Additive manufacturing system and method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsDalong Zhong, Yingna Wu, Zirong Zhai, Yong Wu, Hai Chang, Bin Wei, Lyle Timothy Rasch
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Abstract
An additive manufacturing system, comprises an energy source device for providing a first energy beam and a second energy beam; and a forging device comprising a forging head. The first energy beam and a substrate are configured to move relative to each other to fuse at least a portion of a material added to the surface of the substrate for forming a cladding layer on the substrate. The forging head is configured to forge the cladding layer during formation of the cladding layer. The second energy beam is configured to heat a forging area of the cladding layer.
Claims15
An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
- an energy source device for providing a first energy beam and a second energy beam;
- and
- a forging device spaced from the energy source device, the forging device comprising a fixing portion and a forging head, the forging head connecting to the fixing portion and defining an inner passage extending vertically therethrough;
- wherein the first energy beam and a substrate are configured to move relative to each other to fuse at least a portion of a material added to a surface of the substrate for forming a cladding layer on the substrate;
- wherein the forging head is configured to forge the cladding layer during formation of the cladding layer;
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- wherein the second energy beam is configured to pass from outside the fixing portion vertically through the inner passage of the fixing portion, and to heat a solid forging area of the cladding layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.