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Ceramics 3D Printing to Be Advanced via Fortify & Tethon Partnership https://ift.tt/38pZc16 Fortify, a 3D printing startup based in Boston, is partnering up with ceramic 3D printed materials expert Tethon 3D to help develop technical ceramics for 3D printing, as well as advance the adoption of ceramics in various AM applications. As some analysts predict, the 3D printed technical ceramics market is just on the verge of a lengthy period of growth, and according to Fortify, the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) for these materials from now until 2027 is likely to reach 33%. By partnering with Tethon 3D, Fortify hopes to speed up the progression from using conventional methods to manufacture technical ceramics—a current $8 billion market—to 3D printing.
Fortify’s patented DCM (Digital Composite Manufacturing) platform combines proprietary systems for mixing and magnetic alignment with digital light processing technology in order to print composite parts with optimized mechanical, electromagnetic, and thermal properties—basically achieving a higher level of part performance by introducing functional additives to photopolymers. Its partnership with Tethon 3D will allow both companies to serve various industrial applications, in addition to classified projects with government agencies. Earlier this summer, Tethon 3D installed one of Fortify’s FLUX CORE 3D printers in its Omaha, Nebraska development facility, and has been using it, together with the startup’s Flux Developer software, to develop two new materials: Low Shrink Aluminum Silicate (LS-AS) and Fortify High Purity Alumina (HP-A 99.8), which supposedly have the lowest shrink rate of similar materials on the market and will be released at the upcoming RAPID + TCT event in Chicago.
There are many applications for ceramic materials, such as environments that require high wear, broad chemical compatibility, and extreme temperatures, and we’ve learned that technical ceramics in particular will continue to work where polymers and metals would have long since failed. Ceramics growth has been typically slowed by manufacturing challenges, but 3D printing makes it possible, and even easy, to fabricate complex geometries out of this class of materials. By combining Fortify’s advanced 3D printers, which are designed to work with loaded resins, and Tethon 3D’s expert knowledge in formulating high performance technical ceramics for 3D printing, the two US companies can ensure high throughput printing of heavily loaded ceramic materials for producing end-use parts.
You can visit Fortify at Booth #E8652, and Tethon 3D at Booth #E9022, at next month’s RAPID + TCT at McCormick Place, as both companies will be showcasing the various 3D printed ceramics achieved through this new partnership. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com August 30, 2021 at 07:36AM
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