ceramitec conference program

From raw materials to process technology to industrial applications in the automotive, aerospace, electrical, dental and medical engineering industries—the ceramitec conference highlighted the latest trends of the ceramics industry and a multitude of application possibilities.

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Day 1 ceramitec conference
Forum 1: New Horizons for Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics
Forum 2: High-Temperature Technologies
Forum 3: AM CERAMICS
Day 2 ceramitec conference
Forum 1: Progress of Industry 4.0
Forum 2: ceramic injection moduling
Forum 3: AM CERAMICS
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An ideal opportunity to enjoy two days of compact know-how transfer – and to seize the opportunity to intensively network with well-known industry leaders.

Day 1 ceramitec conference: September 15, 2021


8:30 - 9:00	Delegates Registration
9:00 - 10:15	Words of Welcome Task Force Hydrogen: Hydrogen for and with Ceramics – a Common Initiative of the Federal Association of the German Ceramics Industry (BVKI) and the German Ceramic Society (DKG) Prof. Dr Alexander Michaelis, Institute Director, Fraunhofer IKTS Moderation Karin Scharrer, Editor-in-Chief, CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, Göller Verlag
10:15 - 11:00	- Coffee Break -

Forum 1: New Horizons for Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics

Organizer: Moderator:	CERAMIC APPLICATIONS / AM Karin Scharrer, Editor-in-Chief, CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, Göller Verlag
11:00 - 12:30	Scene Additive Manufacturing– Together to a Productive Level of Ceramic AM Dr. Tassilo Moritz, Task Force Additive Manufacturing DKG; Gruppenleiter Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany *New Materials/Additives for Enhanced Performance of AM-Technologies* Plant-based Hydrocolloids and Biopolymers – Bio-based Solutions for Ceramic AM? Sascha Galic, Product Manager, J. Rettenmaier & Söhne, Germany Ceramics and Metal AM by FFF Process and Use-cases Elisabeth To, Ingénieur technico-commercial, NanoE, France
12:30 - 13:30	- Lunch Break -
13:30 - 15:00	*New Technologies for the Manufacture of AM-Parts* 3D Printing of Ceramic Structures via Material Jetting Alexander Kremer, TechCenter Additive Fertigung, Rauschert Heinersdorf-Pressig, Germany Ceramic Additive Manufacturing for New Space Richard Gaignon, CEO, 3DCERAM Sinto, France Making Binder Jetting Really Work for Technical Ceramics Boris Agea-Blanco, Development Engineer, CerAMing, Germany
15:00 - 15:30	-Coffee Break -
15:30 - 17:00	*Ceramic Components Made by AM – the Economic Alternative?* CerAMfacturing of Ceramic-based Multi Material Components Uwe Scheithauer, Researcher, Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany New Approaches of AM of Dense and Porous Ceramics for Advanced Refractory Applications Dr. Patrick Gehre, Scientist, Institute of Ceramics, Refractories and Composite Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany 3D Screen Printing of Solar Absorbers Made of SiSiC, Sintered in an Efficient High-performance Furnace René Kirchner, Head of Sales, FCT Systeme GmbH, Germany; Daniel Bienenstein, Project Manager, Extensis Group AG, Switzerland Closing Words
17:00 - 20:00	Happy Hour in the Exhibition Area

