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AssigneeDivergent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNarender Shankar Lakshman, Thomas Samuel BOWDEN, JR., John Russell BUCKNELL, Ross Harrison BYERS, Broc William TenHOUTEN, Antonio Bernerd MARTINEZ, Muhammad Faizan ZAFAR, Richard Winston HOYLE, Chukwubuikem Marcel OKOLI
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Techniques for optimizing powder hole removal are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus for inserting powder removal features may identify what powder removal features are optimal for a given AM component, as well as the optimal location and physical characteristics of these features. The features are automatedly added to the component, and an FEA test is run. In the event of failure, the offending feature is removed and the process is repeated. If successful then the loose powder may be removed in a post-processing step following AM.
A method for automatedly inserting powder removal features in an additively manufactured component, the method comprising:
A method for removing powder from an additively manufactured component having at least one aperture, comprising:
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