India’s first 3D printed post office

• The country’s first 3D-printed post office is coming up in Bengaluru.
• It is being implemented by Larsen & Toubro
• It is a 1,100 sqft building which is expected to cost 30-40 per cent less than conventional buildings because of the technological intervention.
• It is being built at a cost of Rs 23 lakh.

About 3D-printing

• 3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file.
• In an additive process, an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the object is created.
• Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced cross-section of the object.