Technical ceramic contract manufacturer Steinbach AG has purchased two new Lithoz CeraFab S65 3D printers.
It takes the company's fleet of Lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing (LCM) machines up to seven.
This expansion is set to allow Steinbach to 'accelerate recent momentum' and 'further scale its serial production capacities.' The company has said it has made the additional installations to meet the high demand for additively manufactured ceramic components across a range of vertical markets. Among the markets Steinbach serves are medical technology, machine engineering, measuring and sensor technologies.
Volker Steinbach, CEO of Steinbach AG, said: “After many years of working with LCM technology, growing our 3D printer fleet is a natural response to increasing market demand. Coming from various industries such as machine engineering, measuring and sensor technologies, and MedTech, our customers rely on consistent quality, reliability, and long-term production continuity. Besides, we have strengthened our post-processing capabilities to 13 furnaces, enabling us to reduce delivery times for prototypes to three to four weeks. By expanding Steinbach AG’s LCM-based machine park, we have scaled our rigorous quality standards to meet customer expectations at mass production level, further reinforcing our position as a trusted manufacturing partner for high-performance ceramic components.”
Dr. Johannes Homa, CEO of Lithoz, added: “This investment by Steinbach AG showcases innovation-leading OEMs increasingly use experienced contract manufacturers within our LCM-based Ceramic 3D Factory network to open a low-threshold access to successfully explore new business and engineering opportunities. After building up LCM technology expertise for 10 years, Steinbach AG is now reaping the rewards of taking the leap. With seven LCM printers operating at full capacity and a profound understanding of industry challenges and needs, the company is fully leveraging the serial production capabilities of ceramic 3D printing. Lithoz’ Ceramic 3D Factory, our global network of contract manufacturers and partners, has arrived at the frontier of industrial use cases and applications and keeps pushing.”
Last year, Steinbach manufactured an award-winning monoblock moving-coil turntable cartridge with a 3D printed ceramic web capsule using Lithoz LCM technology.
