{"id":70238,"date":"2026-04-27T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=70238"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:01:05","slug":"combining-ceramics-and-metals-resin-carammam-27042026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/combining-ceramics-and-metals-resin-carammam-27042026\/","title":{"rendered":"Combining Ceramics and Metals in a Single Resin 3D Printing Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last week, the city of Hanover, Germany, hosted the annual Hannover Messe, an event dedicated to the manufacturing industry and digital transformation. From robotics to artificial intelligence, the focus is on automation, technology, and digitalization. And among the exhibitors and visitors, there are several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/what-is-additive-manufacturing\/\">additive manufacturing<\/a> players.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One initiative showcased at the event caught our attention: a project led by researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Called CeraMMAM (short for Ceramic Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing), it uses a universal binder system for resin-based technology to print multiple materials in a single build tank. The goal? To be able to <strong>combine ceramics with metals<\/strong>, or even <strong>different types of ceramics<\/strong>. This would allow for the precise combination of mechanical, electrical, or thermal properties.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CedxAk4Uuj8?si=bgpvO6oDXp4xy6Pn\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The researchers\u2019 approach is based on photopolymerization. A photosensitive resin is exposed to light of a specific wavelength, causing it to harden. The difference is that this resin contains ceramic or metal particles, as well as a binder that holds the different materials together. Debinding and sintering steps will then be necessary to obtain the final parts.<\/p><div class=\"dnati-inside-article-leaderboard\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"dnati-1686501425\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/3717757396787\/WN_sBfwcCHoQSq1mEANYpWa6Q\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LB (3)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/LB-3.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the team, this universal binder is a mixture of liquid polymers, functional additives, and a photoinitiator. We don\u2019t know any more than that\u2014but that is precisely what makes the CeraMMAM process so innovative. This material preparation work is therefore essential. We simply know that the researchers have a Lithoz 3D printer. Chantal-Liv Lehmann of KIT continues:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cUsing our universal binder system, we can produce multi-material components with novel and partially contradictory material properties. That makes completely new and previously impossible designs and functionalities possible. For example, we can produce components such as ceramic gears with flexible interiors and especially hard surfaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Materials and Applications of the CeraMMAM Process<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To date, the team has successfully tested a ceramic-ceramic composite based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/what-are-the-characteristics-of-alumina-in-3d-printing-110720254\/\">aluminum<\/a> oxide and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-3d-printing-zirconia-130620254\/\">zirconium<\/a> oxide, as well as mixtures of alumina-reinforced zirconia (ATZ) and zirconia-reinforced alumina.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93027\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93027\" class=\"wp-image-93027 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CeraMMAM-e1776849837912.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"367\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proper preparation of the material is essential (photo credit: Amadeus Bramsiepe)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The team explains that this process could be particularly useful in the aerospace, medical, and mechanical engineering sectors. For example, it could be used to manufacture custom-made bone and dental implants, or wear- and heat-resistant components with precisely controlled sintering zones and porosity. Want to learn more? Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kit.edu\/kit\/english\/pi_2026_030_novel-multi-material-3d-printed-parts-for-industrial-applications.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What do you think of this project? Let us know in a comment below or on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/4987104\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/3Dnatives\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pages! 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You can also find all our videos on our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCMWrNpdLOXa7BffRKXZoaZw\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>*<em>Cover Photo: Breig, KIT<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"dnati-after-content\" id=\"dnati-835302267\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/amcoe.org\/event\/design-for-additive-manufacturing-design-at-elevation\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"DfAM course-850&#215;150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-600x106.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-768x136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-160x28.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the city of Hanover, Germany, hosted the annual Hannover Messe, an event dedicated to the manufacturing industry and digital transformation. From robotics to artificial intelligence, the focus is on automation, technology, and digitalization. And among the exhibitors and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6114,"featured_media":70239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-materials","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70238"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70241,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70238\/revisions\/70241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}