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The inline quality control of the fresh-state properties of 3D-printed materials is also an open question that needs to be addressed to find an efficient shared practice. This study proposes a new device designed to simultaneously reinforce 3D-printed structures along and through the layers and to be used as an inline quality-control device. This device consists in a sewing system, which is composed of a rotating system, and a hollow needle, which drives a reinforcing cable or yarn and can be used to inject cement grout to fill holes and improve bonding with reinforcement. The rotation is induced by a stepper motor, which measures the torque that is required to make the needle penetrate. This measurement can be used as a quality-control index to ensure material homogeneity. This paper aims to present an original reinforcement system that can be fully automated and simultaneously create reinforcement patterns in different directions of the printed structure while controlling the material\u2019s fresh properties.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma16145110","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,20]],"date-time":"2023-07-20T04:27:13Z","timestamp":1689827233000},"page":"5110","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Sewing Concrete Device\u2014Combining In-Line Rheology Control and Reinforcement System for 3D Concrete Printing"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2098-963X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yohan","family":"Jacquet","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"IRDL, UMR CNRS 6027, Universit\u00e9 de Bretagne Sud, 56100 Lorient, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7105-4212","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arnaud","family":"Perrot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IRDL, UMR CNRS 6027, Universit\u00e9 de Bretagne Sud, 56100 Lorient, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Perrot, A., and Amziane, S. 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