The Slip Casting Process in Ceramics Production

Abstract

Slip casting in plaster molds is a basic
process employed in quantity production of ceramic wares such as dinnerwares, art pottery and sanitary wares. The slip is clay in liquid formed
after sieving; before sieving, it is called snurry. The process is better suited to hollow wares rather than the flat wares. Slip casting makes possible
the manufacture of extremely thin sections as in fine porcelain. It is also,used for producing massive sculptures and heavy sanitary wares.
This paper describes the slip casting
process as it is done at the Ceramics Research and Productivity Center of the University of Northern Philippines.