Ceramic
BMF Expands Material Options for Microscale 3D Printers With High-Performance Resins
The company says the new high-performance materials can unlock advanced applications across electronics, medical and industrial sectors.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Formlabs Expands SLA/SLS Ecosystem With New Materials, Postprocessing Tools
The new hardware, software and materials are designed to streamline postprocessing and unlock new workflows.
Read MoreItalian Furniture Maker Uses WASP Technology to Create 3D Printed Pendant Lamps
The versatility of 3D printed ceramic enabled the designers to shape a weave reminiscent of the beehive concept, enhanced by the light source.
Read MoreHorizon Expands Services With Subcontract Micro AM Production, Design Support
Horizon also offers a suite of proprietary coating processes that enable customers to successfully expand the functionality of parts which are typically produced in plastics on commercially available micro additive manufacturing platforms.
Read MoreVideo: AM for Harder, Longer-Lasting Brake Discs
Additive manufacturing is being applied to limit automotive brake dust. For a major automaker, Etxetar and Talens are developing a production-speed directed energy deposition system to give brake discs a precise layer of wear-resistant carbide.
Read More3D Systems Develops Multimaterial, One-Piece Jetted Denture Solution
The combination of 3D Systems’ high-speed printing technology with unique materials for the NextDent Jet Denture Teeth and NextDent Jet Denture Base solution is designed to offer superior durability and aesthetics for a better patient experience.
Read MoreBMF Receives FDA Clearance for UltraThineer Dental Veneer Material
The zirconia materials are now qualified for use in the production of the world’s thinnest cosmetic veneers, which require significantly less tooth preparation or grinding, thereby preserving more of the patient’s natural enamel.
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Nano Dimension Develops Advanced Software, Resin and Printers for Micro 3D Printing
Formnext 2024: The Fabrico 3.2 software for Fabrica micro 3D printers is said to deliver improved print times of up to 70%, while the Ataru resin is engineered specifically for digital light processing 3D printers. Also, the Admatec series of 3D printers have the capability to 3D print advanced, complex technical ceramics.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Tritone Technologies Forges US Strategic Alliance With Adia
Tritone’s technology enables quick and easy switching between a wide variety of metals and ceramics, making it possible to simultaneously manufacture parts of different sizes, shapes and applications.
Read MoreLithoz Establishes Japanese Technology Network for 3D-Printed High-Performance Ceramics
As One, Mitsui Kinzoku and Yugyōkuen Ceramics have chosen Lithoz as a technology provider in driving growth and advancement in the Japanese additive manufacturing community.
Read MoreLithoz, ORNL Partner to Advance Processing for High-Temperature Ceramics
The new process could enable laser slurry drying of non-oxide ceramics with high refractive indexes
Read MoreWhat We Found at Formnext 2023
New metal processes, new possibilities for existing processes, the next step for copper and more. Here is a summary drawing on all our reporting from November’s event.
Read MoreCeramaret Acquires XJet Ceramic AM System for Precision Manufacturing
Ceramaret is installing Xjet’s Carmel 1400C solution in its Swiss facility.
Read More8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2023: The Cool Parts Show #65
New additive manufacturing technologies on display at Formnext were in many cases producing notable end-use components. Here are some of the coolest parts we found at this year’s show.
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Lithoz CeraFab System S320 LCM Printer Designed for Efficient, High-Capacity Industrial Serial Production
Formnext 2024: The system offers a build speed of up to 150 layers per hour and layer thickness of 20–200 µm.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
3D Printed Reactor Core Makes Solar Fuel Production More Efficient
The solar reactor uses water and CO2 from the air and sunlight as the energy source to produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels, for example, solar kerosene for aviation.
Read MoreMoldJet Technology Enables High-Throughput Metal, Ceramic Additive Manufacturing
Formnext 2023: Tritone Technologies’ additive manufacturing solutions enable industrial throughput of accurate parts with a range of metal and ceramic materials.
Read MoreAM 101: What Is Binder Jetting? (Includes Video)
Binder jetting requires no support structures, is accurate and repeatable, and is said to eliminate dimensional distortion problems common in some high-heat 3D technologies. Here is a look at how binder jetting works and its benefits for additive manufacturing.
Read MoreLithoz’s CeraFab Multi 2M30 Creates Multimaterial, Multifunctional Parts
Formnext 2023: The CeraFab Multi 2M30 is a lithography-based ceramic manufacturing 3D printer that can produce highly complex multimaterial structures by combining several materials — not only in varying layers of printed components but also within a single layer.
Read MoreShape Lab Develops MyCera to Reinforce 3D Printed Clay Structures
Mycelium is an intelligently oriented fiber reinforcement that can increase the structural performance of 3D printed unfired clay elements and enable bio-welding of fired elements.
Read MoreFoundry Lab: How Casting in a Day Will Improve the Design of Metal Parts (Includes Video)
The company’s digital casting process uses 3D printing, but the result is a cast part. By providing a casting faster than a foundry, the company says effective prototyping is now possible for cast parts, as well as bridge production.
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Cranial Implant 3D Printed From Hydroxyapatite Ceramic: The Cool Parts Show #76
Cranial implants are typically made from titanium or PEEK; in this episode of The Cool Parts Show, we look at how implants made from a bioceramic can improve osseointegration and healing.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
Desktop Health, Carbon Validate Flexcera Resins for Digital Manufacturing Platform
The first Flexcera family resin validated for Carbon systems is Desktop Health’s Flexcera Smile Ultra+, an FDA 510(k) cleared Class II material for permanent, 3D printable dental restorations, to be followed closely by Flexcera Base.
Read MoreLithoz, Himed Partner for Research on 3D-Printable Medical-Grade Bioceramics
This collaboration is designed to help grow the range of biocompatible materials suitable for a future that includes highly customized, patient-specific medical solutions that can be printed on demand.
Read MoreStratasys and Desktop Metal to Combine in Approximately $1.8 Billion All-Stock Transaction
Merger looks to deliver industrial polymer, metal, sand and ceramic solutions from design to mass production.
Read MoreBASF Forward AM Develops Ceramic-Filled Resin for Zortrax Powerful Trio
Parts 3D printed with BASF Ultracur3D RG 3280 feature the characteristics of ceramics without the need to use special furnaces as the high content of ceramic particles ensures a true ceramic look.
Read MoreLithoz Partners With SiNAPTIC for Ceramic Additive Manufacturing
The deal includes joint sales and marketing activities, as well as the purchase of seven Lithoz CeraFab S65 Medical printers for SiNAPTIC’s new research center in Lafayette, Colorado.
Read MoreNexa3D Expands Resin Portfolio With Ceramic, Flexible, Clear Materials
Nexa3D worked with material experts at BASF and Henkel to validate custom formulations for its ultrafast fleet of industrial and desktop 3D printers.
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