Integration of Additive Manufacturing into Process Chain of Porcelain Preservation

Abstract

Relic restoration and preservation is a huge market. Antique Chinese Porcelain, which is regarded as a symbolic type of artefacts representing Chinese art, craft and culture, has attracted significant study into its preservation, crossing the fields of policy-making, science and emerging technologies. In recent years, Additive Manufacturing (AM) has demonstrated its advantages in the restoration of relics made of a variety of materials. However, the study of its implementation with antique porcelain, which not only has different shapes, but also glossy surface and rich colours, still remains in its infancy.