METHOD AND APPARATUS, IN CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION, FOR SUPPORTING DETAILS ON LARGE FORMING SURFACES AT HIGH SURFACE PRESSURE WITHOUT DEFORMING THE FORMING SURFACE

摘要

Method and apparatus for supporting details, in the continuous production thereof, on large forming surfaces and at high surface pressures without obtaining any deformation of the forming surface. An air film is blown in between the forming surface, e.g. a table (52), and the detail (10, 18), this film decreasing friction when the detail moves over the table (52) as well as achieving the desired pressing pressure and giving a flat pressing surface. The air film has a thickness of up to 0.5 mm and the pressing pressure has a range of 10 to 1000 kPa.