Apparatus and method for continuously casting a member from a settable material

An apparatus for casting a solid member, the apparatus comprising:

• a mould forming support configured to form an open channel;
• and
• a flexible conveyor having a feed end and a peel off end extending across the mould forming support along its length and conforming to the configuration of the mould forming support along its length to form an open channel mould, the open channel mould receiving a settable material which is displaced along the conveyor and forms a solid member,
• the mould forming support and the conveyor transitioning to a flat configuration downstream of the open channel mould to facilitate separation of the solid member that is cast in the open channel mould.

A method for casting a solid member from a settable material, the method comprising:

• deforming a conveyor having a feed end and a peel off end into an open channel mould;
• feeding a settable material onto the conveyor near the feed end so that it fills the open channel mould and allowing the settable material to cure and form a solid member as it is displaced by the conveyor towards the peel off end;
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• deforming the conveyor from the open channel mould into a substantially flat configuration to facilitate separation of the solid member from the conveyor.