Before revision: In 2012 the world's largest hybrid SPS-Hot Press sintering system was set up in SpainCINN-CSIC: Hybrid SPS-HP - Photo Gallery and the fabrication of fully dense large ceramic blanks of up to 400mm with this system is in progress within the frame of the FP7 European Project HYMACER -HYbrid sintering and advanced Machining of technical CERamics Spark plasma sintering also known as plasma pressure compaction (P2C)
After revision: sintering equipments are commercially available now and no longer limited to laboratory research work.Products like body armor, rocket nozzles, carbon fiber composites and several other hybrid materials can be produced in commercial scale using these equipments.In 2012 the world's largest hybrid SPS-Hot Press sintering system was set up in SpainCINN-CSIC: Hybrid SPS-HP - Photo Gallery and the fabrication of fully dense large ceramic blanks of up to 400mm with this system is in progress within the frame of the FP7 European Project HYMACER -HYbrid sintering and advanced Machining of technical CERamics Spark plasma sintering also known as plasma pressure compaction (P2C)