Introduction to Ceramic 3D Printing
Filling the Cartridges
A course by Unfold , Creative Studio
About the video: Filling the Cartridges
Overview
“Next, you will learn how the clay is loaded into the 3D printer and I will teach you how to fill the necessary cartridges. ”
In this video lesson Unfold addresses the topic: Filling the Cartridges, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Ceramic 3D Printing. Learn how to design and create ceramic pieces by combining digital modelling techniques with clay and 3D printing.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Filling the Cartridges In the previous lesson, we prepared and de-aired our clay. In this lesson, I will show you how to fill the cartridge that supplies the clay to the extruder and the 3D printer. This is the cartridge that supplies the clay to the 3D printer. On the inside, we see that there is a sleeve. This is the sleeve we'll fill with clay. This is a very cheap part so we can fill a lot of sleeves and add them to a cartridge whenever we need them. What we also need is a plunger. The plunger is going to push down the clay. The air pressure is going to push on the clay, but if we don...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Ceramic 3D Printing
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Category
3D & Animation, Craft -
Software
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Areas
3D, 3D Design, 3D Modeling, Accessory Design, Ceramics, Decoration, Industrial Design, Product Design

Unfold
A course by Unfold
Unfold is an Antwerp-based creative design studio founded by Claire Warnier and Dries Verbruggen in 2002. They specialize in the fields of art, design, technology, and craftsmanship. Through their studio, they explore the intersection between traditional crafts and new technologies, like 3D printing, robotics, or artificial intelligence.
The studio is known for being the pioneers of ceramic 3D printing and there, Claire and Dries have worked with clients such as Ecover, Hermès, Aesop, L’Oréal, Barnabé Fillion Parfums, Artek, MAS Museum, Middelheim Museum, Droog Design, Joris Laarman Lab and Anya Gallaccio. Their work has been exhibited in a number of museums such as Center Pompidou in Paris, the New Museum in New York, Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taipei, Design Museum London, and others. Unfold was also the recipient of the Designer of the Year award (2017) in Belgium.
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