Prodways Printers launched the CERAM PRO 365 Max at Formnext, a higher-power version of its ceramic vat photopolymerization platform that pushes UV intensity to 200 mW/cm². The standard CERAM PRO 365 runs at 130 mW/cm², so the Max delivers roughly 54% more light energy on the same build area.
The extra power is aimed at ceramic slurries that need more exposure energy to cure than established formulations do, which widens the processing window for material developers rather than for customers already running production with qualified materials.
| Spec | CERAM PRO 365 Max |
|---|---|
| UV intensity | 200 mW/cm² (vs 130 mW/cm² standard) |
| Build platform | 264 × 328 mm |
| Max build height | 350 mm |
| Native resolution | 31 µm |
| R&D slurry volume | under 1 L |
The machine keeps Prodways’ patented MOVINGLight technology, where the DLP projector physically moves across the build area instead of sitting fixed over it. That’s how the company holds 31 µm native resolution across a 264 × 328 mm platform, a combination that fixed-projector systems typically can’t match without shrinking the build area.
Dedicated R&D kits need less than 1 L of slurry, so labs can test experimental ceramic formulations in small batches before scaling the same recipe up to full builds on the same hardware. Prodways says the standard CERAM PRO 365 stays the production tool for established formulations, while the Max is positioned for aerospace ceramic cores, investment casting molds, technical ceramics and heat exchangers that need harder cure conditions.
Prodways Printers is part of Prodways Group, listed on Euronext Paris; the ceramic printer line has more than 200 machines installed worldwide. No price has been published for the Max configuration, and no cure or print speed figures were given alongside the UV output increase.