Summum Engineering
Provides structural design, engineering, and optimization services for 3D concrete printing (3DCP) projects, enabling complex geometries and sustainable construction.
- CEO / Founder
- Diederik Veenendaal
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- Grant
Technology & Products
Key Products
Parametric design services; Structural engineering for 3DCP; Computational optimization; Research and development in additive manufacturing
Technological Advantage
Proprietary algorithms for form-finding and graphic statics combined with parametric modeling, enabling rapid design optimization for 3D-printed concrete structures (verified in projects like 3D-printed bridges).
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Reduces design iteration time by 50% through parametric modeling and computational optimization, enabling cost-effective 3D-printed structures with up to 30% material savings versus traditional methods.
How They Differentiate
Specializes exclusively in parametric design and structural optimization for 3DCP, unlike generalist engineering firms; 3x faster design iteration through custom algorithms versus manual methods; Focus on sustainable and natural materials in additive construction.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Project developers, owners, architects, designers, engineers, contractors in AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) and industrial design/art sectors.
Industry Verticals
Architecture; Engineering; Construction; Industrial Design; Art
Competitors
Arup; Buro Happold; Thornton Tomasetti
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
503 Instagram followers, 139 following, 16 posts; job opening for structural engineer in 2025; projects featured on ArchDaily in the Netherlands.
Major Milestones
Founded in 2017 as a worker-owned cooperative; Collaborated on the longest 3D-printed bridge for cyclists (2020); CEO Diederik Veenendaal named 'Constructeur van het Jaar 2024' (Constructor of the Year 2024)
Notable Customers
Saint-Gobain Weber Beamix (collaboration on 3D-printed bridge); TU/e (Eindhoven University of Technology); Rijkswaterstaat