HP aims to revolutionize the construction sector. Recently, it has announced the launch of HP SitePrinta robotic solution capable of printing the most complex layouts in construction sites in the sector.
It is capable of providing pinpoint accuracy in laying out plans on the ground, while reducing times compared to traditional manual techniques. and increases the productivity of construction professionals up to ten times.
“The adoption of technology and the advancement of digitization can help construction companies to be more productive and efficient”said Daniel Martinez, vice president and general manager of large-format printing at HP. “HP has played a key role in bridging the digital and physical worlds with print solutions for architects and engineers for the past thirty years. With HP SitePrint, we’re making it faster and easier than ever for construction professionals to bring an idea to life on the construction site, while delivering design accuracy and lowering project execution costs. works”.
At $11.4 trillion, the construction sector accounts for 13% of global GDP and shows a steady growth of 3.5% CAGR. Despite this, the sector faces challenges in terms of productivity and human resources. While labor productivity in the manufacturing industry has grown an average of 3.6% per year over the past two decades, the construction sector has only experienced a 1% increase in the same period of time. , according to McKinsey.
An idea Made in Spain
The SitePrint concept was born thanks to an internal company innovation contest in which a team of HP workers embodied their dream and later grew to create the idea for the product. Furthermore, this solution has been Developed at the HP International Center in Barcelona. A world-class center that has more than 700 engineers and professionals from around the world who work developing revolutionary innovations.
This idea required the full potential of the company in fields as diverse as hardware, large-format printing or software development. To boost the latter, HP decided to create a new Software Center of Excellence in Valencia, to offer value beyond the printer, developing solutions based on data science, the machine learningthe blockchain and the cloud services.
This new center will allow the acceleration of some of the existing projects and other new ones such as SitePrint, complementing the work that was already being carried out in Barcelona while continuing to bet on great ideas and local talent.
