Method and apparatus for additive manufacturing of a component, and component manufactured in accordance with the method

A method for additive manufacturing of a component, comprising the steps of

• providing at least one powder, and
• producing a plurality of component layers of the component to be manufactured, wherein at least one powder fraction of the at least one powder is deposited to produce each component layer,
• wherein each powder fraction is electrostatically charged in a developing station,
• wherein a deposition unit is electrostatically charged at least in some regions,
• wherein each electrostatically charged powder fraction is picked up by the deposition unit from the developing station and transferred to a deposition surface in a printing station by transferring the deposition unit with the powder fraction adhered thereto from the developing station to the printing station and depositing the powder fraction from the deposition unit onto the deposition surface,
• wherein different powder fractions to be deposited to produce the component layers are electrostatically charged with different polarities, and
• wherein the deposition unit is mechanically excited by an actuator of the deposition unit to deposit the powder fraction from the deposition unit onto the deposition surface.