公开(公告)号：US11872634B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US18113863

申请日：2023-02-24

Applicant: MolyWorks Materials Corporation

Inventor： Christopher Paul Eonta ,  Andrew VanOs LaTOUR ,  Matthew Charles ,  Tom Reed ,  Kai Prager

IPC: B22F9/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B22F10/00 ,  B22F12/82 ,  B22F10/34 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F9/08 ,  B22F12/84 ,  B22F10/85

CPC classification number: B22F9/082 ,  B22F10/00 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F10/34 ,  B22F10/85 ,  B22F12/82 ,  B22F12/84 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B22F2009/0848 ,  B22F2999/00 ,  B22F12/84 ,  B22F10/85 ,  B22F9/082 ,  B22F2009/001 ,  B22F8/00 ,  B22F3/24

Abstract: An expeditionary additive manufacturing (ExAM) system [10] for manufacturing metal parts [20] includes a mobile foundry system [12] configured to produce an alloy powder [14] from a feedstock [16], and an additive manufacturing system [18] configured to fabricate a part using the alloy powder [14]. The additive manufacturing system [18] includes a computer system [50] having parts data and machine learning programs in signal communication with a cloud service. The parts data [56] can include material specifications, drawings, process specifications, assembly instructions, and product verification requirements for the part [20]. An expeditionary additive manufacturing (ExAM) method for making metal parts [20] includes the steps of transporting the mobile foundry system [12] and the additive manufacturing system [18] to a desired location; making the alloy powder [14] at the location using the mobile foundry system; and building a part [20] at the location using the additive manufacturing system [18].