Assembly for the manufacture of medical, dental-medical, dental-technical and technical parts from ceramics

Assembly for the manufacture of medical, dental-medical, dental-technical and technical parts from ceramics
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United States Patent 6739959
Publication Date: May 25, 2004
Inventors: Bodenmiller; Anton (Leutkirch, DE);Steinhauser; Pius (Leutkirch, DE)
Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co. (Biberach, DE)
Application Number: 261469
Filing Date: October 2, 2002
Abstract:
For the manufacture of shaped parts (6) from ceramics, for example for dental-technical purposes, an assembly is provided which comprises a powdery ceramic raw material compressed to form a ceramic green compact (4), an embedding mass (3) which neither damages nor reacts chemically with the ceramic green compact (4), and a holder or workpiece receiver (1) which holds the embedding mass (3) in a manner to allow the ceramic green compact (4) to be machined while being embedded in the embedding mass.