CPC B28B 17/0081 (2013.01) [B28B 3/123 (2013.01); B30B 5/06 (2013.01); B30B 15/308 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims |
1. A method for compacting a powder material comprising ceramic powder, the method comprising:
at least one compacting step, during which a layer of powder material is compacted, at a working station, so as to obtain a layer of compacted powder material;
a conveying step, during which the powder material is conveyed, by means of a conveyor assembly, along a first portion of a given path from an input station to the working station and the layer of compacted powder material is conveyed from the working station along a second portion of the given path;
a feeding step, during which the powder material is fed to the conveyor assembly at the input station by means of a feeding assembly, wherein the conveying step and the feeding step are at least partially simultaneous;
an adjusting step, during which an adjusting assembly changes the width of the layer of powder material along at least part of the first portion by pushing the powder material so that the powder material accumulates to locally change a thickness of the powder material during the adjusting step; and
a detection step, during which the density of the layer of compacted ceramic powder is detected at a detection station arranged along the second portion of the given path,
wherein during the adjusting step, the adjusting assembly changes the width of the layer of powder material along at least part of the first portion as a function of the data detected during the detection step, and
wherein the width of the layer of powder material is adjusted at least partially while the powder material is conveyed, by means of the conveyor assembly, along said first portion of said given path.
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