Bosch Advanced Ceramics purchased its first Lithoz Additive Manufacturing machine in 2014. A decade later, this Bavaria-based ceramic AM pioneer has firmly established itself as a leading global contract manufacturer in its field. With a machine park that includes four Lithoz LCM (Lithography-Based Ceramic Manufacturing) AM machines, among other AM technologies, Bosch Advanced Ceramics is keeping pace with the rapid maturation of ceramic AM as a powerful manufacturing technology.
When contacted to produce thin-walled alumina sleeves for a laparoscopic tool, the hollow part’s small size and complexity presented a variety of new obstacles. This article shows how Bosch Advanced Ceramics successfully achieved and stabilized the parameters necessary to ramp up to serial production, manufacturing an impressive 1,400 parts per batch and, ultimately, reaching an output of 50,000 parts per year on Lithoz’s CeraFab AM machines.
