Additive manufacturing system for joining and surface overlay
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsBruce Patrick Albrecht, Christopher Hsu
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Abstract
An additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing tool configured to receive a plurality of metallic anchoring materials and to supply a plurality of droplets to a part, and a controller configured to independently control the composition, formation, and application of each droplet to the plurality of droplets to the part. The plurality of droplets is configured to build up the part. Each droplet of the plurality of droplets includes at least one metallic anchoring material of the plurality of metallic anchoring materials.
Claims20
An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
- an additive manufacturing tool configured to receive a plurality of metallic anchoring materials, and form an electrode from the plurality of metallic anchoring materials;
- and
- a power source configured to provide a DC or AC power output to the electrode to melt the electrode into a plurality of droplets, wherein the additive manufacturing tool is configured to apply the plurality of drops to a part to build up the part.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of metallic anchoring materials at an additive manufacturing tool;
- forming an electrode from the plurality of metallic anchoring materials at the additive manufacturing tool;
- receiving from a power source, at the electrode, a DC or AC power output to melt the electrode into a plurality of droplets;
- and
- applying, by the additive manufacturing tool, the plurality of droplets to the part to build up the part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.