Ceramic Additive Manufacturing
Few materials in the world of manufacturing offer as wide a range of applications as traditional and technical ceramics. When it comes to ceramic additive manufacturing, the wide range of different additive manufacturing processes further expands the range of applications and materials. Although ceramics remains a niche market for additive manufacturing, the interest surrounding it is enormous and continues to grow.

VoxelMatters’ latest reports on Technical and Traditional Ceramic Additive Manufacturing Opportunities and Trends 2022-2032, looks with unprecedented depth at the global additive manufacturing market for ceramics finding that the opportunities are there and must be pursued.
According to the studies, in 2022 the core traditional ceramic and sand AM market generated $137 million while the core technical ceramic AM market generated $113 million. These figures do not include parts 3D printed by companies for internal use and the interest is soaring as new opportunities continue to emerge. Ceramic AM technologies can already be used for industrial production today and the global ceramics industry is very much interested in learning how to implement them.
These reports paint a compelling picture of the industry’s trajectory. In the technical ceramic AM sector, where advanced, lightweight parts are the focus, revenues are anticipated to surge to a staggering $2 billion by 2032. This exponential growth, expected at a 33.5% CAGR, underscores the sector’s potential for transformative change. Similarly, the traditional ceramic and sand AM market is primed for a substantial leap, with revenues predicted to climb from $137 million to $1.7 billion, boasting a 30.4% CAGR over the same period.
The reports stand as a testament to the remarkable growth and innovation within these niche markets. Technical ceramics, renowned for their small-size, high-performance applications, are being propelled by key players such as Lithoz, 3DCeram, and Desktop Metal. Notably, VAT photopolymerization (VPP) technologies are driving this surge. In tandem, slurry materials for VPP constitute a significant portion of material revenues, constituting 54% of the market. Equally noteworthy is the AM services sector, poised for monumental growth at an impressive 35% CAGR from 2022 to 2032. Geographically, EMEA-based companies dominated in 2022, contributing substantially to the sector’s $34.29 million revenue.
On the other front, traditional ceramics, particularly utilized in large molds and cores for sand casting, are experiencing their own renaissance. The hardware sector, primarily leveraging binder jetting technology, is steering the market toward a projected $1 billion revenue by 2032. Noteworthy players such as ExOne and voxeljet are leading this charge. The industrial, automotive, energy, and consumer sectors form the backbone of this expansion, collectively constituting over 60% of the market.
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DR3AM (BPSU, Bataan) signs MoU with GCAMS
The Design, Research, Extension in Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Materials and Advanced Manufacturing (DR3AM) Center (BPSU, Bataan) signed an MoU with GCAMS (GOCERAM Advanced Material Solutions) to explore MEX-based 3D printing…
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Lithoz sells CeraMax V900 and CeraFab 2M30 to Dalhousie University
Lithoz GmbH, a global market and innovation leader in ceramic 3D printers, has recently installed new CeraMax V900 and CeraFab 2M30 3D printers at their new home Dalhousie University in…
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Ceramaret acquires XJet Carmel 1400C AM System
Ceramaret, a renowned technical ceramic manufacturer based in Switzerland, has acquired an XJet Carmel 1400C Additive Manufacturing system from Israeli company XJet. Ceramaret’s investment followed an intensive benchmarking process driven…
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Tritone Technologies enters sales partnership with ACS Hybrid
Tritone Technologies, a global provider of metal and ceramic additive manufacturing technology for industrial production, is partnering with ACS Hybrid to expand its presence and technical resources in the Pacific…
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Georgia Tech invents new process to 3D print glass microstructures
According to Georgia Tech, a team of researchers has developed a new approach for 3D printing small glass lenses and other structures that would be useful for medical devices and…
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Lithoz to show off multi-material metal-ceramic-polymer 3D printing
At the upcoming Formnext 2023 show in Frankfurt, Lithoz will present the latest innovations in multi-material 3D printing, with many multi-functional parts on display. All the parts are printed using…
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MIT student explores 3D printed metal-ceramic composites for fusion reactors
As more and more startups receive funding and achieve breakthroughs in commercial fusion energy production, MIT PhD student Alexander O’Brien is working to deliver the next generation of fusion devices…
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D3-AM introduces Micro-Particle Jetting for technical ceramics AM
At Formnext 2023, D3-AM GmbH is showcasing LABII, a new hardware system for technical ceramics based on the new and groundbreaking Micro-Particle Jetting process. With the development of the Micro-Particle…
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Ricoh to show off new PHM ceramic binder jetting technology at Formnext
While Ricoh’s commercial activities in additive manufacturing today are limited to providing AM services (even via competitors’ technologies such as HP’s MJF), its R&D team is among the most innovative…
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Lithoz, 3DCeram and Desktop Metal lead Top 10 technical ceramic AM companies
To celebrate the official and full availability of VoxelMatters Research’s new report on the Technical Ceramic Additive Manufacturing Market (2022-2032), along with the first datasets available as standalone products, we…