Additive manufacturing heating control systems and methods
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 supply a plurality of droplets to a part, a temperature control device configured to control a temperature of the part, and a controller configured to control the composition, formation, and application of each droplet to the plurality of droplets to the part independent from control of the temperature. of the part via the temperature control device. 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.
Claims1
An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
- an additive manufacturing tool configured to supply a plurality of droplets to a part, wherein each droplet of the plurality of droplets comprises at least one metallic anchoring material;
- a temperature control device configured to control a temperature of the part;
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- a controller configured to control the composition, formation, and application of each droplet of the plurality of droplets to the part independent from control of the temperature of the part via the temperature control device, wherein the plurality of droplets is configured to build up the part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.