ARs technical classification through their AM technology
| No. | ARs | AM process | 3D printer equipment | Dimension L × W × H (m3) | Weight (kg) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | Hope 3D | FFF | Robo 3D r1+ | 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 (un) 1 × 1 × 2 (as) | 100–150 (as) | Suchin (2019, 2018) |
| (b) | MARS | FFF | Desktop FFF | 0.4 × 0.4 × 0.6 (un) 1.8 × 1.7 × 1.7 (as) | 40 (un) 2,000 (as) | Reef Design Lab (2019) |
| (c) | Living Seawalls | FFF | Makerbot | 0.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 (un) | 23–30 | Reef Design Lab (2018) |
| (d) | Wave Break | FFF | BigRep One | 2 × 2 × 1 (un) | 300–400 | Goad (2022) |
| (e) | Snapper Reef Unit | BJ | D-shape | 1 × 1 × 1 (un) | 500 | Reef Arabia (2012) |
| (f) | Boskalis Reef | BJ | D-shape | 2 × 2 × 1 (un) | 2,500 | Boskalis (2017) |
| (g) | Hanging Fish House | BJ | Zprinter 310 plus | 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.5 (un) | 3 (un) 9 (as) | Schofield (2020a) |
| (h) | 3D ReefVival | BJ | D-shape | 0.5 × 0.5 × 1.2 (un) | 1,000 | Kardinaal et al. (2020) |
| (i) | X-Reef | PDM | ABB | 1.1 × 0.9 × 1.1 (un) | 900 | XtreeE (2017) |
| (j) | Biomimetic Reef | PDM | ABB | 0.9 × 1.6 × 1.3 (un) | 550 | XtreeE (2019) |
| (k) | X-Coral | PDM | LDM-Wasp 3L Clay Tank | 1 × 1 × 3 (as) | 20 (un) | Berman et al. (2023) |
| (l) | 3DPARE | PDM | Wasp 3MT | 1 × 1 × 1 (un) | 1,000 | Yoris-Nobile et al. (2023) |
| (m) | Recif’Lab L1 | PDM | ABB | 0.9 × 0. 9 mx 1 (un) | 1,000 | Seaboost Ecological Engineering (2021) |
| (n) | 3D Printed Reef Tiles | PDM | ABB 6700 | 0.6 × 0.6 × 0.4 (un) | 10 | Lange et al. (2020) |
| (o) | InnovaReef | PDM | Wasp | 1.5 × 1 × 0.7 (un) | 700 | Chulalongkorn (2020) |
| (p) | Recif’Lab L2 | PDM | ABB CyBe RC | 6 × 8 × 6.5 | 105000 | Seaboost Ecological Engineering (2022) |
| No. | ARs | AM process | 3D printer equipment | Dimension | Weight (kg) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope 3D | FFF | Robo 3D r1+ | 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 (un) | 100–150 (as) | ||
| MARS | FFF | Desktop FFF | 0.4 × 0.4 × 0.6 (un) | 40 (un) | ||
| Living Seawalls | FFF | Makerbot | 0.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 (un) | 23–30 | ||
| Wave Break | FFF | BigRep One | 2 × 2 × 1 (un) | 300–400 | ||
| Snapper Reef Unit | BJ | D-shape | 1 × 1 × 1 (un) | 500 | ||
| Boskalis Reef | BJ | D-shape | 2 × 2 × 1 (un) | 2,500 | ||
| Hanging Fish House | BJ | Zprinter 310 plus | 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.5 (un) | 3 (un) | ||
| 3D ReefVival | BJ | D-shape | 0.5 × 0.5 × 1.2 (un) | 1,000 | ||
| X-Reef | PDM | ABB | 1.1 × 0.9 × 1.1 (un) | 900 | ||
| Biomimetic Reef | PDM | ABB | 0.9 × 1.6 × 1.3 (un) | 550 | ||
| X-Coral | PDM | LDM-Wasp 3L Clay Tank | 1 × 1 × 3 (as) | 20 (un) | ||
| 3DPARE | PDM | Wasp 3MT | 1 × 1 × 1 (un) | 1,000 | ||
| Recif’Lab L1 | PDM | ABB | 0.9 × 0. 9 mx 1 (un) | 1,000 | ||
| 3D Printed Reef Tiles | PDM | ABB 6700 | 0.6 × 0.6 × 0.4 (un) | 10 | ||
| InnovaReef | PDM | Wasp | 1.5 × 1 × 0.7 (un) | 700 | ||
| Recif’Lab L2 | PDM | ABB CyBe RC | 6 × 8 × 6.5 | 105000 |
fused filament fabrication (FFF), binder jetting (BJ) or material extrusion process through paste deposition modelling (PDM); 3D printer equipment; dimension and weight considered for a single unit (un) and/or the assembly reef (as)
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