Forum 2: High-Temperature Technologies

Organizer: Moderator:	HT-Technology/Fraunhofer-Zentrum für Hochtemperatur-Leichtbau HTL Prof. Dr. Friedrich Raether, Leiter, Fraunhofer-Zentrum für Hochtemperatur-Leichtbau HTL
11:00 - 12:30	*Thermoprocessing Equipment* Application of Electric Current Assisted Sintering Techniques for Advanced Processing of Energy Materials Prof. Dr. Martin Bram, Habilitated PrivateLecturer, Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany Clean and green – opportunities and challenges for industrial kiln construction in a post-Covid era Andreas Hajduk, Sales Manager, Riedhammer GmbH, Germany Debinding and Sintering under Advanced Atmospheres Heinz-Jürgen Blüm, Managing Director, MUT Advanced Heating GmbH, Germany Using Hydrogen in Ceramic Industry Kilns – H2 Hybrid Kilns Gaining Ground? Hartmut Weber, Vice President Sales, CREMER Thermoprozessanlagen GmbH, Germany Concept and Benefits of Digital Furnace Twins Dr. Gerhard Seifert, Senior Researcher, Fraunhofer-Zentrum für Hochtemperatur-Leichtbau HTL, Germany
13:00 - 14:00	- Lunch Break -
14:00 - 15:40	*High Temperature Materials* Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites - Replacement Possibility for Metallic Alloys at High-Temperatures Walter Pritzkow,Managing Director, Keramikblech, Germany New Refractory Materials and Concepts for the Reduction of CO2 Emissions of High-Temperature Processes Dr. Rainer Gaebel, Managing Director, Refratechnik Holding GmbH, Germany Reaction Bonding of Mullite-based Ceramics Rabea-Naemi Cegla, Researcher,Steuler-KCH/DE, Germany A Cost-efficient Direct Foaming Technique for Ceramic Foams Based on Renewable Raw Materials Joachim Vogt, Researcher, Fraunhofer HTL/DE Ceramic Coatings for High-temperature Applications Jonathan Maier, Scientist, Fraunhofer-HTL, Germany
15:40 - 16:10	- Coffee Break -
16:10 - 18:00	*Process Development* The Challenge of Drying Technical Ceramics Markus Lindner, Design Manager, Lippert GmbH & Co KG, Germany L2P program—scaling from batch to continuous production—Upscaling processes for advanced and thin film ceramics Simon Schurr, Vice President Sales, Onejoon GmbH, Germany EnerViT - Energy-efficient Kiln Plants Between Present and Future Thomas Alten, Managing Director, Keramischer OFENBAU GmbH, Germany Debinding and Sintering Optimization via Apps Dr. Holger Friedrich, Senior Scientist, Fraunhofer HTL, Germany Energy Efficiency in Practice Frank Veitengruber, Project Engineer, Forschungsgesellschaft für Energiewirtschaft mbH, Germany
18:00 - 20:00	Happy Hour in the Exhibition Area

Forum 3: AM Ceramics—MAKING INNOVATION HAPPEN

Organizer: Moderator:	Lithoz Dr. Andraž Kocjan, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slowenia
11:00 - 12:30	*Market insights and innovation strategies*
11:00 - 11:30	Market potential for technical ceramics additive manufacturing part production Davide Sher, 3D pbm, UK
11:30 - 12:00	Patents in AM and why they matter Judy Ceulemans, European Patent Office, Belgium
12:00 - 12:30	Don’t sit and wait but innovate Prof. Roland Ortt, TU Delft, Netherlands
12:30 - 13:30	- Lunch Break -
13:30 - 15:30	*Industrial Applications and Production, Part 1*
13:30 - 14:00	Additive Manufacturing of Novel Piezocomposite Structures Barry Robinson, Ceramics Manufacturing Manager MSI Transducers Corporation, USA
14:00 - 14:30	Additive Manufacturing and Material Considerations for Medical Devices Mark Mirigian, Boston Scientific Ireland, Ireland
14:30 - 15:00	Powder bed 3D printing for the production of reaction-bonded silicon carbide Dr. Clara Minas-Payamyar, Schunk Ingenieurstechnik, Germany
15:00 - 15:30	3D Printing of Ceramics: Binder Jetting vs. Material Extrusion Dr. Wolfgang Kollenberg, Managing Director, WZR ceramic solution, Germany
15:30 - 16:00	- Coffee Break -
16:00 - 17:30	*Industrial Applications and Production, Part 2*
16:00 - 16:30	Manufacturing and Testing of a 500,000 rpm Rotor for Micro Turbine Applications Lukas Badum, Technion Israel Institue of Technology, Israel
16:30 - 17:00	Lithoz CeraFab 8500 at Sandia National Laboratories—a year in review Dale Cillessen, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
17:00 - 17:30	Additive Manufacturing at JPL: Research and Applications Samad Firdosy, NASA, USA
18:00 - 20:00	Happy Hour in the Exhibition Area

