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US 12,617,156 B2Granted
Method and device for determining the position of a pre-fabricated device in additive manufacturing
AssigneeSandvik Machining Solutions AB
InventorsVille-Pekka Matilainen, Per Viklund
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Abstract
A method for determining a position of a base device in an additive manufacturing device is provided. The method includes positioning a position determining device, PDD, on the base device, such that the PDD protrudes from the base device after positioning, wherein the PDD includes an edge. The method further includes determining the position of the PDD based on the edge of the PDD, and based on the position of the PDD, determining the position of the base device.
Claims9
A method for determining a position of a base device in an additive manufacturing device, the method comprising:
- positioning a position determining device, PDD, on the base device, such that the PDD protrudes from the base device after positioning, wherein the PDD includes an edge;
- determining a position of the PDD based on the edge of the PDD;
- based on the position of the PDD, determining a position of the base device;
- and
- removing the PDD from the base device prior to initiating an additive manufacturing process.
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