Tape Casting

Stage 1
A precisely manufactured ceramic slurry is placed in the initial chamber. The chamber has a small ‘gap’ controlled by a ‘doctor blade’

Stage 2
Underneath this gap passes a polymer tape and slurry forms on the surface the thickness of the ‘doctor blade gap’

Stage 3
The slurry and tape pass through the oven, evaporating the liquid forming a solid ceramic tape on a polymer backing

Stage 4
This tape exits the oven and is wound onto a spool