Beyond-Imaginative 3D Ceramic Printing Technology

3D Ceramic Printing Technology Specialty ceramics, with their outstanding properties such as high wear resistance, corrosion resistance, high-temperature resistance, and oxidation resistance, are increasingly being adopted as cost-effective alternatives and driving technological upgrades across a wide range of industries, including chemical processing, metallurgy, and electronics. However, due to their extreme hardness, specialty ceramics pose significant challenges in subsequent machining operations. Consequently, the ability to produce complex-shaped components in a single forming step—thereby reducing post-processing costs—has become a critical factor in expanding the application of specialty ceramics.

2019-11-26

 

Ceramic 3D printing: a ceramic world beyond imagination!

Imagination and creativity become reality!

3D Ceramic Printing Technology

Specialty ceramics, with their outstanding properties such as high wear resistance, corrosion resistance, high-temperature resistance, and oxidation resistance, are increasingly being adopted for advanced replacement applications across a wide range of industries, including chemical processing, metallurgy, and electronics. However, due to their exceptional hardness, specialty ceramics pose significant challenges in subsequent machining operations. Consequently, the key to promoting the broader application of specialty ceramics lies in developing methods that enable the one-step forming of complex-shaped components, thereby reducing post-machining costs.

3D ceramic printing technology The introduction of 3D printing technology, by fully leveraging and exploring its unique characteristics, enables the development of novel and distinctive ceramic products.

Working principle of 3D ceramic printing equipment: It uses common ceramic raw materials, such as medium-white clay, high-white clay, porcelain clay, and earthenware clay. Through a combined pneumatic–electric drive system, the water-containing ceramic slurry is fed into the 3D printer’s print head. Based on a pre-designed three-dimensional model, the ceramic material is freely formed in three dimensions, resulting in a rapid, clean manufacturing process that exhibits characteristics distinct from traditional techniques.

 

 

Product Features:

Zero 3D Modeling: Design and create a 3D model based on the shape required to meet the product’s performance specifications. (No molds required.)

Zero Wide material compatibility: Suitable for various porcelain clays, earthenware clays, and industrial ceramic slip materials that exhibit a certain degree of plasticity.

Zero Printing speed: Can reach over 120 mm/s, representing a significant increase compared with polymer material printing.

Zero Post-processing of the product: Consistent with conventional industry post-processing procedures, enabling seamless integration.

Zero Product Performance: After sintering, 3D-printed parts exhibit approximately 30% shrinkage; the resulting sintered parts achieve strength levels comparable to those obtained through conventional ceramic forming processes.

Zero Space Requirements: The equipment is compact, occupies a small footprint, and is simple to operate and easy to learn.

Zero Equipment investment: The capital required for 3D-printed ceramic equipment is relatively low, representing a difference of several orders of magnitude compared with that for high-precision 3D-printed ceramic equipment.

 

Application areas:

Aerospace components

Automotive engine parts

Chemical reactor

Electronic ceramic devices

Medical field

Artistic Ceramics Field

The field of everyday ceramics

High-end custom ceramic products

Ceramics 3D Printer I type

Rated voltage

100~250V

Rated frequency

50Hz

Host power

120W

Host external dimensions

283*258*468

Host net weight

4.5KG

Nozzle diameter

1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 3mm

Feed tank capacity

3L

Molding dimensions

Φ150*145mm

Molding speed

20–120 mm/s

Use raw materials

General pottery clay and various ceramic cementitious materials

Operation Method

Online and offline printing via LCD screen

Supported file formats

STL/OBJ/AMF

 

 

 

 

Ceramics 3D Printer II type

Rated voltage of the host

100-250V

Rated power of the host

250W

Host packaging dimensions

450*410*750mm

Host dimensions

410*370*700mm

Host net weight

13KG

Storage tank capacity

5L

Printhead diameter

0.5mm, 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 3mm

Molding dimensions

Φ260*240mm

Print speed

20-130mm/s

Use raw materials

General pottery clay and various ceramic cementitious materials

Operation Method

TFT touch screen offline printing and online printing

Offline Printing

SD card/USB flash drive

Supported file formats

STL/OBJ/AMF

Operating ambient temperature

10–30°C