3DKeramik

3DKeramik is the first centre of excellence for additive manufacturing of inorganic non-metallic materials in Rhineland-Palatinate. The first funding phase for establishing infrastructure and developing expertise in additive manufacturing was successfully completed at the end of 2022.

Additive manufacturing processes are considered pioneering cross-sectional and key technologies for almost all industries. The market potential is estimated to be correspondingly large. A major advantage of these processes is that production can be tailored to individual customer requirements while remaining cost-effective. The product properties allow for almost unlimited geometry and design variety, offering countless applications, for example in the fields of technology and design, or in medicine for bone and tooth replacements, implants and prostheses.

The three project partners – the Research Institute for Glass - Ceramics, Koblenz University of Applied Sciences and Koblenz University – are pooling their proven expertise in handling inorganic non-metallic and, in particular, ceramic materials in order to better adapt existing printing processes to the wide range of material types. In 3D ceramics, these cover the entire spectrum of ceramic materials – from silicate ceramics, refractory ceramics and technical ceramics, including transparent ceramics, to multi-material printing.