of the time it takes manually, will be available to customers in North America through an early access program, starting September 2022.
At $11.4 trillion, the construction sector represents 13 percent of the world's GDP and shows a steady growth of 3.5 percent CAGR. Despite this, the industry faces challenges in productivity and human resourcing.
While labor productivity in manufacturing has grown an average 3.6 percent a year over the past two decades, the construction sector has only seen a 1 percent increase over the same time period, according to McKinsey.
"Technology adoption and increased digitization can help construction firms realize productivity gains," said Daniel Martínez, VP and general manager, HP Large Format Printing.
"HP has played a key role in bridging digital and physical worlds with print solutions for architects and engineers over the last 30 years. With HP SitePrint, we're making it faster and easier than ever for construction professionals to bring an idea to life on site, while also providing layout accuracy and reducing costs derived from reworks."
HP SitePrint is an end-to-end, easy-to-use suite of technologies designed to automate the site layout process, consisting of:
Designed for autonomous operation, including obstacle avoidance, HP SitePrint can improve the productivity of the site layout process. It can print lines and complex objects with pinpoint accuracy and consistent repeatability, while text printing capabilities bring additional data from the digital model to the construction site, improving communication between construction professionals.
"The existing manual layout process can be slow and labor intensive. Despite being done by specialists, there is always the risk of human error, which can result in costly reworks," said Albert Zulps, director of emerging technology at Skanska — a global construction and development company currently utilizing HP SitePrint on two prominent U.S. projects.
"Layout experts are a scarce resource who add a lot of value in terms of planning and strategy, but often end up dedicating most of their time to manual execution. HP SitePrint lets us do more with less, helping reduce schedules thanks to a much faster layout process, and allowing senior operators to focus on other critical activities like quality control."
The precise positioning and navigation of HP SitePrint on the job site are achieved by linking to a robotic total station.
HP and Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, have collaborated to integrate HP SitePrint with the Leica TS16 and Leica iCON iCR80 robotic total stations to provide high performance and a unique user experience.
HP and Topcon are collaborating to integrate HP SitePrint with the Topcon layout navigator and GT robotic total stations.
HP will continue working to integrate HP SitePrint with key solutions in the market.
Through more than 80 pilot projects to date globally, HP SitePrint has been rigorously tested across multiple environments — including residential, parking, airport and hospital projects.
As part of the Early Access Program, HP SitePrint will be available to customers in North America starting in September 2022. The final product and wider commercial launch are planned for 2023.
For more information, visit www.hp.com/us-en/printers/site-print/layout-robot.html. Register your interest in a demo here.
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