Ceramics UK 2019 presentation

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www.3dceram.com3DCERAM SINTO SINTOKOGIO GROUP
The leading ceramic
additive manufacturer
From lab scale to mass production
Arnaud Roux
Sales manager

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GLOBAL SOLUTION FOR
CERAMIC 3D PRINTING
3DCeram supplies complete turnkey
solution for technical ceramic 3D printing
• Printers : Complete line
(Ceramaker, kilns,…)
• Consumable : (oxydes, Si3N4, AlN,
HAP, TCP, Silica,…)
• Services (training, on demand part
printing, on demand paste,…)

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Ukrainia
USA
China
Europe
India
Russie
Israël
Turkey
GLOBAL PRESENCE, WORLD WIDE DISTRIBUTION
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Direct distribution
Distributors (partners)
Représentatives
Subsidiaries
Grand opening in
May Wallingford
Connecticut
Singapur
3DCERAM SINTO French company created in 2001
by C. Chaput and R. Gaignon.
• 26 employees
• Revenue 2018 about 4 M€
Sinto, Japanese company
Major share holder since 2017
• 4000 employees
• Revenue 2017 : 400 M€

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PRINTING
Ø polymerisation
Ø UV source
Depth of polymerisation
Resin and Ceramic

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SLA PROCESS: 2 STEPS
• Preprocess:
• Creation of the CAD
• Export to STL file and slicing
• Printing layer by layer.
• Post process
• Debinding and sintering
(shrinkage)
• Final process
PREPROCESSING
CAD file preparation
1
3DPRINT
Printing of a batch parts
2
FIRING
Debinding & sintering on
kilns
4
CLEANING
Work under hood
3
STEP 1
STEP 2

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CERAMAKER PRINTERS
CERAMAKER C100
Material development
CERAMAKER C900
Standard and multimaterial
CERAMAKER C3600
Big part or large production
Dimensions 1010 x 1010 x 1500 mm (WxDxH) 1000 x 2200 x 1900 mm (WxDxH) 1080 x 2100 x 2500 mm (WxDxH)
Working surface 100*100*150 mm From 100*100 to 300*300* 100/200 mm 600*600*300 mm
Laser 1 1 4
C3600
C900
C100

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TECHNICAL CERAMIC AM MARKET
• According to the Smartech survey Market
forecast by 2027 for ceramic AM parts will
be between 56 and 1157 million $
• Several Markets are starting to use more
and more 3D parts (biomedical, space,
energy, aeronautics…)
• Aerospace ceramic AM market value up to
289 million $
DON’T MISS OUT !!

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WHAT IS THE MARKET WAITING FOR?
1. More and more printable materials
2. A full range of printer with the SAME technology:
• Lab Printer : universities, technical research centers
• Industrial Printers with either more output per batch, or bigger parts
=> growing needs of industries for parts production
3. Training and customer care
FIRST STEPS TOWARDS MASS PRODUCTION

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Biomedical
Bone substitute and implants
Aerospace Energy
APPLICATIONS
CORES PRODUCTION FOR TURBINE BLADES

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CERAMIC FOUNDRY CORES BY 3D
1. Customer benefits:
• Access to complex geometries
• Reduce development time
• Reduce cost per core
• Reduce human resources
=> Increase profitability
2. Choice of material for ceramic cores
• Silica/Zirconia/Alumina mix
• Alumina for hard conditions
• Zirconia for special alloy
• Zircon silica

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• Benefits : Maximizing the amount of
cores per run
• 3Dprinting time – 150h for 56 Cores
• 4 cores per protection support,
• Stripping support (not attached)
CORES PRINTING EXAMPLE

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TRAINING & CUSTOMER CARE
The adoption of the technology by the major players in the ceramics market,
including manufacturers, service providers and end-users, is an essential step
in this evolution.
1. Trainings
2. Assistance (online & onsite)
3. Maintenance
4. Audits for optimization
User
Advanced
User
Expert

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3DCERAM 4.0: AUTOMATED 3D PRINTING LINE
We develop technology to enable companies to succeed.
MORE CAPABLE.
MORE PROFITABLE.
MORE USER-FRIENDLY.

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CONCLUSIONS
1. Ceramic AM : expanding market
2. Growing demand for industrial printers
3. Market need for scalability
4. Challenge to train and assist => customers autonomy

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Merci !
Arnaud Roux
sales manager
Tel : + 33 7 88 52 08 77
arnaud.roux@3dceram.com