The CeraFab Lab L30 machine is made by Austria-based Lithoz GmbH, as an entry-level version of its industrial-scale CeraFab System S65 printer. According to the company, it uses lithography-based ceramic manufacturing (LCM) technology with a variety of existing ceramic materials as well as custom materials.
Lithoz says the printer can produce high-resolution parts with a density comparable in properties and microstructure to ceramics made by traditional manufacturing methods. Material can also be swapped out for different projects.
“While ceramics are typically extremely hard to traditionally manufacture and are so delicate, this LCM technology really enables the production of multiple iterations of a part with different geometries and dimensions until you achieve the part you need,” said Shawn Allan, VP of Lithoz America. “Using this machine, it will be possible for Penn State to produce custom scientific tools for other researchers such as custom-designed crucibles and microreactors, which until now have been costly or difficult to source.”
