DOE awards $2.7 million grant to Maryland developer of technologies for 3D-printing ceramics

Synteris, a Baltimore company focused on commercializing technology for net-shape 3D printing of non-oxide ceramic parts, has been awarded a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

The company says the grant will accelerate development of its 3D-printable ceramic packaging for power electronic modules, with the aim of improving their thermal management, power density, performance, and wear life.

“Being selected for ARPA-E funding is a great testament to the radically different approach we are taking to 3D printing ceramics,” said Steve Farias, chief science officer and founder of Synteris, a subsidiary of advanced-materials manufacturer Materic.