SOLITAIRE INTERNATIONAL JULY 2018 67TECH TALKfire them to create a fully ceramic piece,
fabricate ceramic parts for engineering
research, or create distinctive art and
design pieces.”
Of course, this comes with a caveat
stating that Ceramic Resin is a Form X
product, and the material is more difficult
to work with than other Formlabs products
and requires extra steps and additional
experimentation for successful printing.
W hile ceramics is usually linked to
traditional pottery, technical ceramics are
used for advanced space-age applications
due to their mechanical properties.
After two years of development,
Formlabs is ready to ship Ceramic Resin
to the next generation of innovators and
curious minds eager to take advantage of
this cutting-edge material.
Design house Nervous
System
Avant-garde design studio Nervous System
is known to create unique art, jewellery
and housewares with the help of new
technologies.
Today, Nervous System is launching
their first-ever 3D printed ceramic product:
“Porifera,” a jewellery line fabricated with
Formlabs Ceramic Resin. The product
line came together in just a few months
after the studio beta-tested the latest
formulation of the resin, but its genesis is
rooted in years of experimentation with
various ceramic materials. n
All images courtesy Formlabs
(Top) Nervous System beta-testing in progress. (Above) Formlabs Ceramic rocket nozzle.