Progress 3DI
Develops Selective Paste Intrusion (SPI) technology for 3D concrete printing of prefabricated construction components (formwork, facades, structural elements) up to 10 cubic meters with standard cement and aggregates.
- CEO / Founder
- Albert Blasbichler (Managing Director)
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- Bayerisch-Französisches Hochschulzentrum (BFHZ); Centre de Coopération Universitaire Franco-Bavarois (CCUFB)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Machinery and plants for rebar processing, precast, rebar, and mesh industries, including solutions for 3D concrete printing of prefabricated construction components.
Technological Advantage
CLAIMED: SPI selective cement/paste intrusion enables high geometric complexity and large job-box volumes (standard SPI10 ~10 m³ / 4×2.5×1 m) using standard cements and aggregates, with loose aggregate as support. Integration with Progress Group precast ecosystem and Green Code thermal walls. VERIFIED: Formnext 2025; industrial references Pareus (IT) and Mangrove (US). DEFENSIBILITY: Public EP patents listed in DB (e.g. EP3059057B1); full claim map not re-audited.
Patent position
Progress 3DI filed 1 patent family in 2022-2024, an 86% fall from 7 in 2019-2021, steeper than tracked AM filings in the same patent offices, which fell 22%. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 1 families filed 2022–2024, 7 in 2019–2021 (-86%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -22%
- Filed in
- EP 62%WO 31%US 31%CN 15%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- CyBe Construction 3
13 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Enables precast manufacturers to digitally produce complex concrete subcomponents up to 10m³ off-site using selective cement activation, eliminating manual formwork and reducing lead times for custom architectural and structural elements
How They Differentiate
Focuses exclusively on off-site prefabricated concrete subcomponents (formwork, facades, complex shapes) via SPI selective cement activation, contrasting with Black Buffalo 3D and CyBe Construction which primarily target in-situ wall and structure printing; backed by Progress Group's existing precast automation installed base
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Precast concrete plants and construction firms requiring off-site production of complex formwork, facades, and structural subcomponents
Industry Verticals
Construction; Precast Concrete; Infrastructure
Competitors
Black Buffalo 3D; CyBe Construction; COBOD
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Part of Progress Group, a global leader in automated machinery and software for the precast concrete industry; operating for over 50 years; group comprises 8+ specialized subsidiaries across Europe
Major Milestones
Exhibition at Formnext 2025; SPI technology for off-site precast printing up to 10m³; Pareus resort Caorle industrial-scale SPI façades (shell completion targeted summer 2026); Mangrove USA first purpose-built SPI production environment (reported BFT 06/2026); Integration within Progress Group precast/Green Code ecosystem
Notable Customers
Mangrove (USA / Kerkstra family SPI production); Resort Pareus (Caorle, Italy — Green Code Thermowand Plus / SPI façades); Alpha Beton; Systembau Eder GmbH & Co KG; FP McCann Ltd; Rembeck
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 18
- Granted
- 4
- Families
- 13
Leading domains: process (18), equipment (16)
Filings by year: 2024: 1 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 5
- DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPONENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY03774246 · EP
- DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST ONE THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPONENT FOR THE BUILDING INDUSTRY03260272 · EP
- PLANT FOR PRODUCING A, PREFERABLY FLAT, CONCRETE PREFABRICATED COMPONENT2022034185 · WO
- PLANT FOR PRODUCING A, PREFERABLY FLAT, CONCRETE PREFABRICATED COMPONENT04196325 · EP
- Plant for producing a concrete prefabricated component12358181 · US
Funding rounds
- GrantUndisclosed2020-01Source: ResearchGate - October 2023