Additive technologies that allow creating volume objects of different complexity are becoming popular in different industries. There is an increase in the scale of introduction of 3D printing technologies in the construction industry, including in the production of ceramic products. With the help of modern additive technologies, different models, products and designs are created. They can be complex and can be made from different materials. Experts are wondering what the future holds for additive technologies in construction, as well as in ceramic production, as these technologies can save resources, reduce the time of the technological process and form complex shapes.
The article presents an analytical review of the global application of additive technologies in construction, as well as in the manufacture of ceramic products. The advantages and disadvantages, the possibilities of 3D printing are considered. The creation of ceramic three-dimensional products is still a rare area of additive technologies that requires research. The production of ceramic products, superior to other materials in terms of high temperature strength, hardness, chemical and thermal resistance, has a high potential for the use of additive technologies. The types of construction 3D printers and raw materials for them are analyzed. The results of a study of the properties of clay raw materials of the Sannikovsky, Namtsyrsky and Kangalassky deposits of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) are presented.
The 3D printing technologies have appeared for a long time and are successfully used in a number of industries. The activities of many leading companies in the creation of layouts, models and prototypes of units, assemblies, products are practically not carried out without the use of 3D printing. The following are batch production technologies with high productivity combined with low cost, comparable to traditional methods of manufacturing products. The production of various products from silicate masses in an additive manner is seriously constrained by a number of issues due to the specifics of the material itself. One of them - achieving high physical and mechanical characteristics is possible only after hydration (for cements) or heat treatment (ceramic masses) of the product. Significant influence is exerted by the method of manufacturing the product. The most convenient and least energy-consuming method (in comparison with the powder 3D printing methods using laser sintering) is layer-by-layer slip casting or plastic extrusion, however, there are some unresolved problems. This paper highlights the key problems of using the additive method of manufacturing structural products on ceramic and hydration bonds using plastic and rigid masses in combination with vibration effects.