One object on which the present invention is based is to specify an
apparatus (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) for production of a mold (117), in
particular of a dental mold (117), by means of electrophoretic deposition
of particles (115) from a suspension (113, 213), in which case a
predetermined spatial shape can be produced deliberately in order in this
way to produce the mold (117) as close as possible to its final
dimensions and final contour. A further aim is to produce the mold (117)
at low cost, with efficient use of resources, quickly and in as simple a
manner as possible, with good reproducibility of the method being
desirable in order to achieve a low scrap rate. For this purpose, an
apparatus (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) is proposed having a chamber (103,
503) for holding the suspension (113, 213), a first electrode (105, 405,
905) which is associated with the chamber (103, 503), a second electrode
(107, 207, 307, 407, 807, 907) which is associated with the chamber (103,
503), a mount structure (107, 219, 907), which is associated with the
chamber (103, 503) and on which the particles (115) can be deposited,
with the mount structure (107, 219, 907) being formed by the second
electrode (107, 207, 307, 407, 807, 907) and/or by a deposition element
(219) which is arranged between the first electrode (105, 405, 905) and
the second electrode (107, 207, 307, 407, 807, 907), and a voltage source
(109, 409) for production (52) of an electrical potential difference
between the first electrode (105, 405, 905) and the second electrode
(107, 207, 307, 407, 807, 907), and having a positioning element (111,
111a) for carrying out a relative movement between the first electrode
(105, 405, 905) and the mount structure (107, 219, 907) along a first
predetermined path (627) during the electrophoretic deposition. According
to a further aspect, a corresponding system (having an apparatus (101,
201, 301, 401, 501) according to the invention and a suspension (113,
213) of particles (115) which can be deposited electrophoretically), a
corresponding method, a computer program for controlling an apparatus
(101, 201, 301, 401, 501) such as this and a data storage medium having a
computer program such as this are intended to be specified.