EP4334098B1 - Système de fabrication et procédé de fabrication d'articles en poudre céramique compactée - Google Patents

Système de fabrication et procédé de fabrication d'articles en poudre céramique compactée

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EP4334098B1
EP4334098B1 EP22727430.5A EP22727430A EP4334098B1 EP 4334098 B1 EP4334098 B1 EP 4334098B1 EP 22727430 A EP22727430 A EP 22727430A EP 4334098 B1 EP4334098 B1 EP 4334098B1
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ceramic powder
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mcp
deburring
compacted ceramic
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Marcello ORSINI
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
    • B28B11/00—Apparatus or processes for treating or working the shaped or preshaped articles
    • B28B11/18—Apparatus or processes for treating or working the shaped or preshaped articles for removing burr
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B27/00—Other grinding machines or devices
    • B24B27/0023—Other grinding machines or devices grinding machines with a plurality of working posts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B27/00—Other grinding machines or devices
    • B24B27/0038—Other grinding machines or devices with the grinding tool mounted at the end of a set of bars
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B49/00—Measuring or gauging equipment for controlling the feed movement of the grinding tool or work; Arrangements of indicating or measuring equipment, e.g. for indicating the start of the grinding operation
    • B24B49/12—Measuring or gauging equipment for controlling the feed movement of the grinding tool or work; Arrangements of indicating or measuring equipment, e.g. for indicating the start of the grinding operation involving optical means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B9/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor
    • B24B9/002—Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor for travelling workpieces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B9/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor
    • B24B9/02—Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground
    • B24B9/06—Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground of non-metallic inorganic material, e.g. stone, ceramics, porcelain
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
    • B28B17/00—Details of, or accessories for, apparatus for shaping the material; Auxiliary measures taken in connection with such shaping
    • B28B17/0063—Control arrangements
    • B28B17/0081—Process control
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
    • B28B3/00—Producing shaped articles from the material by using presses; Presses specially adapted therefor
    • B28B3/12—Producing shaped articles from the material by using presses; Presses specially adapted therefor wherein one or more rollers exert pressure on the material
    • B28B3/123—Producing shaped articles from the material by using presses; Presses specially adapted therefor wherein one or more rollers exert pressure on the material on material in moulds or on moulding surfaces moving continuously underneath or between the rollers, e.g. on an endless belt
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
    • B28B5/00—Producing shaped articles from the material in moulds or on moulding surfaces, carried or formed by, in or on conveyors irrespective of the manner of shaping
    • B28B5/02—Producing shaped articles from the material in moulds or on moulding surfaces, carried or formed by, in or on conveyors irrespective of the manner of shaping on conveyors of the endless-belt or chain type
    • B28B5/026—Producing shaped articles from the material in moulds or on moulding surfaces, carried or formed by, in or on conveyors irrespective of the manner of shaping on conveyors of the endless-belt or chain type the shaped articles being of indefinite length
    • B28B5/027—Producing shaped articles from the material in moulds or on moulding surfaces, carried or formed by, in or on conveyors irrespective of the manner of shaping on conveyors of the endless-belt or chain type the shaped articles being of indefinite length the moulding surfaces being of the indefinite length type, e.g. belts, and being continuously fed

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  • the present invention relates to a manufacturing system and a method for manufacturing articles made of compacted ceramic powder.
  • production plants which supply (typically, in a substantially continuous manner) semi-dry ceramic powder (i.e., with a moisture content of below 10%, in particular ranging from 5% and 6%) along a given path through a continuous compaction assembly, which subjects the ceramic powder to a compaction pressure, so as to obtain a layer of compacted ceramic powder in the form of continuous strip of compacted ceramic powder, which is subsequently cut to obtain a plurality of articles made of compacted ceramic powder, having different sizes based on the type of ceramic product to be obtained, which will then be dried, possibly decorated, and fired to obtain the final ceramic products.
  • semi-dry ceramic powder i.e., with a moisture content of below 10%, in particular ranging from 5% and 6%
  • finishing stations also called deburring or trimming stations, at which the borders of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder are finished (or deburred) to eliminate the aforesaid burrs.
  • finishing operations of the transverse and longitudinal borders of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder are carried out by means of abrasive tools that intercept the border to be treated, remove any excess material and bevel the edges of this border.
  • Each of these abrasive tools is typically mounted on a linear guide arranged above the conveyor device intended to transport the articles made of compacted ceramic powder from the cutting station towards the subsequent processing stations, so that this abrasive tool moving along the respective linear guide can intercept and finish (i.e., deburr or trim) at least one border of an article made of compacted ceramic powder, when this article is above the conveyor device at the finishing station, so as to finish this border, that is, so as to remove any excess material (namely, the so-called burrs) from said border and to bevel the edges of this border.
  • finish i.e., deburr or trim
  • the finishing assembly To finish (i.e., deburr or trim) all the borders of each article made of compacted ceramic powder, the finishing assembly generally has two linear guides arranged parallel to the moving direction of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder to finish (i.e., deburr) the lateral borders of each article made of compacted ceramic powder while it moves (moved by the conveyor device) in the moving direction; and at least one further linear guide arranged crosswise to the moving direction to finish the front borders of the same article, when this is in a first position, and the rear borders of the article, when this is in a second position. Processing of the transverse borders of each article made of compacted ceramic powder is more complex and requires more time with respect to the longitudinal borders.
  • the article made of compacted ceramic powder is stopped at the first position at least for the time required by the abrasive tool to process the front borders and in the second position for the time required by the abrasive tool to process the rear borders.
  • the finishing (i.e., deburring) stations risk representing a bottleneck for the manufacturing plant of ceramic products.
  • the known plants are generally provided with multiple finishing stations, each having at least one linear guide and one abrasive tool, so that the articles of ceramic powder exiting from the cutting station are sorted among the various finishing stations so as to simultaneously finish several articles made of compacted ceramic powder.
  • modern ceramic product production plants that is, modern compacting and cutting machines
  • a manufacturing system and a method for manufacturing articles made of compacted ceramic powder are proposed for the manufacturing of articles made of compacted ceramic powder as set forth in the appended independent claims, and preferably, in any one of the claims dependent, directly or indirectly, on the aforesaid independent claims.
  • the claims describe preferred embodiments of the present invention forming an integral part of the present description.
