Welcome to CeraForm

Limoges, heart of the French Ceramic Industry

CeraForm WorkShop
Our workshop is situated in Limoges, right in the midst of the renown porcelain manufacturers, ceramic machinery builders, ceramic engineering school, R&D centre and other ceramic industries. We specialize in providing top quality services and moulds for a diverse range of needs.

Moulds for high pressure slip casting
CAD design, Case moulds and Porous resin moulds. Over 20 years of experience in mould making, resin development and pressure casting technology & operation. We make moulds to suit all type of machinery, adapted with innovative details.

Porous resins CeraForm uses porous resins from various manufacturers. Can adapt and make personalized resin to achieve the best results for your specific application. CNC Machine Tooling Using CAD-CAM and CNC machinery we direct mill case moulds, back plates and surface plane porous resin moulds. On receipt of a 3-D model design image, the drawing is adapted in-house by our experts according to the specified dimensions then milled directly on the CNC machine, bypassing traditional plaster mould making procedures. Quality control All moulds undergo strict quality control using our stringent in-house regime. Moulds can also be tested on production pressure casting machines.

CeraForm in a nutshell

A brief explanation for the less technically-minded

CeraForm firstly manufactures the case mould This mould is made from a "tooling board" using a milling machine. Thereafter, a porous resin is poured into the case mould, and when the resin is set, the now porous resin mould is released from the case mould. Two porous resin moulds, a Male and a Female, form a set by positioning the two moulds on each other. The porous mould set is then sent to the customer where it is mounted on a high pressure slip casting machine
Pressure Casting Machines
Tableware manufacturers use
a range of different forming
processes to manufacture
ware of different shapes.
Traditionally these have used
plaster moulds. However with
the advent of resin materials,
more and more manufacturers
are adopting new technologies.. To fabricate a ceramic piece (Wash basin, Dish, armour plate, etc.),
slipSlip Casting
Slip is a suspension in water of
ceramic raw materials such as
kaolin, silica, feldspar and other
materials used in the production
of ceramic ware pressure casting.
Normally a deflocculant such as
sodium silicate is added to
disperse the particles and hence
allow a much higher solids
content to be used. The addition
of a defloculant allows the water
content to be kept to a minimum
which reduces the amount of
shrinkage when slipcasting.
The mixing can be by hand or
more usually in a blunger. is injected into the mould cavity under high pressure. After ± 2minutes, the mould set opens and the ceramic piece is shaped, ready to be polished, dried and fired.

CeraForm are currently developing this technology for roofing tile moulds and for 'industrial' ceramics including: Ceramic engine parts, ceramic laser glasses, ceramic armour plates for ballistic armour protection, etc.

• More info on high pressure slip casting

Contact us

CeraForm S.A.
30 rue Paul Claudel
87000 Limoges, France
Tel +33 555482383
Fax +33 555482384
Info@CeraForm.com
www.CeraForm.com

Our Core products

• Pressure casting moulds
• Porous resin moulds
• Case moulds
• Sanitary ware moulds
• Table ware moulds
• Armour plates
• Ceramic Lenses
• CAD - CAM design
• Direct CNC milling
• Resin material
• Tooling board
• Galvanised steel frames
• Plaster modeling
• Isostatic Pressing tools
• General CNC milling

Current Projects

Hall B6, Stand 501
Oct. 20, 21, 22 & 23