Digital catalog for manufacturing

A manufacturing method comprising:

• receiving information at a catalog database that retains a plurality of three-dimensional content for use to repair an existing object with at least one of additive manufacturing process, transmission of the information is initiated to the catalog database with a user interface over a communication infrastructure to provide real-time communication between the catalog database and a plurality of user interfaces;
• locating a three-dimensional content to repair the existing object responsive to information received by use of the user interface;
• communicating the located three-dimensional content to a manufacturing system specific to the user interface;
• capturing the three-dimensional content of the existing object with a scanner when repair information is not included in the catalog database;
• communicating between the scanner and the catalog database regarding the three-dimensional content of the existing object to provide for the three-dimensional content to be saved in the catalog database;
• applying at least one additive manufacturing process of the manufacturing system to repair the existing object based on the three-dimensional content within the catalog database;
• and
• if the repaired existing object is determined to be unacceptable, recycling the repaired existing object with a recycler comprising a material control system, a material size reducer to reduce size of material placed within the recycler, an extruder to create a recycled material for use by the manufacturing system and a spooling assembly to receive the recycled material in a filament form as it exits the extruder onto a spool that is placeable into the manufacturing system for utilization, and an environmental control unit to regulate an environment of the recycler to regulate outgassing and contamination of the environment in which the manufacturing system is located.

A manufacturing method, comprising:

• receiving a request for three-dimensional content at a catalog database to repair an existing object with at least one additive manufacturing process;
• creating a digital key to authenticate the three-dimensional content;
• providing the digital key to a manufacturing system to apply at least one additive manufacturing process to allow the manufacturing system to access the three-dimensional content;
• if the three-dimensional content to repair an existing object is unavailable in the catalog database, capturing the three-dimensional content of the existing object with a scanner;
• communicating the three-dimensional content collected by the scanner to the catalog database;
• repairing the existing object with three-dimensional content in the catalog database;
• releasing the repaired existing object to a user;
• and
• if the existing object is unacceptable, recycling the object with a recycler comprising a material control system, a material size reducer to reduce size of material placed within the recycler, an extruder to create a recycled material for use by the manufacturing system and a spooling assembly to receive the recycled material in a filament form as it exits the extruder onto a spool that is placeable into the manufacturing system for utilization, and an environmental control unit to regulate an environment of the recycler device to regulate outgassing and contamination of the environment in which the manufacturing system is located.