New Developments in Ceramic 3D Printing

Producing Small- to Mid-Series with Additive Manufacturing: Automation and AI for Cost Efficiency
Eric Louradour, Business Development Manager, 3DCeram Sinto
Producing ceramic parts in small- to mid-series requires more than high resolution—it demands process stability, automation, and intelligent control. Discover how AI-assisted manufacturing and automated workflows transform ceramic AM into a cost-efficient, production-ready technology.

High-Density Ceramics for Load-Bearing Bio-Mimetic Structures – The Inkjet 3D Approach
Riccardo Tosi, Director of European Business, XJet and Todd Hodrinsky, Co-Founder & CEO, Nivalon Medical
In collaboration with Nivalon Medical and YBI, XJet demonstrates how NanoParticle Jetting™ (NPJ) achieves mission-critical benchmarks for high-density, isotropic ceramic structures using Nivalon’s EvoFlex™ spinal implant as a primary case study. The session highlights how stochastic nanoparticle distribution and automated soluble supports enable complex, load-bearing geometries with compressive strengths and surface finishes that exceed traditional manufacturing limits. Ultimately, the brief explores how NPJ’s scalability revolutionizes the medical market by replacing "one-size-fits-all" metal implants with high-performance, customizable ceramic solutions.

Micro Particle JettingTM: Opportunities and Applications
Anna-Katharina Hofer, Material and Process Development, D3-AM GmbH
Water, droplet, big, dark. The rather novel technology of Micro-particle jetting developed by D3-AM applies water-based suspensions in a droplet-by-droplet manner to additive manufacture technical ceramics. Another the technology in the AM landscape? Yes, but with distinct advantages:
- freedom in material selection, independent of particle size, color and morphology, with a particular focus on processing dark materials such as SiSiC and SSiC.
- large-scaled and thick-wall components: large build volume of 400x480x160mm and low organic content.
- Micro Particle JettingTM thus represents a promising novel technology for additive manufacturing next-generation ceramic components.