3D printing to transform porcelain making process

Ceramic 3D printing, microwave rapid drying, microwave rapid firing-a simple "three-step", a special-shaped tower porcelain is declared a success. Recently, in Taoxichuan, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, the reporter witnessed a complex piece of porcelain from 3D printing to firing for no more than 3 hours. New technologies such as 3D printing are transforming the millennium porcelain-making process in Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of the world, providing another possibility for the transformation and upgrading of the ancient porcelain industry. Today, with the continuous pursuit of personalization and experience, these new technologies also bring new fun and enjoyment to more people.

"the total strength of one billet is 72, and the square gram becomes a device." Song Yingxing, a scientist in the Ming Dynasty, described Jingdezhen's complex porcelain craftsmanship handed down for thousands of years in "Tiangong Kaiwu". The traditional manual porcelain forming process has been initially established in the Song Dynasty, including drawing, printing, sharpening, dipping and swinging glaze. The 72 processes create a reputation for Jingdezhen porcelain, which is as white as jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper and as sound as a rock, but it also requires interlocking, very professional and skilled craftsmanship, as well as a relatively long production cycle.

After 15 years of technical precipitation and accumulation, Jingdezhen Yuanchuang Hi-Tech Industrial Technology Co., Ltd. has overcome a number of technical problems and developed a set of overall solutions at the advanced level of international ceramic art: ceramic 3D printer. so that 3D printing, which has always been made of plastic and metal, can be printed using special mud as raw materials, so that the creative modeling in mind can quickly become a physical object. The ceramic high-speed drying box is to dry and glaze the ceramic body quickly after the printing is completed, and then send it to the ceramic rapid firing furnace for firing, and a ceramic work is completed.

"using a complete set of ceramic 3D printing technology platform and equipment, from the idea to the finished product, it only takes 5 hours, while the traditional ceramic production cycle takes 10 Mel 15 days." Zeng Shu, chief engineer of Yuanchuang High Technology, said. "the 3D printing technology that we have developed in the leading ceramic industry provides a 'new play' suitable for the public for ceramic art creation."

Due to the limitation of manual drawing, special-shaped ceramic works cost designers a lot of energy and time, but the effect is often not satisfactory. A traditional porcelain artist told reporters that with 3D printing technology, no matter how wild the imagination can be quickly put into reality, opening up a broad creative space for designers.

It is understood that as ceramic 3D printing technology has highlighted its advantages, a number of domestic art colleges and universities, including Jingdezhen Ceramic University, have introduced a complete set of ceramic 3D printing equipment, which has been applied to ceramic art teaching activities and scientific research, and achieved positive results. (reporter Kou Yong and Liu Xiaojun)