ZirPro Officially Released ZIRPOUND, the Zirconia Based Feedstock for Ceramic Injection Molding

2018-04-08

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From March 25th to 27th 2018, Saint-Gobain ZirPro Handan exhibited at the 11th Shanghai International Advanced Ceramics Exhibition & Conference (IACE CHINA), in cooperation with Sumitomo-DEMAG, leader in the manufacturing of Injection Molding machines.

IACE China was the opportunity for ZirPro to officially release ZIRPOUND, its zirconia based Feedstock for Ceramic Injection Molding. ZIRPOUND is well-adapted for the manufacturing of decorative ceramics, especially in the fast growing application of smartphone casings as well as in watch parts, jewelry, automotive interior. Thanks to its unique formulation which enables superior control of shrinkage rates, ZIRPOUND is optimized for Near-Net Shape manufacturing of ceramic parts with large and complex designs.

In combination with UprYZe, ZirPro’s new high toughness zirconia, ZIRPOUND allows the manufacturing of ceramic parts with unseen impact and shock resistance.

By showing on-site the injection molding of phone casing with ZIRPOUND feedstock, customers could experience the outstanding efficiency and accurate size control of Saint-Gobain ceramic feedstock solution.

Thanks to ZIRPOUND-Feedstock, Saint-Gobain ZirPro enters as technology leader in the fast growing application of ceramic smartphone casings.

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ZIRPOUND will also be presented at CERAMITEC 2018 (Booth 321 Hall A6), which will be held from April 10th to 13th in Munich, Germany.