Abstract:
A system (1) for manufacturing a three-dimensional structure comprising interconnected filaments (13) comprises a support, a deposition unit (5) and a controller configured to operate during a printing operation at least one nozzle (7) of the deposition unit for deposition of filaments on the support in a predetermined interconnected arrangement in a plurality of stacked layers. A sensor unit (23) is provided which is configured to monitor, at least during the printing operation, sensory data indicative of an actuation for performing deposition or sensory data indicative of at least one flow parameter of the build material. A trained machine learning model is provided which is configured to receive the sensory data as input, and to provide an output relating to control of at least one deposition control parameter for maintaining a predetermined deposition flow rate during the printing operation, and wherein the controller is configured to adjust, based on the output of the trained machine learning model, the at least one deposition control parameter during the printing operation. At least one sensor (23) of the sensor unit is arranged to monitor the sensory data at at least one location upstream of the nozzle opening area.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a method for applying a functional compound on sulphur particles by means of an atmospheric pressure plasma discharge comprising a gas or an activated gas flow resulting from the atmospheric pressure plasma discharge, wherein the coating composition comprises an inorganic electrically conductive compound, an electrically conductive carbon compound, an organic precursor compound of a conjugated polymer, a precursor of a hybrid organic-inorganic compound, or a mixture, and the functional compound provides the sulphur particles with an electrically conductive surface.
Abstract:
A system and method for manufacturing three-dimensional structures is provided. The system comprises a plurality of printing stations for performing parallel printing in an confined space enclosed by a housing, wherein each printing station comprises a carrier, a deposition unit with at least one nozzle arranged for dispensing filaments of build material paste through an opening area thereof and a station controller configured to operate the deposition unit for deposition of filaments of a build material paste on the carrier in an interconnected arrangement in a plurality of stacked layers in order to form one or more three-dimensional structures, the at least one nozzle and the detachable carrier being relatively moveable with respect to each other, wherein the deposition unit is coupled to a reservoir unit configured to house the build material paste, wherein the reservoir unit includes at least one reservoir arranged outside of the confined space.
Abstract:
A system and method for manufacturing three-dimensional structures is provided. The system includes plurality of printing stations and a robotic unit configured to interact with the plurality of printing stations, each of the plurality of printing stations being arranged to be accessible by the robotic unit. Each printing station includes a station controller for controlling at least one deposition control parameter. The system further includes a system controller configured to operate the robotic unit, and wherein the system controller is communicatively coupled to the plurality of printing stations for controlling at least an execution of printing tasks being performed on the plurality of printing stations. The station controllers are at least partially controllable by means of the system controller, wherein the system controller is configured to adjust at least one deposition control parameter of each printing station independent of deposition control parameters of other printing stations of the plurality of printing stations.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method for applying a protective layer on at least part of an exposed surface of a substrate, the method comprising activating a nitrogen comprising gas by means of an atmospheric pressure plasma discharge in a plasma discharge chamber to obtain an activated gas, and contacting the exposed surface with an afterglow of the activated gas egressing from the plasma discharge chamber, wherein the protective layer is formed on at least part of the exposed surface; wherein the surface comprises a metallic element or an alloy thereof, the metallic element is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, the surface and the plasma discharge chamber are moving relative one another during contacting the exposed surface with the afterglow of the activated gas. The invention is further related to an article, comprising a substrate and a protective layer, covering at least part of the substrate, sharing an interface comprising a metallic element of an alloy thereof, wherein the protective layer comprises a plurality of spaced apart pillars projecting from the interface, wherein the pillars are made of stacked layers of crystals of a nitride of the metallic element, and the stacked layers of crystals comprise a polyhedron shape.
Abstract:
A surgical implant (10), comprising a porous structure (11) with interconnected pores (20) for ingrowth of bone into the porous structure. The porous structure comprises an arrangement of fibres (13, 14) which are attached to one another, the fibres being arranged in layers (151, 152, 153), the layers being stacked. The porous structure comprises a surface (111), wherein the surface comprises different regions (112, 113) having different porosities. A method of making the above surgical implant is described.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a method for applying a protective layer on at least part of an exposed alkali metal or alkali metal alloy substrate, the method comprising activating a gas by means of a plasma discharge to obtain an activated gas and contacting the exposed surface with the activated gas, wherein a protective layer is formed on at least part of the exposed surface, wherein the gas comprises a nitrogen-comprising compound in an amount, such that the protective layer comprises at least 60 mol% of a corresponding alkali metal nitrate. The invention is further related to an article, comprising substrate having a surface comprising an alkali metal or alkali metal alloy and a protective layer arranged on at least part of the alkali metal or alkali metal alloy surface of the substrate, wherein the protective layer is conductive to ions of the corresponding alkali metal and comprises at least 60 mol% of a corresponding alkali metal nitrate.
Abstract:
A continuous plasma treatment process, said process comprising the steps of: providing a plasma treatment apparatus, said apparatus comprising at least one plasma treatment zone, said plasma treatment zone comprising a pair of electrodes with endless dielectric belts each having a first and a second side and each covering an electrode of said pair of electrodes; producing a non-thermal plasma in a process gas at a pressure of 100 Pa to 1 MPa in the space between said pair of endless dielectric belt-covered electrodes by applying a voltage between said electrode pair; providing a web material to be treated such that it can be transported by said two endless dielectric belts in such a way that there is an area in the plane of said belt at least about 5 mm on either side of said web material on the side of said endless dielectric belts with no part thereof facing one electrode of said pair of electrodes; transporting said web material using said endless dielectric belts in frictional contact with said electrodes such that the side of said web material not in contact with said endless dielectric belts is treated in two passes through said at least one plasma treatment zone while at the same time the exposed parts of the endless dielectric belts transporting said web material are also treated; and cleaning said parts of said endless dielectric belts treated with said plasma using a cleaning station outside said plasma treatment zone prior to said endless dielectric belts re-entering said plasma treatment zone, wherein said electrodes have a length in the transport direction of said endless dielectric belts of at least 10 mm; and an apparatus comprising: at least one plasma treatment zone, said plasma treatment zone comprising a pair of electrodes with endless dielectric belts each having a first and a second side and each covering an electrode of said pair of electrodes; a voltage power supply for each plasma treatment zone connected to said pair of electrodes such that a non-thermal plasma can be produced upon applying a voltage to said electrode pairs in a process gas in the space between each pair of endless dielectric belt-covered electrodes; each of said electrodes in said plasma treatment zone having a discharge surface and said discharge surface being in contact with a first side of said endless dielectric belts thereby shielding said discharge surfaces and the respective sides of the endless dielectric belts in contact with said electrodes from products of said non-thermal plasma; a means of transporting a web material to be treated comprising said endless dielectric belts; a process gas supply; rollers for driving/guiding said endless dielectric belts; and a cleaning station capable of cleaning products of said plasma treatment on the second sides of said endless dielectric belts therefrom.