PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ARTICLES FROM CERAMIC OR METAL BY ELECTROPHORETIC FREE FORMING

摘要

The invention relates to an electrophoretic free forming process, by which both metallic and ceramic formed parts can be produced. In this process, a slip (suspension of water and metal powder or ceramic powder) is fed via a hollow needle (6) to the substrate (3) to be produced. By applying a voltage between the slip (7) and the substrate (3) a material deposit is produced. To build up a three-dimensional form scanned into a computer, the substrate is moved past the tip of the hollow needle (6) in a controlled manner. The control is performed on the basis of known CAD/CAM methods. With this process it is possible in particular to produce all formed parts known in dental technology on one machine. It is suitable in particular for producing reinforcing structures and for coating reinforcing structures with dentine or incisal material. Equally possible is the production of non-dental formed parts of dimensions comparable to those of dental formed parts.