Adva Cera
Adva Cera is an additive manufacturing service bureau producing technical ceramic components for aerospace, defense, medical, energy, and semiconductor industries.
- CEO / Founder
- Hugh Roberts
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $250,000
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Ceramic AM services in oxides (alumina, zirconia), nitrides (aluminum nitride), and bioceramics; end-to-end development from prototyping through scalable production.
Technological Advantage
Additive manufacturing methods for advanced ceramics enabling complex geometries and material performance not achievable via conventional ceramic processing.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Production-grade ceramic additive manufacturing that overcomes geometric and material limitations of traditional ceramic processing, moving parts from concept to qualified production.
How They Differentiate
Focus exclusively on advanced technical ceramics (vs. general polymer/metal AM bureaus), with domestic end-to-end development-to-production pathway.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace and defense, medical device, energy, and semiconductor OEMs needing complex technical ceramic components.
Industry Verticals
Aerospace & Defense; Medical; Energy; Semiconductors & Electronics; Transportation & Industrial
Competitors
Lithoz; 3DCeram; Steinbach AG
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
Rebranded from SiNAPTIC Technologies to Adva Cera; announced strategic partnership with Himed for bioceramic medical device production (May 2026); presence at AMUG and AeroDef 2026 industry events.
Notable Customers
Himed (bioceramic medical device partner)