Engineering

Live slip casting – cast your own smiley – a hands-on ceramics experience

Young and old alike can pour ceramic slurry into a plaster mold and see how it turns into a solid component shaped like a smiley face. Once sintered, the smiley faces can be taken home as a souvenir.

Start 17:00 o'clock

End 23:30 o'clock

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Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTS

Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTS
Winterbergstraße 28
01277 Dresden (Dresdner Süden)

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Description

Slip casting of zirconia smiley discs

How does a liquid material become a solid component? Find out for yourself: cast your own smiley by pouring ceramic slip into small plaster molds – and watch step by step as your shape comes to life.

We clearly show you the processes involved, from shaping the material to the finished ceramic product. You can directly observe how your smiley dries and solidifies.

Curious about the result? Take a look at finished smileys on display – including semi-transparent examples that offer fascinating insights into the world of advanced ceramics.

Afterwards, you can of course take your cast piece home with you.

Information on the event format

Presentation Participate and do it yourself Suitable for children

Stations

Grunaer Weg

61 (bus)
64 (bus)
85 (bus)

Zwinglistraße

2 (tram)

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