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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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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SmarTech’s quick-access Ceramics AM Dataset and Report highlights long tail market opportunity
SmarTech Analysis, the leading provider of additive manufacturing market data and market analysis, has released a new market tracking and forecast report and database for ceramics additive manufacturing (AM) opportunities. The new Ceramics AM dataset and report focuses on the rapidly diversifying technical and traditional ceramics materials, confirming previous forecasts…
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Lithoz is ready to scale up serial ceramic additive manufacturing production
Technical ceramics 3D printing is the most advanced segment of AM and that also makes it the hardest to implement. One challenge is that there is no ceramics rapid prototyping: technical ceramics are end-use materials, in fact, they are often the best end-use materials; they come into play only when…
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Admatec introduces vision-based process monitoring tech for ceramic and metal 3D printers
Admatec, a Dutch specialist in ceramic and metal 3D printing, recently announced a new process monitoring system for ceramic and metal additive manufacturing. The new offering consists of a vision-based system that provides users with full documentation and traceability throughout the AM production process. The new process monitoring system is…
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Silicon carbide 3D printing is hot. Let’s find out why
The extremely high melting point of many ceramics adds challenges to additive manufacturing as compared with metals and polymers. At the same time, because ceramics cannot be cast or machined easily, 3D printing enables a big leap in geometrical flexibility. This is certainly true for silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics. And…
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