Glazed Ceramics
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Glazed Ceramics is perfect for any application such as a plate, cup or bowl as it is the first 3D printed food safe material* available on Shapeways. Shapeways 3D Printed Glazed Ceramics material properties are exactly the same as standard ceramics as it is produced with fine ceramic powder which is bound together with binder, fired, glazed with lead-free, non-toxic gloss finish. For some designs with clear bottoms, the bottom side may remain unglazed. This is because we need to stand up the designs when putting the glazed piece in the oven. For all other designs, we will put the design on setters, which mean very small portions of your model (where the setter touches the model) will not be glazed.Glazed Ceramics are food safe*, recyclable and heat resistant. The glaze is heatable up to 600 degrees celsius, at which point the glaze will start to damage. The pricing for Glazed Ceramics is calculated by surface area, not volume of material used. Minimum wall thickness is 3mm, interlocking parts (ie chains) are not possible currently.
Due to the nature of glazing some geometries may cause uneven distribution of the glaze on pieces. The glaze will add thickness to features on pieces.
Check out the design rules before designing, ceramics can be a bit tricky so take a look at the design rules to avoid complications later in the printing process.
Ceramics Goodies
Want to purchase some Ceramics goodies right away? Check out Cunicode's A Cup A Day project. Cunicode took on the ambiguous challenge of designing a cup every day for 30 days. You can browse and buy the collection right now in the Cunicode Shop.
Delivery time
Within 15 working days after your order you will receive your product in this material. For more information on our shipping procedures, please go to our shipping page.
Printing Process
Check out this video on printing and glazing in ceramics.
A computer drawing (CAD file) of a part is sliced into layers of a desired thickness typically between 80µm and 200µm thick. A thin powder layer, in the desired thickness, is then spread over the surface of a powder bed. An inkjet printhead then jets a liquid binder on to the powder bed that selectively joins the powder together in the pattern for each layer of the part. A piston that supports the powder bed and the partially completed part then lowers so that the next powder layer can be spread and selectively joined. This process is then repeated until the part is completed.
The powder bed containing the printed part is removed from the 3D printer and placed in a drying oven. Drying increases the strength of the part. After drying the part is extracted from the powder bed and excess powder is removed. The part is dipped in a solution that when fired improves the strength of the part.
After the initial firing a pre-glaze coating is applied. The coating is then fired for a second time.
After the pre-glaze has been applied the parts are glazed and then fired for the final time. After cooling the parts are ready to be shipped to the customer.
A computer drawing (CAD file) of a part is sliced into layers of a desired thickness typically between 80µm and 200µm thick. A thin powder layer, in the desired thickness, is then spread over the surface of a powder bed. An inkjet printhead then jets a liquid binder on to the powder bed that selectively joins the powder together in the pattern for each layer of the part. A piston that supports the powder bed and the partially completed part then lowers so that the next powder layer can be spread and selectively joined. This process is then repeated until the part is completed.
The powder bed containing the printed part is removed from the 3D printer and placed in a drying oven. Drying increases the strength of the part. After drying the part is extracted from the powder bed and excess powder is removed. The part is dipped in a solution that when fired improves the strength of the part.
After the initial firing a pre-glaze coating is applied. The coating is then fired for a second time.
After the pre-glaze has been applied the parts are glazed and then fired for the final time. After cooling the parts are ready to be shipped to the customer.
Want to know more?
- For Glazed Ceramic 3D printing we have the design rules explained here.
- For more information on the glaze we have the Material Safety Data Sheet (pdf).
- Compare Glazed Ceramic with our other materials: materials comparison sheet.
Material Properties
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3D PrintingFlat Handling Fee:
Free!Price per cm2:
$0.18 (per cm2 of surface area)
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* handwashing is OK. Dishwasher detergent and temperatures are usually more abrasive.
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