Colored Ceramic Watch Parts through Field Assisted Sintering
Description
Brilliantly colored ceramic watch cases will be manufactured by developing a new dedicated production process . The novel 3D Spark Plasma Sintering approach will yield intensively colored near-net shapes, avoiding toxic color pigment composition and showing perfect aesthetic appearance.
Key data
Projectlead
Project team
Dr. Karolina Kniec-Stec, Michal Gorbar
Project partners
IWC International Watch Co. AG; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETHZ; inspire AG
Project status
completed, 02/2024 - 05/2026
Institute/Centre
Institute of Materials and Process Engineering (IMPE)
Funding partner
Innovationsprojekt / Projekt Nr. 108.417.1 IP-ENG
School of Engineering
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