Engineering
HIGH ENERGY 3-D PRINTER EMPLOYING CONTINUOUS PRINT PATH
WARF: P210260US01
Inventors: Thomas (Rock) Mackie, Brandon Walker, Nathan Schumacher
The Invention
UW-Madison innovators have designed a continuous helical 3D metal printer with an unbounded rotating powder volume. In one embodiment, the powder bed system exists as a torus, where powder is deposited in a helix, while printing and pre-sintering occur simultaneously in a helical fashion within a recoating/sintering station. Because photons are not charged, a laser is used to pre-sinter the powder into a cake to avoid electrical charging issues. The printing process is continuous and never stops until the build is complete.
Tech Fields
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