Patent ID: 11975387

Abstract:
A press sintering process product carrier for carrying at least one product to be sintered in a press sintering process comprises a top side; a product receiving recess defined in the top side, and configured for receiving the product(s) therein and for carrying the product(s) on a recess bottom of the product receiving recess; a top side surface surrounding the product receiving recess; a holding groove provided in the top side surface and surrounding the product receiving recess, and a vacuum connection in fluid connection with the holding groove to allow providing a vacuum in the holding groove for holding a film, foil or sheet of material provided over the product receiving recess and the holding groove; and a recess gas inlet arranged in the product receiving recess for introducing a gas into the product receiving recess, and a recess gas outlet arranged in the product receiving recess for extracting gas from the product receiving recess to allow providing a flow of gas from the recess gas inlet to the recess gas outlet for purging the product receiving recess.