VIENNA, Austria and DETMOLD, Germany, Jan 23, 2026 – Steinbach AG, a leading contract manufacturer specialized in technical ceramic additive manufacturing, and long-standing Lithoz partner, has acquired two new additional CeraFab S65 printers, raking their fleet of Lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing (LCM) printers up to 7 machines in total.
This expansion of their LCM-based machine park will enable Steinbach AG to accelerate recent momentum around formnext and further scale their serial production capacities – meeting the high demand for additively manufactured ceramic components in all major industrial areas of the world.
Reflecting on the company’s recent growth, Volker Steinbach, CEO of Steinbach AG says: “After many years of working with LCM technology, growing our 3D printer fleet is a natural response to increasing market demand. Coming from various industries such as machine engineering, measuring and sensor technologies, and MedTech, our customers rely on consistent quality, reliability, and long-term production continuity.” He adds: “Besides, we have strengthened our post-processing capabilities to 13 furnaces, enabling us to reduce delivery times for prototypes to three to four weeks. By expanding Steinbach AG’s LCM-based machine park, we have scaled our rigorous quality standards to meet customer expectations at mass production level, further reinforcing our position as a trusted manufacturing partner for high-performance ceramic components.”
Dr. Johannes Homa, CEO of Lithoz on the continuously growing success of their contract manufacturers: “This investment by Steinbach AG showcases innovation-leading OEMs increasingly use experienced contract manufacturers within our LCM-based Ceramic 3D Factory network to open a low-threshold access to successfully explore new business and engineering opportunities. After building up LCM technology expertise for 10 years, Steinbach AG is now reaping the rewards of taking the leap. With seven LCM printers operating at full capacity and a profound understanding of industry challenges and needs, the company is fully leveraging the serial production capabilities of ceramic 3D printing. Lithoz’ Ceramic 3D Factory, our global network of contract manufacturers and partners, has arrived at the frontier of industrial use cases and applications and keeps pushing.”
About Steinbach
Steinbach offers prototyping in series quality and serial production for a wide range of applications and industries, including medical technology, high-temperature applications, the electrical industry, the automotive industry, and the aerospace industry. The special properties of ceramics are particularly necessary in demanding environments. Lithoz‘s proven LCM technology enables the production of the finest components in impressive quality, which are then successfully deployed. For more information, visit www.steinbach-ag.de.
About Lithoz
Lithoz is the world and technology leader for high-performance ceramic materials and 3D printers. Founded in 2011, Lithoz is committed to breaking the boundaries of ceramic production and supporting customers in expanding the manufacturing opportunities for the ceramic industry. The company has an export share of almost 100%, around 100 employees and 4 different sites worldwide. Since 2016, Lithoz has been ISO 9001-2015 certified and in 2025, Lithoz secured ISO 13485 certification to qualify their quality management system to the standards of the medical devices industry. For more information, visit https://www.lithoz.com.
