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US 2017/0282449 A1Published application
Methods of securing an initial layer during additive manufacturing of thermoplastic material
AssigneeThermwood Corporation
InventorsKenneth SUSNJARA, Scott Vaal
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an additive manufacturing method including the steps of positioning a removable surface on a worktable; applying an adhesive material to the removable surface; depositing a plurality of pellets into the adhesive material, wherein at least a portion of each pellet of the plurality of pellets remains exposed; and depositing a flowable material on at least some of the plurality of pellets.
Claims20
An additive manufacturing method, the method comprising:
- positioning a removable surface on a worktable;
- applying an adhesive material to the removable surface;
- depositing a plurality of pellets into the adhesive material, wherein at least a portion of each pellet of the plurality of pellets remains exposed;
- and
- depositing a flowable material on at least some of the plurality of pellets.
2 more elements
An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
- a programmable computer numeric control (CNC) machine configured to extrude a flowable material, wherein the programmable CNC machine includes a worktable;
- and
- a removable surface positioned on the worktable, wherein the removable surface includes an adhesive material thereon and a plurality of pellets partially embedded in the adhesive material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.