Slip casting
US6257546A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB28B1/263
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of slip casting wherein reduced pressure is applied to the mold during casting by virtue of a network of piping extending through the mold. The mold has an impermeable outer coating. Heat may also be applied to the mold during casting, by for example a heated fluid passing through piping located in the walls of the mold.
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