Decorating by Molding
A mold can be used to make decorations on architectural or civil engineering structures. Such a mold consists of a grid of plates and at least one actuator to move the plates that are mounted rotatably around orthogonal axes perpendicular to the direction of movement in such a way that the plates together form a desired shape which is the negative of an article to be moulded. [Behloul and Quidant, US Patent 7,901,615 (3/8/2011)]
Recent US Patents
3/8/2011
7,901,615
Moulding device and production process
Behloul and Quidant of Lafarge, France, developed a mould for decorations on architectural or civil engineering structures based on a deformable mold and an envelope surrounding the mold. The mold is evacuated and deformed as needed. (RDC 10/2011)