A machine for dry decoration of ceramic slabs or tiles, comprising: —a deposit plane (50); —a distributor unit (D), arranged to dispense, in a controlled manner, a ceramic compound in granular or powdered form, formed by two or more different ceramic materials; —a storage container (F), interposed between the distributor unit (D) and the deposit plane (50) to store a certain quantity of ceramic compound dispensed by the distributor unit (D), and comprising an unloading opening (0) arranged to allow the deposit of the ceramic compound on the deposit plane (50); wherein the storage container (F) and the deposit plane (50) are in relative movement with respect to one another along a longitudinal direction (Y); —a control module, connected to the distributor unit (D) and arranged to control and regulate the dispensing of ceramic compound by the distributor unit (D); The machine comprises one or more sensors (S), connected to the control module and arranged to detect a significant parameter of the quantity of ceramic compound contained in the storage container (F) and to process a corresponding measurement signal; The control module is arranged to regulate the dispensing of ceramic compound as a function of the measurement signal received, so as to maintain a desired amount of ceramic compound inside the container (F).

The invention relates to a formwork element for a formwork system for concrete building purposes, in particular for integration into a construction plane of the formwork system, having a box-like supporting body (1, 2) facing away from the concrete, having an upper side (6) facing the concrete in use, having a recess (3) in the upper side (6) for the fastening of concrete-facing forming means (11; 11′; 35) which can be fastened on/in the recess (3), having a vacuum-permeable spacer (14; 17) having a plurality of passage openings (16), and having connection devices (7, 8, 9) for applying a vacuum, wherein a plurality of forming means (35) can be reversibly fastened by means of vacuum at the top side (6). The invention also relates to a formwork system having such a formwork element and a concrete component which has been created with the formwork element or the formwork system.

A Station (10 110) for the realization of coloring effects in a mix for the production of slabs, comprising:—a working surface (11) intended to accommodate a temporary support (12) with a basic mix layer for the formation of a slab;—at least one dye dispensing device (17) for emitting dyes towards the working surface (11) so as to deposit them on the basic mix layer on the temporary support accommodated on the working surface (11)—movement means (18 118) for the relative movement of the dispensing device (17) above the working surface (11)—a control system (19) connected to the movement means (18,118) for controlling the displacement of the dispensing device (17) on the working surface (11) so as to follow trajectories along which dyes are emitted towards the mix layer;—at least one tool (30, 31) movable with the movement means (18, 118) and intended to interact mechanically with areas of the mix layer on the temporary support accommodated on the working surface which receive or are intended to receive the dyes emitted by the dispensing device (17) to achieve coloring effects in the mix

The present relates to an apparatus for manufacturing 3-dimensional concrete structures comprising a projection head (1) for spraying concrete material, wherein the projection head (1) comprises a projection nozzle (11) for spraying the concrete material and at least two guiding surfaces (12) provided on both sides of the projection nozzle (11) and defining a volume in between, such that the projection nozzle (11) is adapted to spray the concrete material into said volume, and wherein the projection head (1) is repeatedly moved along a predefined path by a control means and is configured to adjust the position of the two guiding surfaces (12) during the movement of the projection nozzle (11) so as to create a 3-dimensional concrete structure made of a plurality of projected concrete layers.

A method for manufacturing a part made of composite material includes injecting into a fibrous texture a slurry including at least one powder of refractory ceramic particles suspended in a liquid phase, filtering the liquid phase of the slurry and retaining the powder of refractory ceramic particles inside the texture so as to obtain a fibrous preform loaded with refractory ceramic particles, densifying the fibrous texture by treatment of the refractory ceramic particles present in the fibrous texture in order to form a refractory matrix in the texture. The method further includes, before injecting the slurry under pressure, pre-saturating the fibrous texture with a carrier fluid consisting in injecting into said texture a carrier fluid.

A method and device for producing lightweight panels with a core of gypsum or of cement and gypsum, with pores for decreasing volumetric weight, and with a covering made of cardboard or of a sheet of glass fibers. The production line does not change except for the addition of a device which forms closed hollow cavities within a suspension in an area where an upper sheet covers the suspension. Air pressure which is fed into the formed cavities is slightly higher than the hydraulic pressure of the suspension, so as to prevent the gaps being filled by the suspension. The layers are less thick, and the type and dimensions of the cavities and the thickness of the walls are varied depending on the desired qualities of the panels.

A method for manufacturing an insulator for a spark plug includes a molding process of forming a cylindrical molded product having an axial hole that extends in a direction of an axial line, by means of injection molding using a mold that has a columnar cavity therein and a bar-shaped member disposed in the cavity and extending in the direction of the axial line. In this method, the molding process includes an injection step of injecting a material containing a ceramic. In the injection step, the material is injected into the cavity from a plurality of injection openings that are opened at an inner circumferential surface, of the mold, that forms the cavity. The plurality of injection openings include two or more injection openings located at different positions in the direction of the axial line, or two or more injection openings located at different positions in a circumferential direction.

A mould liner for a fabrication assembly is disclosed. The fabrication assembly is for fabricating an elongate concrete article in a substantially upright orientation and includes a core assembly and an outer mould assembly defining a mould cavity between the core assembly and an inner moulding surface of the outer mould assembly with the outer mould assembly being separable following casting of the elongate concrete article to strip the outer mould assembly from the elongate concrete article. The mould liner during casting forms an intermediate layer between the inner moulding surface of the outer mould assembly and the elongate concrete article being cast, wherein on stripping of the core and outer mould assemblies following casting, the mould liner is adapted to form an outer containment layer to the elongate concrete article.

An extruder includes a receptacle for containing material to be extruded. The extruder further includes a dispersion blade positioned within the receptacle and a nozzle secured to the receptacle. The nozzle defines a first opening positioned within an interior of the receptacle, defines a second opening positioned outside of the receptacle and defines a channel which extends from the first opening through the nozzle to the second opening defining a flow path which extends from the first opening, through the channel and to the second opening. The nozzle extends through a wall of the receptacle and into the interior of the receptacle such that the first opening is positioned spaced apart from the wall.

The invention relates to an additive production method involving the production of a layer of geometrically compact particles, having the following steps: a) providing a particle layer depositing arrangement, comprising a first and a second semi-chamber, wherein a partition separates the first semi-chamber from the second semi-chamber, and the partition is permeable for a dispersion medium and impermeable for particles dispersed in the dispersion medium; b) providing a particle dispersion comprising the dispersion medium and particles dispersed therein in the first semi-chamber, the particle dispersion being distributed substantially homogenously in the first semi-chamber; c) generating a pressure gradient between the first and the second semi-chamber such that the pressure gradient in the first semi-chamber causes a particle dispersion flow directed towards the partition; and d) depositing a particle aggregate material comprising geometrically compact particles on the partition by transporting a dispersion agent into the second semi-chamber.