Day 2 ceramitec conference: September 16, 2021

Forum 1: Progress of Industry 4.0 Concepts in the Ceramic Industry

Organizer: Moderator:	CERAMIC APPLICATIONS / AM Karin Scharrer, Editor-in-Chief, CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, Göller Verlag
09:00 - 10:30	Datamanagement in Production of Ceramic Membranes Christian Goebbert, Managing Director.Nanostone Water, Halberstadt, D Transformation from Manufactory to Smart Production Wolfgang Heining,Project Manager, Lippert GmbH & Co. KG, Pressath, D Data-centric Smart Factory Matteo Tellarini, Data Analyst, SACMI Innovation Lab, Imola, IT Redefining Interactions with Machinery and Equipment! Un-lock AR Empowered Processes Daniel Mirbach, Leiter Marketing, oculavis GmbH, Aachen, D
10:30 - 11:00	- Coffee Break -
11:00 - 12:00	The Next Challenge in Digital Production with Powder Metal Presses Herbert Gröbl, Competence Team IoT, Dorst Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Murnau, D Panel Discussion (all speakers of this session)
12:00 - 13:00	- Lunch Break -
13:00 - 16:00	Ceramic Components for Enhanced System Solutions Environmental and Process Technology / Electronics Silicon Nitride Speciality Materials for Product and Process Innovation in Semiconductor and Analysis Technology Dr. Ulrich Degenhardt, Head of R&D, FCT Ingenieurkeramik GmbH, Rödental,Germany Development of Custom-made Silicon Carbide RTP Powders Bárbara Araceli Ramírez Almaguer, Industriekeramik Hochrhein GmbH/D Ceramic Filters for Advanced Process Technologies Martin Simon, Head of design and project manager, ECT-KEMA GmbH, Germany Tailoring Natural Fertilizer Christian Münch, Head of Divison Ceramic Membrane Discs, KERAFOL Keramische Folien GmbH & Co. KG, Eschenbach, D Silicon Carbide Material: Solutions for Laser Processes, Semiconductor, Opto-mechanics OEMS and Chemical Industries Marc Ferrato, Manager R+D, Mersen Boostec, France Patrick Chereau, Ingenieur Arts et Metiers, Mersen Boostec/FR Water-Based Tape Casting Process: An Innovative Environmental Friendly Process for Mass Production of Thick and Thin Ceramic Substrates for Electronic Applications Dr Simona Illiescu, R&D Manager, Sedal/ES
	*Medical* Advanced Ceramics for Healthcare – Materials, Properties, Applications Ulrich Werr, Area Sales Manager, Rauschert Heinersdorf-Pressig GmbH, Pressig, Germany Consequences of Stretching Ceramic Mechanical Properties to their Limits for Technologically Challenging Applications Senad Hasanovic, VicePresident Innovation & Development, Ceramaret SA, Bôle, CH Highly Leak-tight Ceramic-metal Assembly for a Novel, Three-dimensional Imaging X-ray Process Dr Kai Sauerzapfe, Head of Business Unit Battery Systems, Alumina Systems/DE
Until 17:00	Farewell in the Exhibition Area

