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One of the ceramic AM tubes produced by Steinbach AG for the Da Vinci surgical robot

Ceramic AM at scale: The story of how Steinbach AG scaled production to 12,000 parts a year for Da Vinci Surgical Systems

Steinbach AG is considered a pioneer in the use of Additive Manufacturing for the serial production of high-performance technical ceramics. This case study describes its pioneering path to successfully implement the manufacturing of a new type of ceramic tube, with highly complex geometries, to be used in Da Vinci Surgical Systems robotic solutions for endoscopic surgery. With this application, Steinbach has achieved an annual production rate of 12,000 units and, in so doing, established itself as a leading service provider in ceramic AM. Go to article…

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Extensive MIM, CIM industry and sinter-based AM industry news, plus the following exclusive deep-dive articles and reports:

  • Metal Injection Moulding in Asia: Scale, supply chains, and growing overlap with metal Additive Manufacturing
  • Chanel’s J12: How Ceramic Injection Moulding became part of the luxury narrative
  • Ceramic AM enables 500 mm dual-channel gas distribution ring for high-speed PEALD and ALE in the same chamber
  • From hypersonics to EVs: Sintering non-oxide ceramics for next-generation technologies
  • ColdMetalFusion: A new approach to metal Additive Manufacturing

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