  • the reference number 1 indicates as a whole a manufacturing system of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • finish articles made of compacted ceramic powder means to trim, or deburr, articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP, namely, to remove portions of material from one or more borders 2, 2', 2'' and 2′′′ of one or more articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • these portions of material to be removed have an extension that is at most around 3 mm, in particular at most around 2.5 mm and, advantageously, but without limitation, comprise (in particular, are made up of) parts of material in excess, also called burrs (not visible in the accompanying figures and which can be created as a result of imprecisions in the operations for the production of the ceramic articles), and/or additional parts of the (body) of the article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • finishing operations that will be referred to in the present description must be understood as operations for the removal of portions of material, the extension of which is advantageously, but without limitation, at most around 3 mm, in particular at most around 2.5 mm, from one or more borders 2, 2', 2" or 2′′′ of an article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • the manufacturing system 1of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP comprises: a supply assembly 3, advantageously provided with at least one dispensing device (of a known type and not further described herein) and, configured to supply a given amount (namely, a mass) of (uncompacted) ceramic powder CP at an input station 4; a compaction device 5, arranged at a compaction station 6, and configured to apply a compaction pressure to the (uncompacted) ceramic powder CP so as to compact the ceramic powder CP and obtain a layer of compacted ceramic powder KP; and a conveyor assembly 7 to transport the ceramic powder CP along a given path P in a moving direction A from the input station 4 to the compaction station 6 and the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP from the compaction station 6 to a cutting station 8, where the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP are formed.
  • a supply assembly 3 advantageously provided with at least one dispensing device (of a known type and not further described herein) and, configured to supply a given amount (namely,
  • the conveyor assembly 7 comprises at least one conveyor device 9 arranged and configured to receive the (uncompacted) ceramic powder CP at the input station 4 and transport it (in a substantially continuous manner) up to the compaction station 6, where the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP is formed, and to then transport this layer of compacted ceramic powder KP up to (in particular, to the exit of) the cutting station 8 along a first section PA of the given path P.
  • the conveyor device 9 comprises (in particular, is made up of) a conveyor belt that extends (and configured to move) from the input station 4 to the (end of the) cutting station 8, passing through the compaction station 6, along the section PA of the given path P.
  • the compaction device 5 comprises (in particular, is made up of) a continuous compaction assembly arranged along the section PA of the given path P.
  • this continuous compaction assembly comprises at least two compression rollers 10 arranged on opposite sides of (in particular, one above and one below) the conveyor device 9 (in particular, of the conveyor belt) to exert a pressure on the (uncompacted) ceramic powder CP so as to compact said (uncompacted) ceramic powder CP and obtain the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP.
  • the continuous compaction assembly comprises a pressure belt 11 that converges towards the conveyor device 9 (in particular, towards the conveyor belt) in the moving direction A so as to exert a pressure (from the top down) that gradually increases in the direction A on the ceramic powder CP in order to compact it as it moves along the section PA of the given path P.
  • the pressure belt 11 is made (mainly) of metal (steel) so that it cannot be substantially deformed while pressure is exerted on the ceramic powder CP.
  • the continuous compaction assembly also comprises an opposing belt 11', advantageously made of rubber or a similar material, arranged on the opposite side of the conveyor device 9 (in particular, of the conveyor belt) with respect to the pressure belt 11 to cooperate with the conveyor device 9 (in particular, with the conveyor belt) to provide a suitable opposition to the downward force exerted by the pressure belt 11.
  • the opposing belt 11' is (mainly) made of metal (steel) so that it cannot be substantially deformed while pressure is exerted on the ceramic powder CP.
  • the opposing belt 11' and the conveyor device 9 (in particular, the conveyor belt) coincide.
  • the conveyor device 9 in particular, the conveyor belt
  • the opposing belt is absent.
  • the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP also comprises at least one cutting device 12 arranged at the cutting station 8 and which is configured to cut, at least crosswise, namely, at least along a direction B transverse to the moving direction A, the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP in order to obtain a plurality of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • the cutting device 12 comprises at least one cutting blade (not illustrated) configured to come into contact with the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP and to cut it, in particular this blade during the cut is operated to move along the cross direction B.
  • the cutting device 12 is also configured to cut the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP also parallel to the moving direction A in order to obtain groups G of articles, each comprising (in particular, made up of) at least two articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP at least partially arranged next to one another along the cross direction B (see in particular Figs. 3 , 4 , 4A and 5 where these groups G of articles are illustrated while they exit from the cutting station 8 and move towards a deburring/trimming station 16, which will be better described in the following).
  • the cutting device 12 can give rise to different formats of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP can only be cut crosswise, namely, only along (i.e., parallel to) the cross direction B, so as to give rise to articles of ceramic powder MCP of large size (intended to form ceramic slabs of large size, for example having a section of 1200/1800 x 2400/3600mm), as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 7 , or of smaller size (intended to form ceramic tiles, for example having a section from 900/1200x1800/2000mm, up to 400x400mm) which are conveyed along the given path P organized in the aforesaid groups G of articles, also called sets, as illustrated in Figs. 3 , 4 , 4A and 5 .
  • the expression “articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP” is meant as articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP not yet fired; in other words, “articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP” is meant as portions of the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP obtained by cutting this layer of compacted ceramic powder KP, optionally but not necessarily treated, for example by means of heat treatments, such as drying, and/or by means of decorative treatments etc., but not yet subjected to firing.
  • Each of these articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP is provided with two transverse borders 2, 2', namely, which extend substantially crosswise to the moving direction A (when the article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP is on the conveyor assembly 7), and two longitudinal borders 2'' and 2''', namely, which extend substantially along the moving direction A (when the article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP is on the conveyor assembly 7).
  • Each of these borders 2, 2', 2" and 2′′′ is advantageously provided with an upper edge 13 and with a lower edge 13'.
  • the transverse borders 2 and 2' are substantially parallel and opposite one another and the longitudinal borders 2" and 2′′′ are substantially parallel and opposite one another and orthogonal to the transverse borders 2 and 2'.
  • the angle that remains defined between the adjacent borders 2, 2", 2′′′ and 2' of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP could be (albeit slightly) different from a right angle.
  • the aforesaid conveyor assembly 7 is configured to move these articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (optionally organized in groups G of articles, as explained above) along the given path P, in particular along a further section PB of the given path P, from the cutting station 8 to an output station 14.
  • the given path P that goes from the input station 4 to the output station 14 comprises (in particular, is made up of) sections PA and PB described positioned one after another continuously, namely, without interposition of other sections.
  • the aforesaid conveyor assembly 7 comprises at least one roller conveyor 15 which is arranged and configured to receive (in particular, from the conveyor device 9) the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or the groups G of articles), or a part thereof, and transport them (in a substantially continuous manner) at least up to a deburring/trimming station 16 along this section PB of the given path P; even more advantageously up to the output station 14, passing through the aforesaid deburring/trimming station 16 and through at least one detection station 17.
  • the roller conveyor 15 comprises (in particular, is made up of) a plurality of rollers 18 which extend along (or parallel to) the cross direction B and are arranged in succession along the moving direction A.
