The conference content focuses on the advanced shaping processes applied for ceramics. The program will be composed of invited talks and oral presentations, as well as posters sessions and a student speech contest. Furthermore, plenary lectures will be given by well-known scientists in the field.

In addition, a Summer School will be held on 10th September devoted to Rheology Applied to Additive Manufacturing.

The program will aim to enrich the knowledge of the participants, widening their point of view on specific topics related to ceramic shaping processes and allowing them to get in closer contact with experts in this field.

The main topics covered by the Shaping 7 conference will be:

Raw materials: synthesis, comminution, granulation – traditional, secondary powders, oxide, non-oxide, nano
Dry powder processing: uni- and iso pressing; one step process starting from powders: HP, SPS, HIP
Ceramics without powders: sol-gels, geopolymers, etc.
Colloidal dispersion & surface modification: slip casting slurry infiltration, pressure molding
Plastic forming: extrusion, injection molding, tape casting
Structures: Bio-inspired microstructures, Effect of processing and control of complex micro- and nanostructures
Porous materials, foam structures
Prototyping, including additive manufacturing techniques (ink jet, binder jet, stereolithographic methods, laser process, etc.) and machining
Drying – debinding
Thick films: electrophoretic deposition, plasma layers, laser cladding
Modelling, Economical, environmental and societal issues