WZR Ceramic Solutions
Develops and manufactures high-precision ceramic components and coatings using a diverse range of 3D printing technologies for industrial applications.
- CEO / Founder
- Dr. Dieter Nikolay
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $561K
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Customized development of ceramic coatings, ceramic 3D printing services (including material and process development), and testing and evaluation of ceramics. They offer end-to-end industrial production from batch size 1, utilizing a fleet of 18+ different 3D printers and proprietary CerCoat® sol-gel technology.
Technological Advantage
Combines 25+ years of ceramic expertise with a multi-technology AM lab (18+ printers), allowing for technology-agnostic material and process development protected by numerous patents.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Enables the production of complex ceramic parts with precision tolerances of ±0.01 mm and specialized sol-gel coatings, reducing development risk through access to 18+ different AM systems and 25+ years of materials expertise.
How They Differentiate
Differentiates from research institutes like Das Keramikinstitut by offering end-to-end industrial production from batch size 1, utilizing a fleet of 18+ different 3D printers and proprietary CerCoat® sol-gel technology to achieve ±0.01 mm tolerances.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial manufacturers requiring advanced ceramic components and coatings.
Industry Verticals
Industrial; Ceramics
Competitors
Nano Dimension (Formatec, Desktop Metal, ExOne), Steinbach, Schunk Carbon Technology, Bosch Advanced Ceramics, voxeljet AG
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Operates 18+ industrial 3D printers; 3D printing has seen a consistently increasing contribution to total turnover since 2004.
Major Milestones
1996: Founded as Werkstoffzentrum Rheinbach GmbH; 2003: Relocated to expanded facility; 2004: Began 3D printing development for ceramics; 2009: CerCoat® ceramic coatings business launched; 2012: Rebranded to WZR Ceramic Solutions GmbH; 2021: Dr. Dieter Nikolay joins management and acquires shares
Notable Customers
Lithoz GmbH (as a partner for a project using cerium oxide in green hydrogen production)
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 3
- Granted
- 1
- Families
- 3
Leading domains: application (3), material (3), process (3)
Filings by year: 2012: 3
- Pressure process104781213 · CN
- Printing method for production a ceramic green body09908819 · US
- PRINTING PROCESS02914563 · EP
Funding rounds
- Grant€360.5K2023-06Lead: German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) · Source: Lithoz Press Release
- Grant€360.5K2023-01Lead: German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) · Source: Implisense
- Grant€158.7K2022-01Lead: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) · Source: Implisense
- Grant€350K2019-01Lead: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) · Source: BMBF Project PDF