Ceramics

Ceramics

1. process

   • CUT FROM SOLID
     • Machinning
       • Characteristics
         • Versatile in term of producing diferent shapes. Can be applied to virtually any solid material. High degree of accuracy.
       • Used for
         • Pistons, screws, turbines.
       • material processing
         • Ceramics wood metals plastics
     • Jiggering and Jollying
       • Used for:
         • Producing tableware and are distinguished by the depth of the shapes they produced
       • Characteristics
         • Allows complete control of the thicknesses and shapes of sections
         • Can be cost-effective than slip casting
         • Less prone to distortion than cast pots.
     • Turning
       • Characteristics
         • Low or high volume production runs
         • Can, have low tooling costs
         • In standard turning parts are limited to circular profiles
       • Used for:
         • Bowls, plates door handles pestles ceramic electrical insulators furniture
       • Materlal processing
         • metal good plastic ceramics
   • Sheet
     • Water Jet cutting
       • Characteristics
         • No tool contact, therefore no edge deformation.
         • Can be used to cut very fine details in a variety of materials of different thckness
       • Used for
         • Decorative architectural panels and stones
       • Material processing
         • Glass stone metals
     • Lasser cutting
       • Characteristics
         • No tool wear, minimal clamping and it offers a a consistent highly accurate cut
         • Suited to a range of materials.
         • Not post treatment of edges
       • Used for
         • Model components, surgical instruments, wooden toys, metal meshes and filters.
       • Material processing
         • metal wood plastic paper ceramic glass
   • Thin & hollow
     • Slip Casting
       • Characteristics
         • Ideal for producing hollwo ware.
         • Complex forms can easily be achieved
         • Efficient use of material
         • Lends itself well to low-production runs.
       • Used for
         • Any type of hollow product, from one-off pieces of tableware such as teapots
       • Material processing
         • Ceramic
   • Into Solid
     • Sintering
       • Characteristics
         • Suited to components with varying wall thcikness
         • Efficient use of materials.
         • Parts have good nondirectional properties
         • Requires a number of different stages
       • Used for
         • Production of bearings, where the allows lubricants to flow through the actual bearings
       • Material processing
         • Ceramic metal plastic glass
     • Hot Isostatic
       • Characteristics
         • Produces parts of high density with no porosity
         • Provides an efficient use of material
         • Costly setup
         • Shrinkage can be problematic
       • Used for
         • The cost of the operation limits its use to high-spec components that require high physical and mechanical properties, such as turbine-engine componetns and orthopaedic
       • Material processing
         • Ceramic metal plastics
     • Compression molding
       • Characteristics
         • Ideal for forming thermoset plastics
         • Ideal for producing parts that require large, thick-walled, solid sections.
       • Used for
         • Melamine kitchenware (bowls, cups, and similar products).
       • Material processing
         • Ceramic Plastic
   • Complex
     • Ceramic injection moulding
       • Characteristics
         • Highly versatile in terms of molding different shapes.
         • Cost-effective parts.
         • Can involve long lead times
       • Used for
         • candy packaging (tic tac boxes) medical implants
       • Material processing
         • Ceramic
     • Viscous plastic processing
       • Characteristics
         • Limited number of manufacturers.
         • The process can be applied to a wide range of ceramic materials and offers materials with good green strength
       • Used for
         • Flat componetns, substrates for electrical components, kiln furniture, springs, rods and tubes, strenght in green-state cups, body armor, and biomedical applications.
       • Material Processing
         • Ceramic
   • Advanced
     • Contour Crafting
       • Characteristics
         • Quick production Paper is cheap compared to alternative plastic resines and is readily avialable.
       • Used for
         • In the medical industry, to reproduce x-rays in a phisical form to help surgeons to plan ahead of operation, and in dentistry to enable orthodontis to create molds
       • Material processing
         • Ceramics composites