3D Printing Ceramic HEAT SHIELDS! Space Travel! Future!

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  • @davidf2281
    @davidf2281 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Joel has a great interviewing style -- engaged and enthusiastic, guides the conversation but lets his interviewee talk without interrupting. Lovely stuff 👍

    • @dwang085
      @dwang085 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He really is fantastic!!

    • @joetkeshub
      @joetkeshub ปีที่แล้ว

      that hasn't prevent his audience i.e. followers number from shrinking since a while...

  • @mjdarby714
    @mjdarby714 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's clearly evident in the video that David is not only incredibly knowledgeable about this process, but enthusiastic and excited about it. So refreshing to see someone in manufacturing who takes genuine pride in their work.

    • @3DPrintingNerd
      @3DPrintingNerd  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      David is SUCH a good human. Wicked smart and VERY excited about this tech!

  • @MakersMuse
    @MakersMuse ปีที่แล้ว +97

    You know the equipment is serious when the engineers choose granite! I've only seen a couple sexy CNC granite machines and this is one of them... 😍

    • @robertheinrich2994
      @robertheinrich2994 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      there was a CD manufacturing site in salzburg/austria (maybe it is still there) by sony, and they showed their CD manufacturing system, essentially a CD burner that used a 1.5t granite block as rest.
      on another note, granite tables are actually fairly common in chemistry if a scale is required that can measure down to the microgramm-level. they are allergic to vibrations.
      and in 3d-printing, a simple concrete slab is a recommended accessory that is insanely cheap.

    • @twoheadedpanthr
      @twoheadedpanthr ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A lot of the newer cnc grinding machines use epoxy granite for the machine bases since they're super good at absorbing vibration.

    • @Jessterrr
      @Jessterrr ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've only seen granite used on machine tools in lab settings. It was cool seeing it used on a 3d printer.

    • @davidtobin
      @davidtobin ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You would absolutely LOVE this machine!

    • @hardwareful
      @hardwareful ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah, but the precision is in the tens of µm.. it really doesn't add up, except for bulk mass and temperature stability.

  • @dvomang
    @dvomang ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I’m shocked you didn’t mention dental 3d printing with ceramics more than just in passing. We are literally already doing this. There are thousands of dentists printing ceramics everyday.
    I have patients with 3d printed ceramic crowns in their mouth right now.
    They show an animation of DLP vs SLA and it’s courtesy of Sprintray who is the biggest dental 3d printing company.

    • @daviddiegel1239
      @daviddiegel1239 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The 3DCERAM system is making Dental implants, Abutments, Crowns, and Orthodontic brackets in production now. That is for another show. We talked about it more but that was edited out. The use of a large production system like this would be for mass customization where we print 2,000 unique parts in one printing for many different patients. This would be more for the parts that require high temperature sintering like implant screws and abutments that are customized to the patient. This is the new normal that people will come to see in dental labs soon.

  • @CanuckCreator
    @CanuckCreator ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Been waiting on this video since you teased some of it on the livestream a few weeks ago, great to finally see it!

  • @FilamentStories
    @FilamentStories ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So amazingly exciting what the future holds and seeing 3DCeram keep Mini Joel and future space travelers safe. Love it!

  • @woodwaker1
    @woodwaker1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks for this continuation of serious 3D printing - many of us hobbyists want to see how additive manufacturing is changing so many processes

  • @VAXHeadroom
    @VAXHeadroom ปีที่แล้ว +5

    17:50 The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 was NOT the result of a faulty heat shield (which implies that either the design or implementation of the heat shield was not correct). The heat shield was hit by debris from the external tank. The heat shield was not designed to be hit by debris (which was fine). The TANK insulation - impregnated with ice - failed, broke up, and hit the heat shield creating a very large hole.
    I suppose you could say it was a FAILED heat shield, but it failed because of a situation it was never supposed to see...
    (yes, I know, space nerd being picky...)

    • @davidtobin
      @davidtobin ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, that's just it. This material is far stronger and more efficent. If the same thing occured with this, the incident would not have happened.

    • @VAXHeadroom
      @VAXHeadroom ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@davidtobin a cubic foot of ice at 100s of MPH slamming into this material? Probably would still shatter. BUT: it wasn't the main tiles that were hit on the Shuttle, it was the carbon reinforced material on the wing leading edge. So not a straight comparison at all.

  • @TheZombieSaints
    @TheZombieSaints ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hasn't Integza been using similar stuff to this for a while now? You have to burn the epoxy out but he's made rocket engines at home with the stuff he uses.

  • @MarcelHuguenin
    @MarcelHuguenin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video Joel, enjoyed it a lot!

  • @theflyinggrip
    @theflyinggrip ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Freaking fantastic episode my friend!!! Joel, seriously...thanks for putting out this crazy informative and entertaining content. I really enjoying actually seeing cutting edge tech and how its being used. Enough of this type of content just doesn't seem to make into the general publics eye, at least I don't see it. Cheers!

  • @Jessterrr
    @Jessterrr ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice job finding industrial 3d printing content that's really different and interesting. Print ceramic objects using resin seems so strange. I always dismissed gyroid as overly complicated and unnecessary but it sounds perfect for heat shielding.

    • @ScuffedEngineer
      @ScuffedEngineer ปีที่แล้ว

      They've done it decades before in gel casting. Just change the polymer to a photosensitive and you can print.

  • @hazonku
    @hazonku ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very cool to see real companies out there making this finally happen. It's just a natural fit for the technology. I know much of the focus here was on commercial spaceflight as that makes sense for the Mini Joel demo but there are numerous terrestrial applications well beyond just the chip manufacturing example mentioned. This technology can support a vast number of other industries and manufacturing processes.

  • @sidekick96734
    @sidekick96734 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Any deformation concerns in the finished product as the size of the object increases? Is the amount of shrinking from print to sintering predictable? Just curious.

  • @hen3drik
    @hen3drik ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When the prices for the heat tiles were revealed, I thought I had overestimated. That's when I burst out laughing briefly. 😅

  • @mikeconnery4652
    @mikeconnery4652 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent interview and information

  • @prouttralala
    @prouttralala ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i see a perfect use for this product: heat shield for Rotating detonation engine

  • @fmtdamian
    @fmtdamian ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As an engineer who work with high temperature sintering ceramic I must say It's awesome technique to produce special ceramic materials 😁😁👍👍

  • @slevinshafel9395
    @slevinshafel9395 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    16:00 that nice.

  • @TheNextDecade
    @TheNextDecade ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to work on machines like that too, except they were big enough to fit a 6'5" guy on the build plate. massive tanks of resin. SLA is wild.

  • @jph290
    @jph290 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is so cool. They are like an hour away from me!

  • @MakerDaveBagnall
    @MakerDaveBagnall ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is pretty fascinating, I do a lot of metal casting into high temperature silicone moulds. Printing a casting mould with this technology would be awesome!

    • @retromodernart4426
      @retromodernart4426 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can print ceramic resin with a good MSLA LCD printer, you need a kiln to burn it out for using as a mould afterwards, the issue of burning out the LCD is not true if one uses proper methodology to print the ceramic resin, 3 bottom layers, bottom layer exposure time ~6 seconds, normal layer exposure time only needs to be 2 seconds, with certain ceramic resin. The only problem is the resin is like plaster of paris, but I've printed ~6 hour prints with it, no problem.

    • @daviddiegel1239
      @daviddiegel1239 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@retromodernart4426 I would love to know if you used a fully loaded ceramic like Zironalite or Alumina or a more lightly loaded ceramic like porcelain or lightly loaded ceramics? I love that you have accomplished this with a MONO SLA. Did you use a Phrozen or other printer?

  • @brine1986
    @brine1986 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This episode is 2000 degrees awesome! Cool engineering and space thats what I love 🎉

  • @mutlubasdas
    @mutlubasdas ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for explaining vestige :)))

  • @tecnobs3d
    @tecnobs3d ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting technology. Awaiting more similar videos

  • @stevesloan6775
    @stevesloan6775 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Russians had it right when they used oak wood as a Heatshield on their space shuttle.
    The carbon of burnt oak is incredibly strong and heat resistant.
    Like the ships of yesteryear were made of wood, so to are the spaceships of the future.

  • @MrGerhardGrobler
    @MrGerhardGrobler ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am actually looking at 3D printed single use nozzles for my motors. But the other option is ceramic nozzles. Very interesting, as I am a fan of space before I got into 3D printing. Great video.

    • @davidconner-shover51
      @davidconner-shover51 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This was my first thought; could you do thruster nozzles and chambers??!!

  • @Breakfast_and_Bullets
    @Breakfast_and_Bullets ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Serenity's got more than a few ceramic parts in her."

  • @stevehanwright481
    @stevehanwright481 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work mate

  • @bobasawrus
    @bobasawrus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thankyou for this wonderful presentation. You did a great job explaining the process, and nailing the value statements. My son and I are huge fans of 3D printing, and the mind-blowing potential of these new technologies.
    We have 2 FDM printers and are looking to get our first resin printer!
    I am curious how you characterize the shrinkage that takes place with the curing.

  • @iankphone
    @iankphone ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Columbia was not lost due to a faulty heat shield.
    I'd also like to know how precision parts are made/designed when the part shrinks in post processing.

    • @retromodernart4426
      @retromodernart4426 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The shrinkage is known and linear, the model is adjusted to take the shrinkage into account so the final part is accurate.

  • @westonw311
    @westonw311 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's wonderful to get people more exposed and educated on technical ceramics. For niche applications like this or for prototyping, it's a great technology to have access to. However this will never fully replace traditional ceramic processing methods for actual full production parts, and is generally limited to certain types of ceramic materials. One thing not touched on that would be neat is the actual ceramic powder that goes into making the "slurry" that's being laid down. The particle size distribution and control is incredibly important. Awesome video!

    • @ScuffedEngineer
      @ScuffedEngineer ปีที่แล้ว

      The slurry part is fairly easy, ceramic slurries have been made for a long long time. Same knowledge can be transferred from traditional non-technical ceramics and even the older knowledge on technical ceramics.

  • @deltastudios3d472
    @deltastudios3d472 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crazy to think how the technology has come on in the last few years! If you’d told people a few years ago we would be 3D printing rockets you’d have been laughed at

  • @g.s.3389
    @g.s.3389 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing and interesting video :)

  • @custos3249
    @custos3249 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing how we started with stone tools only to come back to them

  • @C4reful
    @C4reful ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cant wait for my superthin compact gyroidinfill 3d printed ceramic pizza oven!
    Forget spacetravel, thats where the real money is!

  • @David-yo5ws
    @David-yo5ws 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    With the advancement in mini-sats, I could see bespoke ceramic heat shields allowing specialist 'clustered sats' in orbit, gather data and one by one returning to earth to be processed as needed. Sort of like a dash-cam that records an incident Then re-cycle on the next ride-share. No wonder David, Joel and quite a few others, are excited.

  • @robinmartin4464
    @robinmartin4464 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Joel goes to space! cue the starwars music.

  • @winstonsmith1457
    @winstonsmith1457 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi. I wonder if it's possible some kind of aerogel-ceramics.

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    @__--JY-Moe--__ ปีที่แล้ว

  • @TheMadtownman
    @TheMadtownman ปีที่แล้ว

    It’d be cool to make it double hulled with gyroid in between. It could act as a whipple shield kinda

  • @tsclly2377
    @tsclly2377 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where are the inter locking lugs and the surface inter lockers?

  • @zickiea172
    @zickiea172 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What if you did lateral laser with a “periscope” to the layer at rear level ?

  • @CUBETechie
    @CUBETechie 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can it used to for heat batterys too?

  • @TheBrandonhaskell
    @TheBrandonhaskell ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh man! I live in Grand Ledge. Would have bought you a beer if I knew you were here!

  • @aprintedworld
    @aprintedworld ปีที่แล้ว

    Frickin’ Lasers!

  • @slevinshafel9395
    @slevinshafel9395 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    15:00 If can be automatized no worry about it. But being fragil in rocket cant work.

  • @haitianrefugee8454
    @haitianrefugee8454 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you make ceramic body armor with this technology?

    • @PiDsPagePrototypes
      @PiDsPagePrototypes ปีที่แล้ว

      The options for Impractical Armor,.... that actually works ! 😂

  • @joshuahansen5486
    @joshuahansen5486 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Remember 3D printer enthusiasts everything that goes from a liquid to a solid can be 3D printed

  • @hanslain9729
    @hanslain9729 ปีที่แล้ว

    A silicone spatula recoats a pan as you use it?

  • @lovro4744
    @lovro4744 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great technology, but dam, we need to start building powerplants. The future is hungry for energy.

    • @PiDsPagePrototypes
      @PiDsPagePrototypes ปีที่แล้ว

      Plenty of desert property where Solar Arrays can sit, making nice shade while waiting for Solar Electric kilns to cure the prints. Mamosa anyone? ;)

  • @MakerBees333
    @MakerBees333 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s crazy hot 1600c is hot enough to MELT granite! 😱

  • @IrocZIV
    @IrocZIV ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh interesting, this place is only 30 minutes away from me

  • @olivier0092
    @olivier0092 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ultimate vector laser 😂

  • @Defender420
    @Defender420 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is the cost of these machines?

  • @dversetto
    @dversetto ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Affiliate Link?

  • @jasongooden917
    @jasongooden917 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Starlite

  • @robertheinrich2994
    @robertheinrich2994 ปีที่แล้ว

    honestly, I would have loved to see a mini joel made of ceramic with gyroid infill tested to destruction. I can only imagine that this would require some serious force.

  • @davidgutting4317
    @davidgutting4317 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love a consumer level version of this printer for making food grade utensils and goods. Automotive products made from ceramics rather than metals is also very attractive,

    • @daviddiegel1239
      @daviddiegel1239 ปีที่แล้ว

      We have a FFF or FDM printer that is a bit less expensive and simplified for use. You will still need the de-binding and Sintering kilns however and a place to run them. That is not something you are likely to do in a garage or basement.

    • @davidgutting4317
      @davidgutting4317 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do prototyping and product design and build a lot of my own equipment when I see a market opportunity so my basement/garage is a little better equipped than most. That said, ceramics are really tricky dur to the amount of energy that needs to be put into them and the amount of shrinkage that has to be calculated for. Do you have enough power and focus in a fiber laser to sinter each level and skip the binder and kiln time and go straight to fused / cured solid ceramic?

  • @jamesray9009
    @jamesray9009 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just wanna call dibs on the future Mars made MINIJOEL hahahaha

  • @slevinshafel9395
    @slevinshafel9395 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    24:05 But that gyrod must be improved. Because air inside must be closed and not free walk around. I mean a good insulator is a soap bubble but made of ceramic. 3D printers can do it but not this one because the fill inside need to be evacuated. But they can use the brick (like stairs) form to make it. Print a wall brick where the air camara of surface heat dont touch the air camara close to the spaceship. and of sides can evacuate the resin easly.
    Mean time i was writing this i was think in powder ceramic print but have the same problem. The solution can be calding materials but must be more smaller than actual indutrials ones.

    • @slevinshafel9395
      @slevinshafel9395 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the surface inside dont care to much. and the outside can be treated in sumerged bath and polish it.

  • @jasongooden917
    @jasongooden917 หลายเดือนก่อน

    closer and closer to a replicator

  • @brightlee9437
    @brightlee9437 ปีที่แล้ว

    It appears to me that the structure of the 3D print object will be limited as the laser starts from top to bottom where the already printed parts will block the unprinted parts.

    • @daviddiegel1239
      @daviddiegel1239 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the part descends and the next layer is printed on top of the printed part.

  • @rcmaniac25
    @rcmaniac25 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome! And you nailed one point I've said to people: it's real nice to come up with all this tech and systems... on Earth. But what? We're gonna send all the materials to the other planet/moon? We need a way to make the stuff elsewhere from the materials we find there.

  • @Everfalling
    @Everfalling 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the demonstration toward the end doesn't really mean much as you could have set almost anything in front of the aluminum to keep the aluminum from being directly heated. you coulda put a normal brick or even a chunk of 2x4 on it and it'd have done the same thing.

  • @ehllyINTHEYEAR8642
    @ehllyINTHEYEAR8642 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is how they built the pyramids!

  • @Hilmi12
    @Hilmi12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Attention @integza this is perfect for your crazy rocket experiments

  • @radioactivesdesigns3554
    @radioactivesdesigns3554 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Next up: 3d printed aerogel

    • @PiDsPagePrototypes
      @PiDsPagePrototypes ปีที่แล้ว

      "Frozen Smoke" would be a great name for a Aerogel printer company.

  • @nerddub
    @nerddub ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "like countertop granite" no, like surface plate granite. You wouldn't cut your kitchen counter up for precision metrology or machine ways.

    • @3DPrintingNerd
      @3DPrintingNerd  ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean, maybe not YOUR kitchen, but mine - let’s do it. Heh. :)

    • @nerddub
      @nerddub ปีที่แล้ว

      @@3DPrintingNerd lmao fair enough, probably just salty becuase my counters are made of some sort of horrible plastic sheet

  • @Wm200
    @Wm200 ปีที่แล้ว

    They as well print teeth with 3d printers.

  • @darren990
    @darren990 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i bet they cost a bit .bet he got contracts with space x and the DOD

  • @yotortellini
    @yotortellini ปีที่แล้ว

    I think he meant Masked SLA instead of mono sla

  • @techforthedisabled9514
    @techforthedisabled9514 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Has anyone 3d printed a Antikythera mechanism

  • @anon_y_mousse
    @anon_y_mousse ปีที่แล้ว

    That first info card has a mistake where it says "high templates" instead of "high temperatures". It might be a waste of such a machine's talents, but I'd love to see how complex of a print they could make as an art piece.

  • @PiDsPagePrototypes
    @PiDsPagePrototypes ปีที่แล้ว

    Small ceramic engine blocks and cylinder heads, printed instead of cast,... this could be interesting for vehicles that need extremely low mass, such as ultralight aircraft, motorbikes, racecars, drone & RC Aircraft.
    Then flip the use to pumps, and there's designs for lightweight equipment to move cryogenic fluids around, such as refueling space stations and Starships, or resources for life support, LOx, Water, waste management.
    Doesn't look to be prices on the website, which means the products are aimed at Corporations, not home builders. Volumne goes up, prices come down, processes get copied,.. So, about 5 years till we see consumer grade options under US$1000.

    • @ScuffedEngineer
      @ScuffedEngineer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's mostly the lasers that need to come down in price, the rest can be easily scaled for costs. You can do direct ink writing for ceramics rather cheaply though.

  • @jerbear7952
    @jerbear7952 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That machine looks like it is made out of solid $100 bills

    • @3DPrintingNerd
      @3DPrintingNerd  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ha! That makes me think “there is money in the banana stand”

  • @scientificidiot4165
    @scientificidiot4165 ปีที่แล้ว

    20:00 my brain: break it! Crush it!! Throw it!!! Do not let me near it

  • @cptairwolf
    @cptairwolf ปีที่แล้ว

    Jesus the cost of making these is astronomical (pardon the pun).

  • @Scott_C
    @Scott_C ปีที่แล้ว

    Stainless Steel is the only way to fly. Aluminum is just asking for failures. EX: 23:00

  • @ThomasAndersonbsf
    @ThomasAndersonbsf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    man you better at least give a shout out to Integza since he was using ceramic printing to make rocket parts over a year ago.

  • @dirtyqsick
    @dirtyqsick ปีที่แล้ว

    One thing. The Earth is flat.

    • @anon_y_mousse
      @anon_y_mousse ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a dead meme. We all know that no one seriously means that.

  • @MrMegaPussyPlayer
    @MrMegaPussyPlayer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    21:38 Or, and hear me out on this, you could launch your spacecraft without heat shield and save the weight (and several thousand tons of fuel from earth) and just retrofit it on the return trim. With all materials sourced outside of earth.