  • the roller conveyor 15 could be replaced by any other type of conveyor, for example a belt conveyor, arranged and configured to receive (in particular, from the conveyor device 9) the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or the groups G of articles), or a part thereof, and transport them (in a substantially continuous manner) at least up to a deburring/trimming station 16 along this section PB of the given path P; even more advantageously up to the output station 14, passing through the aforesaid deburring/trimming station 16 and through the detection station 17.
  • a belt conveyor arranged and configured to receive (in particular, from the conveyor device 9) the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or the groups G of articles), or a part thereof, and transport them (in a substantially continuous manner) at least up to a deburring/trimming station 16 along this section PB of the given path P; even more advantageously up to the output station 14, passing through the aforesaid deburring/trimming station 16 and through the detection station
  • the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP move along the conveyor assembly 7, in particular along the roller conveyor 15, and are moved towards (into) the deburring/trimming station 16 spaced from one another by a given distance value, which varies based on the format of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP so as to eliminate the risk of an article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP, or a group G of articles, reaching the deburring/trimming station 16 before the article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP, or the group G of articles, previously finished (i.e., deburred/trimmed) has been moved to exit from this deburring/trimming station 16.
  • the given distance value is at least equal to around 15cm, in particular is at least equal to around 20cm.
  • this given distance value between successive articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or between the groups G of articles) at least along the section PB of the given path P is guaranteed by varying, in a known manner the speed of movement of at least part 180 of the rollers 18 of the roller conveyor 15, upstream of the deburring/trimming station 16 along the section PB of the given path.
  • the conveyor assembly 7 comprises a further adjustment conveyor 180, advantageously with rollers, arranged between the conveyor device 9 and the roller conveyor 15 and configured to impart the speed and the necessary distancing to the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or to the groups G of articles) that move along the section PB of the given path P towards the deburring/trimming station 16.
  • the manufacturing system 1 also comprises a deburring/trimming assembly 19 which is arranged at the deburring/trimming station 16 and is configured to finish (in particular, deburr/trim) at least a first border 2, which is transverse to the moving direction A of each one of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP which, in use, moves individually or in groups G of articles, along the conveyor assembly 7, in particular along the roller conveyor 15.
  • a deburring/trimming assembly 19 which is arranged at the deburring/trimming station 16 and is configured to finish (in particular, deburr/trim) at least a first border 2, which is transverse to the moving direction A of each one of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP which, in use, moves individually or in groups G of articles, along the conveyor assembly 7, in particular along the roller conveyor 15.
  • the deburring/trimming station 16 is located downstream of the cutting station 8 along the given path P, in particular along the section PB of the given path P.
  • the deburring/trimming assembly 19 comprises at least one abrasive tool 20 configured to intercept and finish (namely, deburr/trim) the aforesaid border 2, and a support structure 22 which carries the abrasive tool 20 and can be operated, by a control assembly 21, to move the abrasive tool 20 along a deburring/trimming trajectory T (represented schematically with a dashed line in Fig. 6 ).
  • the abrasive tool 20 comprises (in particular is made up of) a pair of truncated cone grinders 23 arranged opposite and at a given distance from each other so as to receive therebetween and, in use, finish (in particular, deburr/trim) a border 2, 2' to be treated.
  • these truncated cone grinders 23 are configured to be able to take, in use (that is, when the abrasive tool 20 is moved along the deburring/trimming trajectory T or the further deburring/trimming trajectory T), a position with respect to the border 2 or 2' to be treated such as to allow finishing (in particular, deburring/trimming) both of the upper edge 13 and of the lower edge 13' of this border 2 or 2' (that is, removal of the aforesaid portions of material both from the upper edge 13 and from the lower edge 13' of this border 2 or 2').
  • the truncated cone grinders 23 are sized to be able to be inserted, in use (that is, when the abrasive tool 20 is moved along the deburring/trimming trajectory T or the further deburring/trimming trajectory), between two successive rollers 18 of the roller conveyor 15.
  • the deburring/trimming assembly 19 comprises at least a further abrasive tool 20' (similar to the abrasive tool 20 and) configured to intercept and finish (in particular, deburr/trim) a further border 2', opposite the border 2, and a further support structure 22' which (is similar to the support structure 22,) carries the further abrasive tool 20' and can be operated, by the control assembly 21, to move the further abrasive tool 20' along a further deburring/trimming trajectory (not illustrated).
  • a further abrasive tool 20' similar to the abrasive tool 20 and
  • a further support structure 22' which (is similar to the support structure 22,) carries the further abrasive tool 20' and can be operated, by the control assembly 21, to move the further abrasive tool 20' along a further deburring/trimming trajectory (not illustrated).
  • control assembly 21 is configured also to operate the further support structure 22' so as to simultaneously deburr/trim the borders 2 and 2', with evident advantages in terms of time and production volume.
  • control assembly 21 comprises two control units (not illustrated) each intended to control (namely, operate) one abrasive tool 20 or 20'.
  • the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP comprises a further control assembly (not illustrated and substantially similar to the control assembly 21) connected at least to the detection assembly 24 and to the deburring/trimming assembly 19 and configured to operate the abrasive tool 20'.
  • the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP comprises at least one detection assembly 24 which is arranged and configured to detect at least one quantity correlated with the development of at least the border 2 (to be treated, in particular of at least one of the two transverse borders 2 and 2') of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or of each group G of articles) which, in use, moves on the conveyor assembly 7, in particular on the roller conveyor 15, and the control assembly 21 is connected to the detection assembly 24 and to the deburring/trimming assembly 19 and is configured to operate the deburring/trimming assembly 19 depending on the information detected by the detection assembly 24 so that the deburring/trimming trajectory T (along which the abrasive tool 20 is moved to deburr/trim the border 2) coincides with the development of the border 2.
  • the detection assembly 24 is arranged at the detection station 17 arranged downstream of the cutting station 8 along the given path P and upstream of the deburring/trimming station 16 along this given path P.
  • the detection assembly 24 is connected (namely, fixed) to the abrasive tool 20 (and/or) to the further abrasive tool 20'.
  • the detection assembly 24 is configured to detect the position of at least two distinct points of at least an upper or lower edge 13 or 13' of this border 2.
  • control assembly 21 comprises at least one memory (known per se and not illustrated and not described herein) to receive and store setting data comprising at least the thickness of the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP (which the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP is intended to form) and is configured to determine a development of the border 2 depending on the information detected by the detection assembly 24 and on the setting data and to operate the deburring/trimming assembly 19 based on the development determined and on the setting data so that the deburring/trimming trajectory T (along which the abrasive tool 20 is moved to deburr/trim the border 2) coincides with the development of the border 2.
