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US 2024/0367224 A1Published application
System and Method for Powder Manufacturing
AssigneeMetal Powder Works, LLC
InventorsJohn E. Barnes, Christopher B. Aldridge
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Abstract
A powder production method includes providing an elongated workpiece and repeatedly contacting an outer surface of the elongated workpiece with a reciprocating cutter according to a predetermined at least one frequency to produce a powder. The powder includes a plurality of particles, wherein at least 95% of the produced particles have a diameter or maximum dimension ranging from about 10 μm to about 200 μm. A system for producing powders having a plurality of particles including a cutter and at least one controller is also provided herein.
Claims20
A system for producing powder particles, comprising:
- at least one cutting tool comprising a flat, triangular shaped, or rounded leading edge configured to contact a surface of a workpiece to produce powder particles;
- at least one tuned sonotrode excited to an ultrasonic frequency and mechanically coupled to the at least one cutting tool;
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- at least one controller electrically connected to the at least one tuned sonotrode configured to cause the at least one tuned sonotrode to move the at least one cutting tool reciprocally into contact with and away from the surface of the workpiece at the ultrasonic frequency.
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