Recently, 3DeVOK – the 3D scanning brand under SCANOLOGY – and Jingdezhen Xingshi Shanwu Technology Co., Ltd. formally entered into a strategic partnership, jointly establishing the “3D Digital Ceramic Restoration Technology Cooperation Centre.” The centre will focus on ceramic artefact and artistic object restoration, systematically driving the deep integration of 3D scanning, 3D modelling and 3D printing with traditional ceramic restoration techniques, while exploring replicable and scalable digital restoration pathways.

3D Digital Technology: Reshaping Traditional Restoration

Ceramic restoration has long relied on experience and manual craftsmanship. However, in cases involving complex forms, severe loss, or high demands on process control and long‑term preservation, traditional methods are increasingly challenged in precision, visualisation and data archiving.

3D scanning and modelling offer a new technical path. Through non‑contact, high‑precision data capture, they convert the artefact's form into a fully digital asset – computable, reusable, and permanently storable. This provides a reliable data foundation for restoration design, component fabrication, research and archival preservation.

SCANOLOGY, the first A‑share listed company in the 3D vision sector, has long specialised in high‑precision 3D scanning and measurement. Its products and solutions are already widely deployed across industrial manufacturing, cultural heritage, art creation and restoration. In this partnership, 3DeVOK will draw on SCANOLOGY's deep expertise in 3D vision to provide mature, reliable digital tool support for ceramic restoration applications.

Joint Centre: Focused on Application and Technical Collaboration

The newly established 3D Digital Ceramic Restoration Technology Cooperation Centre will focus on addressing digital application needs in ceramic restoration, with a particular emphasis on research into 3D digital restoration methods, technical exchange and practical implementation. By combining Xingshi Shanwu's expertise in ceramic restoration techniques and teaching practice with 3DeVOK's capabilities in 3D digital technology, the two parties will jointly develop a replicable and scalable digital ceramic restoration workflow.

The centre will focus on real‑world ceramic restoration scenarios, gradually developing a referenceable digital restoration workflow – a standardised digital restoration process for ceramics that includes:

● Needs assessment and consultation: understanding the artefact's condition, defining restoration objectives and technical approach

● 3D data acquisition: using 3DeVOK 's high‑precision 3D scanning technology to capture the artefact's 3D data. 3DeVOK will flexibly adopt different scanning solutions depending on the artefact's size and complexity, achieving accuracy up to 0.03 mm – clearly capturing glaze crackles and fine wear marks on the porcelain surface. The entire process is non‑contact, ensuring zero risk to the artefact and establishing a reliable data foundation for subsequent precise restoration.

● Digital reconstruction design: combining Xingshi Shanwu's understanding of traditional ceramic craftsmanship and form, the missing structures are digitally reconstructed and restored in 3D modelling software.

● Custom 3D‑printed replacement components: converting the 3D digital model into physical replacement structures via 3D printing technology, achieving a highly precise match with the original artefact

● Hand‑finishing and integration: restorers apply traditional techniques to bond, refine and tone the replacement components, ensuring the restored sections blend naturally into the original in both appearance and texture.

● Data archiving and delivery: producing a complete, traceable digital restoration record.

This approach respects traditional restoration techniques while introducing 3D digital tools as a ‘helping hand’ – reducing trial‑and‑error costs and improving the overall controllability and consistency of the restoration process.

Technology Empowers Craft, Making Experience Transferable and Replicable

Jingdezhen Xingshi Shanwu has long been dedicated to ceramic restoration and related training, building extensive expertise in artefact repair and craft preservation. Through this partnership, the two parties will vigorously promote the integration of traditional restoration techniques with 3D digital technology, fostering the dissemination and inheritance of these capabilities across the industry.

3DeVOK notes that ceramic restoration is one of the most representative application scenarios for 3D scanning in the cultural heritage and arts sectors. Through high‑precision, non‑contact 3D data capture, digitalization is no longer merely a recording tool – it actively participates in restoration decisions and execution.

Looking Ahead: A ‘Digital Blueprint’ for Every Restoration

As demand for digitalization grows in cultural preservation, art restoration and intangible cultural heritage, 3D technology is becoming a vital complement to traditional craftsmanship. Going forward, through the 3D Digital Ceramic Restoration Technology Cooperation Centre, the two parties will continue to explore more application scenarios, promoting the adoption and practice of digital restoration methods across a wider community.

Ultimately, restoration should not just be about ‘fixing’ – it should also be documented, reproducible, and preserved for the long term.