Yesterday, Admatec (Additive Manufacturing Technology) announced that they will be entering the 3D printing market with their first comprehensive ceramic printing system, the ADMAFLEX 130. This is a high performing 3D printer meant to produce ceramic parts. The Netherlands-headquartered company, founded in 2013 as a result of a cooperation between Formatec Ceramics and Energy Research Centre the Netherlands [ECN], says the ADMAFLEX 130 will be available in September, with their intention being to make a difference in the field of industrial grade ceramic printing overall. They promise state-of-the-art technology with materials that are easy to clean up once you’ve finished a project.
“This experience continuously results in innovations [such as]. the material reconditioning system that allows the customer to re-use all the material, guaranteeing 100% effective use of material,” states Admatec in their recent press release.
Upon launching the new ADMAFLEX printer, Admatec says the technology will be able to support:
- Zirconium oxide
- Aluminium oxide
- Fused silica
Currently, the Dutch company uses both silicon nitride and silicon carbide, and expects both materials to be available for retail soon, to be compatible with the ADMAFLEX 130 printing solution which allows for the production of ‘serial accurate’ ceramic components, whether large or small. The company sees it as being recommended for use in:
- Prototyping
- High-tech components
- Investment casting
- Micro reactors
- Medical Implants
- Medical devices
- Dental devices
- Jewelry
“This system will be able to play an essential role of developing 3D printing ceramics in many markets. We are eager to team up with customers in a wide diversity of markets, developing future solutions by proving solid business cases in their target markets” says Michiel de Bruijcker, managing director of Admatec Europe BV.
Admatec offers both the combination of a proven 3D printing service along with the manufacturing of hardware using their in-house patented technology, and they foresee that as offering them a unique position, specifically in the field of printing high dense ceramic components. With the ADMAFLEX 130, Admatec is promising the most cost-effective solution in the market today, and they state that a limited number of machines will be sold at a reduced rate of €75,000 with certain conditions applying.
Admatec will be showing off the ceramic 3D printer in their booth at TCT in Birmingham from September 28-29, and Formnext in Frankfurt from November 15-18. Will you be at either of these shows to see this new technology? Discuss in the Admatec 3D Ceramic Printer forum over at 3DPB.com.