  • setting data comprising at least the thickness of the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP (which the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP is intended to form) and is configured to determine a development of the border 2 depending on the information detected by the detection assembly 24 and on the setting data and to operate the deburring/trimming assembly 19 based on the development determined and on the
  • the detection assembly 24 comprises (in particular, is made up of) at least one video camera 25, (advantageously but without limitation) arranged above the conveyor assembly 7, in particular above the roller conveyor 15, for example at a height with respect to the conveyor assembly 7 (in particular to the roller conveyor 15), such as to detect the position of the aforesaid two points of an upper or lower edge 13 or 13' of the border 2.
  • the detection assembly 24 is also configured to detect the position of at least two distinct points of an upper or lower edge 13 or 13' of the further transverse border 2', opposite the transverse border 2, of each of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or of each group G of articles) and the control assembly 21 is configured to determine the development also of the further border 2', opposite the border 2.
  • the detection assembly 24 comprises (in particular, is made up of) two video cameras 25 (advantageously, but without limitation) placed above the conveyor assembly 7 and mutually arranged so that one video camera 25 detects a quantity correlated with the development (in particular, the position of two points of an upper or lower edge 13 or 13') of the border 2 and the other video camera 25 detects a quantity correlated with the development (in particular, the position of two points of an upper or lower edge 13, 13') of the further border 2'.
  • the detection assembly 24 is configured to detect the development of the entire border 2, 2' which, in use, moves on the conveyor assembly 7, in particular on the roller conveyor 15, for example by means of one or more video cameras and/or by means of other viewing systems (known per se and not further described herein).
  • the detection assembly 24 could be configured to detect the whole lateral profile of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or of each group G of articles) which, in use, moves on the conveyor assembly 7, in particular on the roller conveyor 15, for example by means of one or more video cameras and/or by means of other viewing systems (known per se and not further described herein).
  • control assembly 21 comprises at least one memory (known per se and not illustrated and not described herein) to receive and store setting data comprising at least the thickness of the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP (which the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP is intended to form) and/or the format of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (which the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP is intended to form) and is configured to determine a development of the border 2 depending on the information detected by the detection assembly 24 and on the setting data.
  • setting data comprising at least the thickness of the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP (which the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP is intended to form) and/or the format of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (which the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP is intended to form) and is configured to determine a development of the border 2 depending on the information detected by the detection assembly 24 and on the setting data.
  • the deburring/trimming assembly 19 advantageously, but not necessarily, in use, follows the real development of the border 2 or 2' to be treated, which allows a more precise finishing (namely, deburring or trimming) of the borders 2 or 2' regardless of the inclination with which the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or the groups G of articles) reach the deburring/trimming station 16, without the need to first rotate or handle the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP or the groups G of articles.
  • the deburring/trimming assembly 19 comprises at least one force detection device 26 arranged and configured to continuously detect a contact pressure transmitted, in use, by the abrasive tool 20 (and optionally, when provided, by the further abrasive tool 20') to the border 2 or 2' that is being finished; and the control assembly 21 is configured to adjust the deburring/trimming assembly 19, based on this contact pressure so that the contact pressure transmitted, in use, by the abrasive tool 20 (and optionally, when provided, by the further abrasive tool 20') to the border 2 or 2' that is being finished remains substantially constant along the entire deburring/trimming trajectory T.
  • the force detection device 26 is arranged on the abrasive tool 20 (and optionally, when provided, on the further abrasive tool 20'), as illustrated schematically in Fig. 6 .
  • the force detection device 26 could be arranged on the support structure 22 (and optionally, when provided, on the further support structure 22') that carries the abrasive tool 20 (and optionally 20').
  • the force detection device 26 comprises (in particular, is made up of) at least one force sensor of a known type and not further described herein.
  • the (in particular, each) support structure 22 (and 22') of the deburring/trimming assembly 19 comprises (in particular, is made up of) an anthropomorphic robot 27 (and 27') of collaborative type (of a known type and not further described herein).
  • the abrasive tool 20 in particular also the further abrasive tool 20' can be moved in the space with greater freedom.
  • this solution also allows maintenance operations to be carried out on the abrasive tool 20 (in particular also on the further abrasive tool 20'), for example operations to replace one or more grinders, in a simpler manner, thanks to the presence of the robot 27 (and 27') which allows the abrasive tool 20 (in particular, also the further abrasive tool 20') to be moved out of the footprint of the conveyor assembly 7, when maintenance operations must be carried out, without the need to block the rest of the processing operations.
  • the anthropomorphic robot 27 or 27' is fixed to a horizontal supporting wall 28 (as illustrated partially and schematically in Fig. 6 ).
  • the manufacturing system 1 comprises a protective structure (not illustrated) which surrounds at least part of the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP and this supporting wall 28 is advantageously, but not necessarily, part of (that is, is comprised in) this protective structure.
  • each) support structure 22 (22') of the deburring/trimming assembly 19 comprises (in particular, is made up of) at least one linear guide 29 arranged above the conveyor assembly 7, in particular the roller conveyor 15 at the deburring/trimming station 16 and extends substantially crosswise to the moving direction A, and at least a second linear guide 30 which is mounted so as to be movable along the linear guide 29 and extends substantially parallel to the moving direction A.
  • the abrasive tool 20 (in particular also the further abrasive tool 20') is connected to the linear guide 30 in a sliding manner.
  • each support structure 22, 22' (in particular, the first linear guide 29) is vertically movable.
  • the control assembly 21 is configured to move each support structure 22, 22' (in particular, the first linear guide 29) up to a height that depends on the thickness of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP, as stated above (therefore on the quantity of ceramic powder CP that is supplied by the supply assembly 3 and/or on the compaction pressure applied by the compaction device 5) so as to guarantee the correct positioning of the abrasive tool 20 or 20' at the border 2 and/or 2'.
  • each support structure 22, 22' could comprise a manual adjustment system to adjust the height of each support structure 22, 22' (in particular, of the first linear guide 29), so as to guarantee the correct positioning of the abrasive tool 20 or 20' at the border 2 and/or at the further border 2'.
  • the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP further comprises an aligning assembly 31, which is arranged upstream of the deburring/trimming station 16 along the given path P, in particular along the section PB, and can be operated so as to strike against each group G of articles moving, in use, along the given path P, in particular along the section PB, and align the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP of each group G of articles with one another at least along the cross direction B.
  • the aligning assembly 31 comprises at least one wall 32 which extends along (namely, parallel to) the cross direction B and is movable between a rest position, in which (advantageously, but without limitation) it does not interfere with the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP or with the groups G of articles that, in use, move on the conveyor assembly 7 (for example is above or below the conveyor assembly 7), and an operating position, in which it is arranged to strike against each group G of articles moving, in use, along the given path P and align the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP of each group G of articles at least along said cross direction B.
