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US 2024/0208136 A1Published application
System and method for additive metal manufacturing
AssigneeMantle Inc.
InventorsStephen T. Connor, Theodore C. Sorom, James R. Groves
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Abstract
A system for additive metal manufacturing, including a deposition mechanism, a translation mechanism mounting the deposition mechanism to the working volume, and a stage. A method for additive metal manufacturing including: selectively depositing a material carrier within the working volume; removing an additive from the material carrier; and treating the resultant material.
Claims21
A hybrid manufacturing system, comprising:
- a build volume;
- a material deposition head arranged within the build volume;
- a subtractive machining head arranged within the build volume;
- a build plate arranged within the build volume underneath the subtractive machining head or the material deposition head, wherein build material is manipulated on the build plate, wherein manipulating the build material comprises:
- depositing one or more layers of the build material using the material deposition head;
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- subtractively machining the one or more layers of the build material using the subtractive machining head;
- a sensor configured to monitor the part precursor during build material manipulation;
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- a control system configured to generate build material manipulation instructions for the material deposition head and the subtractive machining head, wherein the control system is configured to identify defects in the one or more layers while manipulating the build material, wherein the control system generates updated build plate manipulation instructions based on the identified defects.
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A method for forming a physical object from a virtual model comprising:
- within a working volume:
- providing a build plate comprising an interface layer;
- fabricating an object precursor, comprising a geometry corresponding to the virtual model, on the interface layer, wherein fabricating the object precursor comprises iteratively:
- depositing a build material layer on a build plate;
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- machining the build material layer, wherein the build plate retains the build material layer during build material machining;
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- contemporaneously with fabricating the object precursor, monitoring the build material layers for defects, wherein when a defect is detected the defect is fixed.
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