Abstract
Artificial marbles have become to use in residential housings, especially kitchens and bathrooms. Artificial marbles consist of thermosetting resins, such as unsaturated polyesters and acrylics, and inorganic fillers. They meet user's image because of good appearance, soft touch feeling, and high quality.
Now, there can be seen the change in the process from casting to press molding with heated metal molds for improving the efficiency. Accordingly, many resins are being developed so as to meet a recent trend.
This article describes recent progress and development on resins, molding methods, and requirements for attaining high performance products.
