MaterialsLithoz offers 4K Performance Pack to sharpen ceramic printing on S65 systems
Lithoz will show a Performance Pack for its CeraFab System S65 and S65 Medical at Formnext. The add-on uses a 4K projection system, raising resolution from 40 to 25 µm and light intensity from 60 to about 120 mW/cm². It targets finer features and dark ceramics, which are hard for light-based curing.
Key facts- Resolution on the S65 rises from 40 µm (635 dpi) to 25 µm (1016 dpi)
- Light intensity roughly doubles, from 60 to about 120 mW/cm²
- Shown at Formnext, Hall 11.0, Stand B50
- Booth also shows 116 aluminium nitride cool plates printed on one CeraFab S320 platform
Context Lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing (LCM) cures a light-sensitive suspension filled with ceramic particles layer by layer using projected light.
What does the Performance Pack change?
The kit is based on a 4K projection system for the Lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing (LCM) process. Lithoz states that resolution on the S65 improves from 40 µm to 25 µm and light intensity from 60 to about 120 mW/cm². Higher intensity is meant to help with dark ceramics, which are hard for light-based curing.
What else will Lithoz show?
The Performance Pack will run live at the booth next to application examples: 116 aluminium nitride cool plates on one CeraFab S320 platform, a turbine blade casting core, zirconia watch bezels, hydroxyapatite spinal cages with Spherene, rocket engine segments with Leap71, SOFC units from DTU Energy and lead-free piezoceramics.
What it means
For ceramic users, a retrofit is a lower-cost route to finer detail and darker materials than a new machine, though no price or availability is stated. Qualification of any new ceramic on the upgraded optics would still sit with the user. Lithoz also appeared in the recent Singapore story on ceramic lift pins for a chip foundry, a sign of demand for precise ceramic parts.
Frequently asked questions
Which printers does the Performance Pack fit?
It is designed for the CeraFab System S65 and S65 Medical.
Why does light intensity matter for dark ceramics?
Dark ceramics absorb light and are hard to cure with light-based systems, so doubling intensity is meant to ease processing.
This summary was written with the help of AI from the linked reports, under the editorial responsibility of Svetozar Kolesar.