  • this wall 32 is advantageously, but without limitation, arranged between two adjacent rollers 18 of said roller conveyor 15, and is movable between a rest position, in which it lies below or above the rollers 18 so as not to interfere with the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP or with the groups G of articles moving, in use, on the conveyor assembly 7, in particular on the roller conveyor 15, and an operating position, in which it projects from the rollers 18 to strike against each of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP, or group G of articles, moving, in use, along the given path P, in particular along the section PB, and align the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP of each group G of articles at least along the cross direction B.
  • the aligning assembly 31 comprises at least one belt 32' which is (advantageously, but without limitation) arranged between two adjacent rollers 18 of the roller conveyor 15 and is movable between a rest position, in which it does not interfere with the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP or the groups G of articles moving, in use, on the conveyor assembly 7, in particular on the roller conveyor 15, for example lies below the rollers 18, and an operating position, in which it projects from the rollers 18 to strike against each group G of articles moving, in use, along the given path P, in particular along the section PB, and align the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP of each group G of articles at least along the cross direction B.
  • the aligning assembly 31 (also) comprises at least one further wall 33 which extends along the moving direction A and is movable between a rest position, in which it is arranged on one side of the conveyor assembly 7, in particular of the roller conveyor 15, so as not to interfere with the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP moving, in use, on the conveyor assembly 7, in particular on the roller conveyor 15, and an operating position, in which it lies above the rollers 18 and, advantageously cooperates with the wall 32 (if provided) or with the belt 32' (if provided), to strike against and align the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP of the group G of articles with one another.
  • the aligning assembly 31 could also comprise a further wall which extends along the moving direction A and is movable between a rest position, in which it is arranged on a further side of the conveyor assembly 7, in particular of the roller conveyor 15, opposite with respect to the side of the conveyor assembly 7 outside which the wall 33 lies in the rest position so as not to interfere with the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP moving, in use, on the conveyor assembly 7 (in particular, on the roller conveyor 15) and an operating position, in which this further wall lies above the rollers 18 and cooperates with the wall 33 and/or with the wall 32 (if provided) or with the belt 32' (if provided) to strike against and align the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP of the group G of articles with one another.
  • the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP also comprises a further deburring/trimming assembly 35, advantageously arranged at a further deburring/trimming station 36, advantageously, but without limitation, downstream of the trimming station 16 along the given path P, in particular along the section PB of the given path P, and configured to finish the longitudinal borders 2", 2′′′ of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or of each group G of articles).
  • this further deburring/trimming assembly 35 (known per se and therefore not described in detail) comprises two linear guides which extend at the sides of the conveyor assembly 7, in particular at the sides of the roller conveyor 15, parallel to the moving direction A and at least two further abrasive tools (advantageously of the type described above with reference to the deburring/trimming assembly 19 and) which can be operated by a further control assembly 37, which advantageously, but without limitation, coincides with the control assembly 21, to intercept and deburr/trim the longitudinal borders 2'' and 2".
  • the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP also comprises at least one suction assembly (of a known type, not illustrated or described herein) configured to suck up the waste material that is produced during finishing (in particular, deburring/trimming) of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • the suction assembly is arranged above and/or below the conveyor assembly 7, at least at the deburring/trimming station 16 to suck up at least the waste produced during the finishing/deburring/trimming operations.
  • the suction assembly comprises at least one suction device 38 (represented schematically in Fig. 6 and) connected to the deburring/trimming assembly 19, in particular to the support structure 22 or 22' or as illustrated schematically in Fig. 6 to the abrasive tool 20 or 20' to directly suck up the waste produced by the abrasive tool 20 or 20' during finishing.
  • the suction assembly comprises at least one suction device 38 (represented schematically in Fig. 6 and) connected to the deburring/trimming assembly 19, in particular to the support structure 22 or 22' or as illustrated schematically in Fig. 6 to the abrasive tool 20 or 20' to directly suck up the waste produced by the abrasive tool 20 or 20' during finishing.
  • the method comprises: a compaction step, during which the ceramic powder CP is compacted by a compaction device 5 arranged at a compaction station 6, said compaction device 5 (advantageously, but without limitation, of the type described above) applies a compaction pressure to the uncompacted ceramic powder CP so as to obtain a layer of compacted ceramic powder KP; and a conveying step, during which a conveyor assembly 7 (advantageously, but without limitation, of the type described above) conveys the powder material CP along the given path P in the moving direction A, in particular along a section PA of the given path P, from an input station 4 (where this uncompacted ceramic powder CP is supplied by a supply assembly 3 of the type described above) to the aforesaid compaction station 6, and the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP from the compaction station 6 to a (in particular, exiting from a) cutting station 8.
  • a compaction step during which the ceramic powder CP is compacted by a compaction device 5 arranged at a
  • the method also comprises a cutting step, during which a cutting device 12 (advantageously, but without limitation, of the type described above), arranged at the cutting station 8, cuts, at least crosswise, that is, at least parallel to the cross direction B, the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP in order to obtain a plurality of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • a cutting device 12 (advantageously, but without limitation, of the type described above), arranged at the cutting station 8, cuts, at least crosswise, that is, at least parallel to the cross direction B, the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP in order to obtain a plurality of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • the cutting device 12 cuts the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP also parallel to the moving direction A so as to obtain groups G of articles, each comprising (in particular, made up of) at least two articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP at least partially arranged next to one another along the direction B (as illustrated schematically in Figs. 3 , 4 , 4A and 5 ).
  • the cutting device 12 can create different formats of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP each provided with at least two transverse borders 2, 2', that is, that develop substantially crosswise to the moving direction A, and two longitudinal borders 2'' and 2′′′, that is, that develop substantially along the moving direction A.
  • Each of these borders 2, 2', 2" and 2′′′ is advantageously provided with an upper edge 13 and with a lower edge 13'.
  • the conveying step provides for a moving sub-step, during which the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (optionally organized in groups G of articles) are moved, by the conveyor assembly 7 (advantageously by the above-described roller conveyor 15) along the given path P, in particular along a section PB of the given path P, said section PB developing downstream of the section PA, as better explained above with reference to the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP .
  • the method also comprises a finishing (in particular, deburring/trimming) step, during which a deburring/trimming assembly 19, arranged at a deburring/trimming station 16, finishes (in particular, deburrs/trims) at least one border 2 transverse to the moving direction A of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • a finishing (in particular, deburring/trimming) step during which a deburring/trimming assembly 19, arranged at a deburring/trimming station 16, finishes (in particular, deburrs/trims) at least one border 2 transverse to the moving direction A of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • the deburring/trimming station 16 is located downstream of the cutting station 8 along the given path P, in particular along the section PB of the given path P.
  • the deburring/trimming assembly 19 comprises at least one abrasive tool 20 to trim/deburr the border 2 and one support structure 22 which carries the abrasive tool 20 and can be operated, advantageously, by a control assembly 21, to move the abrasive tool 20 along a deburring/trimming trajectory T (illustrated schematically in Fig. 6 ).
