3D Potter’s technology facilitates clay 3D printing

3D Potter, based in Florida, manufactures dedicated ceramic 3D printers that can use real clay. Their 3D printers use a cardinal axis system, rather than a Delta printer configuration, which allows precise control with minimal effort to be achieved. The company is working with many clients, especially universities for projects that will benefit from their unique technology. In order to learn more about 3D Potter and understand a bit more about the technology behind its range of clay 3D printers, we met with Dan Defelici, the owner of 3D Potter.

3DN: Can you present yourself and tell us how 3D Potter came about?

My name is Dan Defelici and I am the owner and proprietor of 3D Potter, Inc. I have had many businesses in the past including yacht building and aircraft manufacturing. I’ve always been amazed with robotics and was following very closely the launch of the early and easily accessible 3D printing technology a handful of years ago.

Danny Defelici

I have always had an artistic tendency and I was following the very early stages where people were attempting to use ceramics in 3D printing. At that time I was just experimenting for myself and had plenty of extra parts laying around to design a new extruder. After a couple of days I was able to produce a working clay extruder that was different from everything else I saw previously because it was capable of extruding real clay and not some diluted paste that only resembled clay. After producing this unique extruder coupled to a very innovative upside-down 3D Delta printer, I had several people ask if I could make them one also. And that’s how the business really started.