Back in 2012 Formatec, an established Ceramic Injection Molding (CIM) company, was exploring new ways in shaping ceramics to add to their portfolio. Pioneering with 3D printing ceramics, a material -still- fairly unknown in AM but with great properties and regarded as a superior material, would open up a wide span of possibilities. In their effort, Formatec joined forces with Energy Center Netherlands (ECN), an experienced research institute, to start up a project with the aim to push the boundaries changing the traditional manufacturing industry and its associated limitations, through the formation of a new company: Admatec.