3D printed ceramics for tableware, artists/designers and specialist applications

Huson, David; Hoskins, Stephen

Abstract

The Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England has over five year’s experience in the 3D printing of ceramic materials. The first project undertaken was to investigate the use of 3D technologies for artists and resulted in the development of a patented ceramic body suitable for use in Z Corporation 3D printers. After bisque firing this material can be further processed using conventional glazing and decorating techniques.
A follow on project has resulted in a modified ceramic body and the development of firing supports to enable thin section ceramic tableware to be produced for ceramic industry concept modelling and short run or one-off pieces for artists and designers.
This paper will detail the progress of the research and will explain by using case studies and examples of collaboration with a leading UK pottery manufacturer, individual artists and designers how this novel technique can be utilised to form shapes and forms difficult or impossible to realise by conventional forming methods. This potential of how the ability to form ceramic objects with complex internal structures could be beneficial to more specialist ceramics industries will also be explored.

This conference paper was given at the Advanced Ceramics Session at the International Conference on Traditional and Advanced Ceramics (ICTA2013) 11-13 September 2013, Bangkok, Thailand. Published in the proceedings of the Traditional and Advanced Ceramics in the periodical "Key Engineering Materials"

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: International Conference on Traditional and Advanced Ceramics (ICTA 2013)
• Start Date: Sep 11, 2013
• End Date: Sep 13, 2013
• Acceptance Date: Sep 11, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Apr 1, 2014
• Publication Date: Jun 19, 2014
• Publisher: Trans Tech Publications
• Pages: 351-357
• Series Title: Key Engineering Materials
• Series Number: 608
• Series ISSN: 1013-9826
• Book Title: Traditional and Advanced Ceramics
• ISBN: 9783038350637
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.608.351
• Keywords: 3D print, ceramic, whiteware
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/819653
• Publisher URL: http://www.ttp.net/978-3-03835-063-7/6.html