Ceramics Additive Manufacturing
Few materials in the world of manufacturing offer as wide a range of applications as ceramics. When it comes to ceramics additive manufacturing, the wide range of different additive manufacturing processes further expands the range of applications and materials. New technologies are emerging every day, focusing on the latest advancements in both ceramic material science and AM process science.
Ceramics Additive Manufacturing Today
Researchers have been studying additive manufacturing of ceramic materials for close to two decades (almost as long as AM exists). While they have shown great promise from the very beginning, the first real, practical and commercial applications of ceramics AM began to emerge only recently.
In this Industry Focus on Ceramics Additive Manufacturing, you will find the latest news on ceramic AM hardware, as well as in-depth information on all the technologies enabling 3D printing of technical and traditional ceramic materials.
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3DCERAM-SINTO ceramics AM technology used to develop next gen X-ray imaging
3DCERAM-SINTO‘s advanced ceramics 3D printing technology will be used in the European project H2020 NEXIS to develop the next generation of X-ray imaging systems. The project, dubbed NEXIS (Next Generation X-ray Imaging System) consists in a photonics driven breakthrough in image quality and functionality of an interventional X-ray system that will…
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3D printed ceramic fluid manifolds improve in-space bioprinting
Over 400 kilometers from Earth, advances are being achieved in the field of bioprinting. In November, the 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) was delivered to the International Space Station, where it is being used to test how bioinks and printed human cells react in a microgravity environment. As it turns out,…
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FORMATEC now offers ceramic 3D printing as a service
Dutch ceramics manufacturing company FORMATEC has announced it is expanding its production service capabilities with the addition of in-house ceramic 3D printing. The company, which has specialized in Ceramic Injection Molding (CIM) for over two decades, is excited to offer ceramic additive manufacturing and to deliver a new class of…
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ETH researchers develop and patent new glass photopolymerization process
ETH researchers produced complex and highly porous glass objects using a special resin that can be cured with UV light in a novel glass photopolymerization process. Although it is very common (or maybe because of that) glass is the hardest material to effectively 3D print. In the limited number of…
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SiCeram GmbH and Spectrum Filaments launch advanced ceramic filaments for desktop 3D printers
SiCeram and Spectrum Filaments are introducing an innovative series of ceramic materials for use in filament extrusion (FFF) 3D printing technology. The four new specialized filaments, which include silicon carbide, silicon nitride, zirconia and alumina, position themselves as the first commercial solutions for 3D printing of advanced ceramic filaments using…
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Introducing the Admaflex 300 for high-volume ceramic or metal 3D printing
Admatec, a Netherlands-based ceramic AM company, has today drawn the curtain on its latest product: the Admaflex 300, a flexible, open system for high volume ceramic and metal 3D printed components. The 3D printer, designed for production, offers an increased build volume as well as integrated in-process quality monitoring and…
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KU Leuven installs XJet Carmel 1400 3D printer for ceramics
Israeli ceramic 3D printing company XJet is bringing its innovative NanoParticle Jetting Technology (NPJ) to yet another customer: KU Leuven University in Belgium. The installation of the Carmel 1400 3D printer at the university marks the first time XJet’s technology has been adopted by a European academic institution. Fittingly, KU…
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New 3D printing releases from Carbon, colorFabb and Lithoz
It’s a busy time of the year in the additive manufacturing industry. With events such as the Munich Technology Conference (MTC3) taking place this week and one of the industry’s biggest events, Formnext, taking place in a month, companies from across the AM industry are gearing up to introduce new…
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Lithoz and Corning partner on glass-ceramic additive manufacturing
As an inventor of this family of glass-ceramic materials, Corning has mastered the development of tailor-made glass-ceramics for use in a number of fields. Now the company is working with ceramics 3D printing leader Lithoz, and introducing a glass-ceramic additive manufacturing workflow leveraging the material’s lower sintering temperatures and no…
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Lithoz enters Brazilian market with sale of two CeraFab 7500 3D printers to biotech company
Plenum, a Brazil-based biomedical company, recently adopted two Lithoz CeraFab 7500 3D printers to support the production of next-gen bone implants. The purchase and installation marks an exciting step into Brazil’s AM industry for Lithoz, an Austrian specialist in high performance ceramic 3D printing. Within the South American nation, Plenum…
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