First facility in Oman using 3D printing technology established at SEZAD I Times of Oman

First facility in Oman using 3D printing technology established at SEZAD I Times of Oman

Muscat: A commercial unit using 3D printing technology for the first time in the Sultanate of Oman has been established in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm.

This technology aims to save time through the speed of construction, and the facility does not need concrete columns during the construction of the structure. The 3D printing technology is based on converting the cement material of this technology into an integrated structure using an automatic printer.

Engineer Ahmed bin Ali Akaak, the CEO in charge of the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, said: The use of the commercial unit with its accessories established with 3D printing technology is the first in the Sultanate of Oman. He added that the economic zone supports this trend to generalize the experience in many other facilities and sectors.

For his part, Eng. Saif bin Nasser Al Busaidi, Director of the Projects Department at the Oman Special Economic Zone Development Company in Duqm "Duqm Development Company" confirmed that the construction works of the commercial unit using 3D printing technology with its attachments were completed on an area of 101 square meters, and a residential unit is being prepared. Another building with its annexes of 72 square meters in the fishermen’s