  • the deburring/trimming assembly 19 is of the type described above with reference to the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP .
  • the finishing step is carried out statically, that is, by stopping the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP, or the group G of articles, for the time necessary to finish (in particular, deburr/trim) the border 2 of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP.
  • the deburring/trimming assembly 19 finishes (in particular, deburrs/trims) only the upper edges 13 of the border 2 or 2' of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP)
  • the finishing step is simultaneous with the moving sub-step.
  • the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP move along the conveyor assembly 7, and in particular are moved into the deburring/trimming station 16 spaced from one another by a given distance value, so that an article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP or a group G of articles reaches the deburring/trimming station 16 as soon as another exits from the same deburring/trimming station 16.
  • the given distance value is at least equal to around 15cm, in particular is at least equal to around 20cm.
  • the method for manufacturing articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP further comprises a first detection step, at least partially simultaneous with the moving sub-step and at least partially prior to the finishing step, during which at least one detection assembly 24 (advantageously, but without limitation, produced according to one of the embodiments described above) detects a quantity correlated with the development of the aforesaid border 2; and an operating step, at least partially subsequent to the first detection step and at least partially simultaneous with the finishing step, during which the control assembly 21 operates the deburring/trimming assembly 19 depending on the information detected by the detection assembly 24.
  • the first detection step is at least partially simultaneous with the finishing step.
  • the method comprises a setting step, during which setting data is provided, which comprises at least the thickness of the layer of compacted ceramic powder KP.
  • the detection assembly 24 detects a position of at least two points of an upper or lower edge 13 or 13' of the border 2; and during the control step the control assembly 21 determines a development of the border 2, depending on the information detected by the detection assembly 24 and on the setting data, and operates the deburring/trimming assembly 19 so that the deburring/trimming trajectory T coincides with this determined development of the border 2.
  • the detection assembly 24 also detects a quantity correlated with the development of a further transverse border 2' of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (or group of articles made of compacted ceramic powder), opposite the border 2 (in particular, detects the position of two distinct points of an upper or lower edge 13 or 13' of this further border 2'), and during the finishing step the deburring/trimming assembly 19 also finishes this further border 2'; advantageously, in this case, the deburring/trimming assembly 19 finishes both the borders 2 and 2' simultaneously.
  • the detection assembly 24 can comprise two video cameras 25 (as explained above in relation to the manufacturing system 1 of articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP ), one video camera 25 which detects the aforesaid quantity correlated to the development, in particular, the position of two distinct points of an upper or lower edge 13 or 13') of the border 2 and the other video camera 25 which detects, advantageously simultaneously, a quantity correlated to the development (in particular, the position of two distinct points of an upper or lower edge 13 or 13') of the border 2'.
  • the deburring/trimming assembly 19 also comprises a further abrasive tool 20' and a further support structure 22', which carries the further abrasive tool 20' and can be operated to move it along a further deburring/trimming trajectory (not illustrated).
  • the method also comprises a second detection step, at least partially simultaneous with the finishing step, during which one force detection device 26 (advantageously of the type described above) continuously detects a contact pressure transmitted, in use, by the abrasive tool 20 to the border 2 (in particular, by each abrasive tool 20, 20' to the border 2 or 2' which it finishes/deburrs/trims); and an adjustment step, during which the control assembly 21 adjusts the deburring/trimming assembly 19, based on the contact pressure detected so that the contact pressure transmitted, in use, by the abrasive tool 20 (in particular, by each abrasive tool 20, 20') to the border 2 (in particular, also to each border 2, 2') remains substantially constant along the entire deburring/trimming trajectory T (in particular, also along the further trajectory) .
  • one force detection device 26 advantageousously of the type described above
  • the detection assembly 24 detects the development of the entire border 2 and/or 2' of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or of each group G of articles) which, in use, moves on the conveyor assembly 7, in particular on the roller conveyor 15, for example by means of one or more video cameras and/or by means of other viewing systems (known per se and not further described herein).
  • the detection assembly 24 detects the entire lateral profile of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (and/or of each group G of articles) which, in use, moves on the conveyor assembly 7, in particular on the roller conveyor 15, for example by means of one or more video cameras and/or by means of other viewing systems (known per se and not further described herein).
  • the method for manufacturing articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP also comprises an aligning step, at least partially prior to the finishing step, during which an aligning assembly 31 strikes against each group G of articles moving, in use, along the given path P, in particular along the section PB, and aligns the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP of each group G of articles at least along the cross direction B.
  • this aligning step is implemented by an aligning assembly 31 produced according to any one of the embodiments described above.
  • the method also comprises a further finishing step, during which a further deburring/trimming assembly 35, advantageously arranged at a further deburring/trimming station 36 arranged downstream of the trimming station 16 along the section PB of the given path P, finishes/deburrs the longitudinal borders 2'', 2′′′ of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (or of each group G of articles) which in use moves at this deburring/trimming station 36.
  • a further deburring/trimming assembly 35 advantageously arranged at a further deburring/trimming station 36 arranged downstream of the trimming station 16 along the section PB of the given path P, finishes/deburrs the longitudinal borders 2'', 2′′′ of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (or of each group G of articles) which in use moves at this deburring/trimming station 36.
  • the method also comprises a suction step at least partially simultaneous with the finishing step, during which a suction assembly (of a known type, not illustrated or described herein, which advantageously, but without limitation, comprises the suction device 38 described above and illustrated schematically in Fig. 6 ) sucks up the waste material produced during finishing of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (or of each group G of articles).
  • a suction assembly of a known type, not illustrated or described herein, which advantageously, but without limitation, comprises the suction device 38 described above and illustrated schematically in Fig. 6 ) sucks up the waste material produced during finishing of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP (or of each group G of articles).
  • the method and the manufacturing system 1 for forming articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP of the present invention has numerous advantages, among which the following are cited.
  • the method and the manufacturing system 1 for forming articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP of the invention allow more precise finishing (namely, deburring/trimming) of all the transverse borders 2, 2' of the articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP thanks to the presence of the detection assembly 24 and to the feedback operation of the deburring/trimming assembly 19 which, in this manner, will follow the actual development of the border 2 or 2' to be treated.
  • the method and the manufacturing system 1 for forming articles made of compacted ceramic powder MCP of the invention allow the transverse borders 2 and 2' of each article made of compacted ceramic powder MCP to be treated more rapidly with respect to known methods and systems, thanks to the particular type of support structure 21 or 21' which carries each abrasive tool 20 or 20'.
  • the time required for the treatment of each border 2, 2' with the method and the manufacturing system 1 described above reaches values in the order of a couple of seconds.
