On the upcoming Formnext, Austrian firm Lithoz will premiere the newest and largest addition to their vary of ceramic vat photopolymerization (VPP) ceramic 3D printers – the CeraFab System S320. This machine’s construct platform and construct quantity are 5 occasions bigger than of the industry-proven CeraFab System S65, making it completely suited to the environment friendly industrial manufacturing of mid-size technical ceramic elements. Each LCM machines – Lithoz’s particular ceramic DLP expertise goes by the acronym LCM (Lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing) – share similar exterior dimensions.
The CeraFab System S320 provides the utmost variety of elements per print job due to having the most important construct platform of any Lithoz LCM printer. With its 245 x 130 x 320 mm provided, a decision of 60 µm and a 4K projection system, the brand new printer has a transparent deal with the commercial serial manufacturing of mid-size ceramic elements – completely complimenting the ultra-precise CeraFab System S65.
Flanking the printer premiere, guests will be capable of study a showcase of spectacular ceramic purposes printed on the S320, together with single segments of a 15” (380mm) diameter alumina gasoline distribution ring from Alumina Techniques as used within the semiconductor manufacturing {industry} (seen within the picture on the prime of this text as reported in VoxelMatters’ unique preview from Ceramitec).
The ring performs extra successfully than these produced by way of standard strategies due to the design freedom of LCM expertise, which enabled an exceptionally light-weight and thin-walled construction. Different mid-sized spotlight elements to look at are intricate casting cores for the development of ever extra environment friendly turbine blades or industrial filter gadgets.
The continual developments made in ceramic 3D printing for medication and dentistry this 12 months will probably be underpinned by the unique probability to see a replica of a 3D-printed subperiosteal jaw implant. Printed by Lithoz from zirconia, the gadget was efficiently implanted for the primary time ever in surgical historical past earlier this 12 months. Formnext guests will be capable of discover the CeraFab System S320 at Lithoz at Stand 11.1 C49.