Automated handling based on part identifier and location
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKristopher J. Erickson, Jarrid Wittkopf, Rafael Ballagas, David Wayne George, Lihua Zhao, William J. Allen
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Abstract
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system is described. The system includes a reader to 1) read an identifier from a three-dimensional (3D) System printed object that includes a storage element and 2) read a location of the 3D printed object within a build material bed. An extractor of the system extracts, based on the identifier, a post processing operation to execute on the 3D printed object. A controller of the system controls a post processing operation based on extracted post processing operation information and the location.
Claims14
A system comprising:
- a reader to:
- read an identifier from a three-dimensional (3D) printed object that includes a storage element, the storage element storing the identifier;
- and
- read a location of the 3D printed object as positioned in three dimensions within a build material bed, the storage element storing the location;
- an extractor to extract, based on the identifier, a post processing operation to execute on the 3D printed object, the identifier identifying the post processing operation as specifically customized for the 3D printed object;
- and
- a controller to control execution of the post processing operation that is extracted upon the 3D printed object based on the location of the 3D printing object.
A method comprising:
- reading an identifier from a memory storage element disposed in a three-dimensional (3D) printed object;
- extracting, based on the identifier, post processing operation information for the 3D printed object and a location of the 3D printed object as positioned in three dimensions within a build material bed, the post processing operation information specifying a post processing operation that is customized for the 3D printed object;
- and
- triggering the post processing operation to be performed upon the 3D printing object based on the post processing operation information and the location.
A system comprising:
- a reader to:
- read an identifier from a three-dimensional (3D) printed object that includes a storage element;
- and
- read a location of the 3D printed object within a build material bed;
- an extractor to extract from a database and based on the identifier;
- a post processing operation to execute on the 3D printed object;
- and
- post processing procedures;
- a controller to control a post processing device based on extracted post processing operation information and the location;
- and
- a post processing device to perform the post processing operation using the post processing parameters, wherein the post processing device is an assembler that combines parts that do not satisfy part criteria with parts that satisfy part criteria to form an assembly that satisfies assembly criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.