DOC-3D-PRINTING Information

DOC-3D-PRINTING, Development Of Ceramics 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing is an innovative training network that consists of 6 academic, 1 non-profit association, and 7 industry (Large companies and SMEs) participants focused on ceramics 3D printing or Ceramics Additive manufacturing applied in the medical and aerospace fields. High-value ceramics are widely utilized in high-end engineering disciplines due to their low density, outstanding mechanical strength alongside their excellent thermal, corrosion, and wear resistance for aerospace, and medical applications. However, conventional manufacturing techniques are time- consuming and show several limitations, such as geometrical variation induced by the shrinkage during sintering and low material yield, alongside high tool wear during milling and machining. As of today, these drawbacks impede the industrial utilization of these ceramic materials for a growing range of engineering and medical disciplines. To tackle this problem, DOC-3D-PRINTING will train a new generation of Early-Stage Researchers (ESR) to develop the whole value chain of ceramics 3D printing from elaborating feedstock to testing in products for commercialisation. Receiving 3.5 million euros of funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 764935, this project has a duration of four years from 1st May 2018 until 30th April 2022 and is coordinated by Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse.