Process

3D ceramic printing

However, the self-made machine has few restrictions, for instance, the limitation of width. Due to that situation, the design will follow:

i. Width is smaller than 18cm and height is not taller than 25cm.
ii. Consider after baking will shrink around 15-20%.
iii. Preserve the dot pattern or improve it.

Also, they hope to develop tableware series based on these specs. This is where Erco Lai started to design and research. The project has one advantage, which is making products and prototypes using the same machine. On the other hand, he has to create G-codes via grasshopper. Thanks to the experience of digital fabrication, he can handle the procedure. Nevertheless, Erco Lai believes and got inspired that this will be kind of factory and manufacturer of the future.