  • the manufacturing system 1 described above has a much smaller footprint with respect to known systems. This allows the manufacturing system 1 and the method for manufacturing articles made of compacted ceramic powder of the invention to be used also in the most modern manufacturing plants of ceramic products, which reach production speeds of up to 40/70 workpieces per minute.

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  1. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP), le système de fabrication (1) comprenant :
    un ensemble d'alimentation (3), configuré pour fournir de la poudre céramique (CP) à une station d'entrée (4) ;
    un dispositif de compactage, placé dans une station de compactage (6) et configuré pour appliquer une pression de compactage à ladite poudre céramique (CP) afin d'obtenir une couche de poudre céramique compactée (KP) ;
    un ensemble convoyeur (7) pour transporter ladite poudre céramique (CP) le long d'un chemin donné (P) dans une direction de déplacement (A) depuis ladite station d'entrée (4) jusqu'à une station de compactage (6) et la couche de poudre céramique compactée (KP) depuis ladite station de compactage (6) jusqu'à une station de coupe (8) ; et
    un dispositif de coupe (12), disposé sur ladite station de coupe (8) et configuré pour couper, au moins transversalement, ladite couche de poudre céramique compactée (KP) afin d'obtenir une pluralité d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) ;
    l'ensemble convoyeur (7) est également configuré pour déplacer lesdits articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) le long dudit chemin donné (P) depuis ladite station de coupe (8) jusqu'à une station de sortie (14) ; et
    un ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19), disposé sur une station d'ébavurage/de coupe (16) et configuré pour ébavurer/couper au moins une première bordure (2), transversale à la direction de déplacement (A), de chacun desdits articles en poudre de céramique compactée (MCP), ledit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) comprenant au moins un outil abrasif (20), configuré pour intercepter et ébavurer/couper ladite au moins une première bordure (2), et une structure de support (22), qui porte ledit outil abrasif (20) et peut être actionnée de manière à déplacer ledit outil abrasif (20) le long d'une trajectoire d'ébavurage/de coupe (T) ;
    le système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : au moins un ensemble de détection (24), qui est disposé et configuré de manière à détecter une quantité corrélée à l'évolution de ladite au moins une première bordure (2) ; et
    un ensemble de commande (21), connecté au moins audit ensemble de détection (24) et audit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) et configuré pour faire fonctionner ledit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) en fonction des informations détectées par ledit ensemble de détection (24).
  2. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel :
    ledit au moins un ensemble de détection (24) est configuré pour détecter la position d'au moins deux points distincts d'au moins un bord (13, 13') de ladite au moins une première bordure (2) ; et
    ledit ensemble de commande (21) comprend au moins une mémoire pour recevoir et stocker des données de définition comprenant au moins l'épaisseur de ladite couche de poudre céramique compactée (KP) et est configuré pour déterminer une évolution de ladite première bordure (2) en fonction des informations détectées par ledit au moins un ensemble de détection (24) et desdites données de définition et pour faire fonctionner ledit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) en fonction de ladite évolution et desdites données de définition, de sorte que la trajectoire d'ébavurage/de coupe (T) coïncide avec ladite évolution de ladite au moins une première bordure (2).
  3. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel : ledit au moins un ensemble de détection (24) est configuré pour détecter la position d'au moins deux points distincts d'un bord (13, 13') d'une seconde bordure (2'), qui est transversale à ladite direction de déplacement (A), de chacun desdits articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP), ladite seconde bordure (2') étant opposée à ladite première bordure (2).
  4. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel : ledit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) comprend au moins un autre outil abrasif (20'), configuré pour intercepter et ébavurer/couper ladite seconde bordure (2'), et une autre structure de support (22'), qui porte ledit autre outil abrasif (20') et peut être actionnée de manière à déplacer ledit autre outil abrasif (20') le long d'une autre trajectoire d'ébavurage/de coupe ; et ledit ensemble de commande (21) est configuré pour opérer également sur ladite structure de support (22'), en fonction des informations détectées par ledit au moins un ensemble de détection (24), de manière à ébavurer/couper ladite seconde bordure (2').
  5. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel : l'ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) comprend au moins un dispositif de détection d'effort (26), disposé et configuré de manière à détecter une pression de contact transmise, en cours d'utilisation, par ledit outil abrasif (20) - en particulier, par chaque outil abrasif (20, 20') - à ladite au moins une première bordure (2) - en particulier, également à ladite seconde bordure (2') ; et ledit ensemble de commande (21) est configuré pour régler ledit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) en fonction de ladite pression de contact de sorte que la pression de contact transmise, en cours d'utilisation, par ledit outil abrasif (20) (en particulier, par chaque outil abrasif (20, 20')) à ladite au moins une première bordure (2) (en particulier, également à ladite seconde bordure (2')) reste sensiblement constante tout au long de la trajectoire d'ébavurage/de coupe (T), en particulier, également tout au long de la trajectoire d'ébavurage/de coupe ultérieure.
  6. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la - en particulier, chaque - structure de support (22, 22') dudit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) comprend - en particulier, consiste en - un robot anthropomorphe collaboratif (27).
  7. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon l'une quelconque des revendications de 1 à 5, dans lequel : la - en particulier, chaque - structure de support (22, 22') dudit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) comprend - en particulier, consiste en - un premier guide linéaire (29), disposé au-dessus dudit ensemble convoyeur (7) au niveau de ladite station d'ébavurage/de coupe (16) et s'étend sensiblement transversalement à ladite direction de déplacement (A), et au moins un second guide linéaire (30), monté de manière à être mobile le long dudit premier guide linéaire (29) et s'étend sensiblement parallèlement à ladite direction de déplacement (A) ; ledit outil abrasif (20) étant relié audit second guide linéaire (30) de manière coulissante.
  8. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit dispositif de coupe (12) est configuré pour couper ladite couche de poudre céramique compactée (KP) également parallèlement à ladite direction de déplacement (A) afin d'obtenir une pluralité de groupes (G) d'articles ; chaque groupe (G) d'articles comprenant - en particulier, étant constitué de - au moins deux articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) au moins partiellement disposés l'un à côté de l'autre le long d'une direction transversale (B), transversale à ladite direction de déplacement (A) ; le système de fabrication (1) comprend en outre un ensemble d'alignement (31), disposé en amont de ladite station d'ébavurage/de coupe (16) le long dudit chemin donné (P) et qui peut être actionné de manière à frapper contre chaque groupe (G) d'articles se déplaçant, en cours d'utilisation, le long dudit chemin donné (P) et à aligner les articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) de chaque groupe (G) d'articles les uns par rapport aux autres au moins le long de ladite direction transversale (B).
