brick and tile productionThree basic processes are used in the forming and mixing phase. In the stiff-mud process the clay is mixed with water to render it plastic, after which it is forced through a die that extrudes a column of clay like the toothpaste squeezed from a tube (see the Figure). The column gives two dimensions of the unit being manufactured; it is cut to give the third dimension....
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