Digital Fabrication 2013 3 D Printing of Self Glazing Ceramic Materials An Investigation Inspired by Ancient Egyptian Technology
Year: 2014

The inspiration and background research for this project is based upon Egyptian Faience because there is an interesting and coincidental synergy between the material properties of ancient Egyptian Faience and the material requirement for the successful 3D printing of ceramic powders. Originating in the 5th Millennium BC, Egyptian Faience was not made from clay, but instead composed of quartz and alkali fluxes and is distinct from Italian Faience or Majolica, which is a tin, glazed earthenware. In its original Egyptian context Faience was a versatile material, used in a variety of ways and in a number of different forms, to create objects such as sculpture, vessels, funeral figurines, tiles, boxes and body ornamentation all with a highly coloured lustred glaze. In contemporary terms Egyptian Paste has visual qualities desirable to many crafts practitioners. This paper will chart the progress of the project to date and detail the technical development of 3D printed self glazing ceramics. The potential of the process will be demonstrated by the production of ceramic artworks using the techniques developed during the project. 3D Printed Electronics Steven Ready, Fred Endicott, Gregory L. Whiting, Tse Nga Ng, Eugene M. Chow, and JengPing Lu, Palo Alto Research Center, Inc (USA) Abstract: PARC has been a leading innovator in printed electronics with over a decade of experience in large area electronics, application of novel and current printing technology to industrial applications and the printing of electronic circuits and devices. We are currently applying this knowledge to the concept of printing multi material 3 dimensional objects with electronic PARC has been a leading innovator in printed electronics with over a decade of experience in large area electronics, application of novel and current printing technology to industrial applications and the printing of electronic circuits and devices. We are currently applying this knowledge to the concept of printing multi material 3 dimensional objects with electronic To view the full papers of these abstracts for no fee go to www.imaging.org/ist/publications/reporter/index.cfm These papers were presented at NIP29/Digital Fabrication 2013, held September 29 October 3, 2013, in Seattle, Washington.  2013 1 NIP29/Digital Fabrication 2013 Report. 3 Standards Update 8 Imaging Standards News: TC42 10 Honored Members Awards presented at NIP29/Digital Fabrication 2013 IS&T Fellowships were presented by IS&T President Alan Hodgson to Robert Ulichney (left) of HewlettPackard Laboratories for landmark contributions in the field of digital half toning and to Mohammad Alam (below) of the University of South Alabama for contributions in the areas of image processing, pattern recognition, and highresolution image reconstruction. The Chester F. Carlson Award, sponsored by Xerox Corporation, was given to Edward Gutman (above) who retired from Xerox in 2001, for critical contributions in the realms of xerographic development and materials. Thomas Boland (right) accepted the Itek Award in recognition of the best student publication in an IS&T journal on behalf of his student, Maria Yanez (University of Texas at El Paso) for "Printed Cellular Scaffold Using Self Crosslinking Agents," JIST 56(4) 040506 1 040506 5 (2012) "THE WINDOW ON IMAGING"  Ph ot os :D ia na G on za le z.