  9. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon la revendication 8, dans lequel ledit ensemble d'alignement (31) comprend au moins une première paroi (32), qui s'étend parallèlement à ladite direction transversale (B) et qui est mobile entre une position de repos et une position de fonctionnement, dans laquelle elle est disposée de manière à frapper contre chaque groupe (G) d'articles se déplaçant, en cours d'utilisation, le long dudit chemin donné (P) et à aligner lesdits articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) de chaque groupe (G) d'articles les uns avec les autres au moins le long de ladite direction transversale (B).
  10. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon la revendication 8, dans lequel : ledit ensemble convoyeur (7) comprend au moins un convoyeur à rouleaux (15) pour recevoir et déplacer lesdits groupes (G) d'articles jusqu'à ladite station d'ébavurage/de coupe (16) et comprend (en particulier, est constitué de) une pluralité de rouleaux (18), qui évoluent le long de ladite direction transversale (B) et sont disposés l'un après l'autre le long de ladite direction de déplacement (A) ; et ledit ensemble d'alignement (31) comprend au moins une courroie (32'), disposée entre les rouleaux adjacents (18) dudit convoyeur à rouleaux (15) et mobile entre une position de repos et une position de fonctionnement, dans laquelle elle dépasse desdits rouleaux (18) de manière à frapper chaque groupe (G) d'articles se déplaçant, en cours d'utilisation, le long dudit chemin donné (P) et à aligner lesdits articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) de chaque groupe (G) d'articles les uns avec les autres au moins le long de ladite direction transversale (B).
  11. Système de fabrication (1) d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon la revendication 9 ou 10, dans lequel ledit ensemble d'alignement (31) comprend au moins une autre paroi (33), qui s'étend le long de ladite direction de déplacement (A) et est mobile entre une position de repos et une position de fonctionnement, dans laquelle elle se trouve au-dessus desdits rouleaux (18) et coopère avec ladite première paroi (32) ou avec ladite au moins une courroie (32') afin de frapper et d'aligner lesdits articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) dudit groupe (G) d'articles entre eux.
  12. Procédé de fabrication d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP), le procédé comprenant les étapes suivantes :
    une étape de compactage, au cours de laquelle une poudre céramique (CP) est compactée par un dispositif de compactage (5), disposé sur une station de compactage (6), ledit dispositif de compactage (5) appliquant une pression de compactage à la poudre céramique (CP) de manière à obtenir une couche de poudre céramique compactée (KP) ;
    une étape de transport, au cours de laquelle ledit matériau en poudre (CP) est transporté par un ensemble convoyeur (7), le long d'un chemin donné (P) dans une direction de déplacement (A), d'une station d'entrée (4) à une station de compactage (6) et ladite couche de poudre céramique compactée (KP) est transportée, le long dudit chemin donné (P), de ladite station de compactage (6) à une station de coupe (8) ; et
    une étape de coupe, au cours de laquelle un dispositif de coupe (12), disposé à ladite station de coupe (8), coupe, au moins transversalement, ladite couche de poudre céramique compactée (KP) afin d'obtenir une pluralité d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) ; ladite étape de transport comprend une sous-étape d'alimentation, au cours de laquelle lesdits articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) sont alimentés le long du chemin donné (P) par l'ensemble convoyeur (7) ; et
    une étape de finition, au cours de laquelle un ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19), disposé sur une place d'ébavurage/de coupe (16), termine - en particulier ébavure/coupe - au moins une première bordure (2), transversale à la direction de déplacement (A), de chacun desdits articles en poudre de céramique compactée (MCP) ; l'ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) comprenant au moins un outil abrasif (20) pour ébavurer/couper ladite au moins une première bordure (2) et une structure de support (22), qui porte ledit outil abrasif (20) et peut être actionnée de manière à déplacer ledit outil abrasif (20) le long d'une trajectoire d'ébavurage/de coupe (T) ;
    le procédé étant caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend :
    une première étape de détection, qui est au moins partiellement antérieure à ladite étape de finition et au cours de laquelle au moins un ensemble de détection (24) détecte au moins une quantité corrélée à l'évolution de ladite au moins une première bordure (2) ; et
    une étape de fonctionnement, au moins partiellement postérieure à ladite première étape de détection et au moins partiellement simultanée à ladite étape de finition, au cours de laquelle un ensemble de commande fait fonctionner ledit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) en fonction des informations détectées par ledit au moins un ensemble de détection (24).
  13. Procédé de fabrication d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon la revendication 12, comprenant au moins une étape de définition, au cours de laquelle sont fournies des données de définition comprenant au moins l'épaisseur de ladite couche de poudre céramique compactée (KP) ;
    dans lequel, lors de ladite première étape de détection, ledit au moins un ensemble de détection (24) détecte une position d'au moins deux points d'un premier bord (13, 13') de ladite au moins une première bordure (2) et, pendant ladite étape de fonctionnement, ledit ensemble de commande (21) détermine une évolution de ladite au moins une première bordure (2) en fonction des informations détectées par ledit au moins un ensemble de détection (24) et desdites données de définition afin de faire fonctionner ledit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) en fonction de ladite évolution et desdites données de définition, de sorte que la trajectoire d'ébavurage/de coupe (T) coïncide avec ladite évolution de ladite au moins une première bordure (2).
  14. Procédé de fabrication d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon la revendication 12 ou 13, comprenant : une seconde étape de détection, qui est au moins partiellement simultanée à ladite étape de finition et au cours de laquelle un dispositif de détection d'effort (26) détecte une pression de contact transmise, en cours d'utilisation, par ledit outil abrasif (20) à ladite au moins une première bordure (2) ; et une étape de réglage, au cours de laquelle ledit ensemble de commande (21) règle ledit ensemble d'ébavurage/de coupe (19) en fonction de la pression de contact détectée, de sorte que la pression de contact transmise, en cours d'utilisation, par ledit outil abrasif (20, 20') audit au moins une première bordure (2) reste sensiblement constante tout au long de la trajectoire d'ébavurage/de coupe (T).
  15. Procédé de fabrication d'articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 14, dans lequel : lors de ladite étape de coupe, ledit dispositif de coupe (12) coupe ladite couche de poudre céramique compactée (KP) également parallèlement à ladite direction de déplacement (A) afin d'obtenir une pluralité de groupes (G) d'articles ; chaque groupe (G) d'articles comprenant - en particulier étant constitué de - au moins deux articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) au moins partiellement disposés les uns à côté des autres le long d'une direction transversale (B), transversale à ladite direction de déplacement (A) ; le procédé comprenant en outre une étape d'alignement, au moins partiellement antérieure à ladite étape de finition et au cours de laquelle un ensemble d'alignement (31) frappe chaque groupe (G) d'articles se déplaçant, en cours d'utilisation, le long dudit chemin donné (P) et aligne les articles en poudre céramique compactée (MCP) de chaque groupe (G) d'articles les uns par rapport aux autres au moins le long de ladite direction transversale (B).
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