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Wednesday, November 2. 2011
New Ceramics is Back with a Bang!
Hey all,
A few weeks ago, we announced the relaunch of ceramics. During the past few months, we've been working hard to take all the feedback learned during the initial ceramics trial and feedback it back into the process. First, our production partners have been working very hard and refining the glazing process. Glazing was one area where we received the most feedback on during the trial, so we made sure to get this right. Today, we received our first batch of prints and check out the quality difference from before and after the relaunch of ceramics. Check out the quality improvements:
Second, I'm happy to announce that our production partners have found a new facility that can support more machines, and a growing team. This means orders can be produced quicker. Check out the happy new team below!
Keep up the good work, Team Ceramics!
A few weeks ago, we announced the relaunch of ceramics. During the past few months, we've been working hard to take all the feedback learned during the initial ceramics trial and feedback it back into the process. First, our production partners have been working very hard and refining the glazing process. Glazing was one area where we received the most feedback on during the trial, so we made sure to get this right. Today, we received our first batch of prints and check out the quality difference from before and after the relaunch of ceramics. Check out the quality improvements:
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Second, I'm happy to announce that our production partners have found a new facility that can support more machines, and a growing team. This means orders can be produced quicker. Check out the happy new team below!
Keep up the good work, Team Ceramics!
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the new result looks incredible. congradulations.
can i ask, are these models first created in the normal 3d printers, then brough out and put in pottery ovens ?
is there a page to show the process.
thanks and good luck with the great work.
Ian
can i ask, are these models first created in the normal 3d printers, then brough out and put in pottery ovens ?
is there a page to show the process.
thanks and good luck with the great work.
Ian
Hey! You can find info and video of the process on the material page here: http://www.shapeways.com/materials/ceramics (the last section on the page)
Does this have any impact on the design spec for ceramics? [Wishful thinking:] More accuracy should lead to smaller minimum feature size, right?
Quality looks fantastic! And those are some giant-a** kilns!
go Team Ceramics! get them some team ceramics t-shirts or something.
very happy to have this material back and better. my cupo3 is on order & it's going to take some extra care, but I'm sure Team Ceramics is up for the challenge.
very happy to have this material back and better. my cupo3 is on order & it's going to take some extra care, but I'm sure Team Ceramics is up for the challenge.
