Colored Ceramic Watch Parts through Field Assisted Sintering
At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Dr. Dirk Penner
- Project team : Michal Gorbar, Dr. Karolina Kniec-Stec
- Project status : ongoing
- Funding partner : Innosuisse (Innovationsprojekt / Projekt Nr. 108.417.1 IP-ENG)
- Project partner : IWC International Watch Co. AG, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETH, inspire AG
- Contact person : Dirk Penner
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.