Meet CHAMP

CHAMP is our Ceramic Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Platform. It combines additive and subtractive processes to unlock new manufacturing opportunities for previously difficult to process materials. Developed over 7 years of research, we are building an industry spec platform ready to revolutionize Ceramic AM.

Capabilities

  • Huge punch in a small package. Our bespoke extrusion module delivers over 650 kPa of pressure to the ceramic for rapid deposition, whilst our precision metering system starts and stops the flow on-demand.

  • CHAMP uses polymer support structures that burn out during sintering to enable complex overhangs and internal channels, all with zero additional post-processing.

  • A high speed, high precision machining spindle coupled with an eight-bank tool changing station allows CHAMP to adapt to any geometry from sweeping contours to deep pockets, from large flat surfaces to micro-bores. All without the need for user interaction.

  • A powerful infrared heater solidifies the ceramic paste for improved unsupported overhangs, greater machinability, and enhanced green strength.

  • AI-powered defect detection paired with our hybrid capabilities allow for flaws to be repaired mid-process. This ensures each print results in a useable end part.

Key features

  • Hybrid Manufacturing example

    Hybrid Process

    Combining paste extrusion and green machining operations to create ceramic components with high density and precision, unlocking new manufacturing opportunities for technical ceramics.

  • Three containers of colored powder, with scoops inside, in yellow, blue, and beige colors.

    Material flexibility

    Paste extrusion with accelerated drying ensures a wide range of processable ceramic materials, avoiding the typical material constraints of fusion or light-based approaches.

  • Defect detection for ceramic manufacturing

    Process Monitoring

    AI-driven operation of additive and subtractive processes enables automated defect detection and correction for qualified defect-free manufacturing.

  • Close-up of a HEPA ventilation grill or cover in a light beige color, placed on a white surface.

    HEPA-grade filtration

    We take safety seriously. CHAMP uses HEPA grade filtration to remove any airborne particulates created by green-machining operations.

Not just an idea…

Our first CHAMP machine has been installed for Lucideon at The AMRICC Centre.

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The CHAMP hybrid 3D printer installed at the AMRICC for Lucideon, paving the way for their next-generation ceramic products.