THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTING WITH DISCOLORABLE NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING DYE

    公开(公告)号:US20190077080A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-14

    申请号:US16077753

    申请日:2017-02-06

    摘要: In an example of a three-dimensional (3D) printing method, a polymeric or polymeric composite build material is applied. A fusing agent is selectively applied on at least a portion of the polymeric or polymeric composite build material. The fusing agent includes a discolorable near-infrared absorbing dye, a thiol surfactant, a reducing agent, and a balance of water. Near-infrared radiation is applied to the polymeric or polymeric composite build material at a condition that maintains a temperature of the selectively applied fusing agent below a decomposition temperature of the fusing agent and that allows the discolorable near-infrared absorbing dye to harvest near-infrared radiation energy, in order to fuse the portion of the polymeric or polymeric composite build material in contact with the fusing agent to form a layer and to initiate discoloration of the discolorable near-infrared absorbing dye in the layer.

    SACRIFICIAL OBJECTS BASED ON A TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD

    公开(公告)号:US20180111320A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-26

    申请号:US15565850

    申请日:2015-06-02

    摘要: In one implementation, a system comprising a target engine, a thermal engine, and a sacrificial object engine is described. The target engine is to identify a target region of a build bed of a print device where a target object is to be located. The thermal engine is to identify a temperature level of the target region. The sacrificial object engine is to identify an object location to place a sacrificial object in response to a determination that the temperature level of the target region is deficient to achieve a temperature threshold for production.

    BUILD LAYER TEMPERATURE CONTROL
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190054699A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US15770476

    申请日:2016-02-08

    摘要: Examples include an apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object. The apparatus comprises at least one energy source, at least one build layer temperature sensor, and a controller. The controller is to control the at least one energy source to pre-fuse a portion of a build layer in a build area when a build layer temperature is less than a first temperature threshold. The controller is further to, after pre-fusing the portion of the build layer, control the at least one energy source to fuse the portion of the build layer in the build area when the build layer temperature is less than a second threshold.