Forum 2: CERAMIC INJECTION MOULDING

Organizer: Moderator:	Expert Group CIM Dr. Moritz von Witzleben, Geschäftsführer, INMATEC Technologies GmbH, Rheinbach, D
09:00 - 10:30	CIM – Material Performance and High Functional Integration – Economic Solutions for Many User Industries Panel Discussion with the following participants: Dr. Karin Hajek, Sales Director, INMATEC Technologies GmbH, Rheinbach, Marko Maetzig, Process Development, Arburg GmbH + Co KG, Loßburg/DE Harrie Sneijers, Sales Director, Formatec Technical Ceramics, Goirle/NL Phillip Ninz, Scientist, IFBK, University of Stuttgart/DE
10:30 - 11:00	- Coffee Break -
11:00 - 13:00	Additive Manufacturing of Metals Organizer: IAPK, Institut für Anwendungstechnik, Pulvermetallurgie und Keramik an der RWTH Aachen *Moderator & Keynote* Accelerating the LPBF Process by the Combination of AM and HIP Moderator: Prof. Christoph Broeckmann, University Professor, RWTH Aachen Keynote: Dr. Anke Kaletsch, Deputy Managing Director, Institut für Anwendungstechnik, Pulvermetallurgie und Keramik an der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, D Efficient Production and Qualification of New Materials for the LPBF Process Daniel Beckers, Head of Metal Powder Production, Rosswag engineering, Pfinztal, DE
13:00 - 14:00	- Lunch-Break -
14:00 - 16:00	Lithography-based Metal Manufacturing (LMM) Dr. Gerald Mitteramskogler, Managing Director, Incus GmbH, Wien, A Improvement of AM by HIP Postprocessing Marc Knauff, Managing Director, Cremer HIP Innovations/DE
	*Hard Metals - Innovation Trends* 100 years of hard metal and still not at the end Dr. Jürgen Schmidt, Director, Extramet AG, Plaffeien/CH Dr. Margarethe Traxler, R&D Group Leader Material Development, Boehlerit GmbH & Co. KG, Kapfenberg/AT Current Trends in the Development of Hard Metals Dr Johannes Pötschke, Scientist, Fraunhofer IKTS, D Additive Manufacturing of WC-Co Hard Metals Using Laser Powder Bed Fusion Stephan Genilke, Research Associate, Hard Metals and Cermets, IWM an der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, D The potential of innovative furnace technology for the development of hardmetal products for specific applications Dr. Jaqueline Gruber, Executive Assistant, Cremer Thermoprozessanlagen GmbH, Düren, Germany
Until 17:00	Farewell in the Exhibition Area

Forum 3: AM Ceramics—MAKING INNOVATION HAPPEN

Organizer: Moderator:	Lithoz Dr. Andraž Kocjan, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slowenia
09:00 - 11:00	*Dental applications and implants*
09:00 - 09:30	Multi-material Ceramic Additive Manufacturing for Medical Applications Dr. Francesco Moscato, Medical University of Vienna, AT
09:30 - 10:00	Ceramic dental implants—3D-printed applications Dr. Jens Tartsch, European Society for Ceramic Implantology, CH
10:00 - 10:30	Bone regeneration with 3D printed biodegradable ceramic scaffold Prof. Dr. Annelie-Martina Weinberg, Medical University of Vienna, AT
10:30 - 11:00	Ceramic Additive Manufaturing in Prosthetic Dentistry Dr Ing. Franziska Schmidt, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin/DE
11:00 - 11:30	- Coffee Break -
11:30 - 13:00	*Multi material 3D printing*
11:30 - 12:00	New possibilities through multi-material printing in ceramics Sebastian Geier, Lithoz GmbH, AT
12:00 - 12:30	Exploring new concepts to design damage tolerant ceramics using additive manufacturing Prof. Raul Bermejo, Montanuniversität Leoben, AT
12:30 - 13:00	Additive manufacturing of alumina ceramics for the selective laser induced metallization Philip Ninz, Scientist, IFBK, Universität Stuttgart, D
13:00 - 14:00	- Lunch-Break -
14:00 - 16:00	*New Applications*
14:00 - 14:30	Characterisation of the components as a function of the orientation in the installation space. Uwe Scheithauer, Scientist, Fraunhofer IKTS, DE
14:30 - 15:00	Additive Manufacturing of Ceramic Porous Structures for Application to Combustion Systems Dr. Sadaf Sobhani, Cornell University, NY, USA
15:00 - 15:30	Additive Manufacturing—activities and success stories from the ceramic industry Astrid Lang, Projektmanagerin Technologie Werkstoffe, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nürnberg, DE
15:30 - 16:00	Uncovering the "hows" and the "whys" of colloidal stability in ceramic resins for stereolithography Wadih Yared, M. Sc., Institute for Manufacturing Technologies of Ceramic Components and Composites – IMTCCC, University of Stuttgart, DE
Until 17:00	Farewell in the Exhibition Area

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