Highly specific properties of advanced ceramics make ceramic additive manufacturing more and more adopted by different players in many applications: biomedical, space and aeronautics, different industrial segments (energy, chemistry, oil & gas, water treatment, electronic, automotive etc...).
All these applications are prepared upstream by R&D works, implemented either by universities or specialized schools. Education and research are a springboard for the introduction of additive manufacturing into industrial workshops.
There is an encouraging shift from research to scale production of technical ceramics. But such growth also needs upstream preparation of users and technologies. Education and Research are at the front line of this challenging development.
This oral presentation will delve into the challenges faced in transitioning ceramic 3D printing from a laboratory-based technology to an industry-level application. That is related to material development, process optimization, and scalability. This presentation will give some concrete cases in several industries from aerospace to biomedical:
- From XLIM to New Space French startup Anywaves
- From Greenmat to Cerhum (biomedical applications)
- From IREC (Barcelona) to H2B2 (hydrogen production)
This operating pattern continues and partnerships between research and industry are now more pressing than ever.