Abstract:
The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, and systems using, inter alia , a controller that regulates formation of at least one 3D object (e.g., in real time during the 3D printing); and a non-transitory computer-readable medium facilitating the same. For example, a controller that regulates a deformation of at least a portion of the 3D object. The control may be in situ control. The control may be real-time control during the 3D printing process. For example, the control may be during a phenomenon pulse. The present disclosure provides various methods, apparatuses, systems and software for estimating the fundamental length scale of a melt pool, and for various tools that increase the accuracy of the 3D printing.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for the automated manufacturing of three-dimensional (3D) composite-based objects is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a material feeder, a printer, a powder system, a transfer system, and optionally a fuser. The method comprises inserting a stack of substrate sheets into a material feeder, transferring a sheet of the stack from the material feeder to a printer, depositing fluid on the single sheet while the sheet rests on a printer platen, transferring the sheet from the printer to a powder system, depositing powder onto the single sheet such that the powder adheres to the areas of the sheet onto which the printer has deposited fluid, removing any powder that did not adhere to the sheet, optionally melting the powder on the substrate, and repeating the steps for as many additional sheets as required for making a specified 3D object.
Abstract:
According to some aspects, a method is provided of producing multicolor objects via additive fabrication by forming a plurality of layers on a substrate from a plurality of materials each having a respective color, the method comprising obtaining image data, the image data indicating a color for each of a plurality of positions, determining a plurality of color stacks based on the image data, each color stack being determined based on the color associated with one of the plurality of positions of the image data, and each color stack specifying a sequence of materials, where each material in the sequence is selected from amongst the plurality of materials, and forming, via additive fabrication, a plurality of layers from the plurality of materials according to the specified sequence of materials associated with each color stack.
Abstract:
An article (101) and a method (100) of forming an article are provided. The article includes a thermoplastic build material (103) and a polymeric support material (111). The polymeric support material is selectively removable from the thermoplastic build material through immersion in a solvent. The method of forming an article includes forming a part through additive manufacturing with a thermoplastic build material and a polymeric support material, immersing the part in a solvent, selectively softening the polymeric support material with the solvent, removing the part from the solvent, and separating the polymeric support material from the thermoplastic build material. Another method of forming an article includes forming a part through additive manufacturing with a thermoplastic build material and a polymeric support material, immersing the part in a solvent, selectively dissolving the polymeric support material with the solvent, and removing the thermoplastic build material from the solvent.
Abstract:
A method of forming a structure (115) of an Actuatable assemblies by depositing layers of a solidifying material (120c, 120b) and a non-solidifying (120d) material, the depositing forming a volume defined by the solidifying material (120c, 120b) and containing the non-solidifying (120d) material within the volume, the depositing being capable of depositing the solidifying (120c, 120b) and non- solidifying (120d) materials at substantially each layer while forming the volume; and encapsulating the non-solidifying (120d) material within the volume by depositing the solidifying (120c, 120b) material in a manner that forms a continuous, interior surface of the solidifying (120c, 120b) material to seal the volume, thereby forming a structure (115).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device and a method for producing three-dimensional objects, in particular at least parts of dental prosthetic fixtures, in that a scraping device scrapes off into a collecting container plastics projecting over and above a container and forms a projection surface. In particular, a scraping device and a light source are simultaneously guided at a defined distance over the liquid, light-curable plastics, the scraping device being moved at a defined distance from the light source, directly before it, and forming the projection surface for the irradiation field of the light source.
Abstract:
In a 3D printing method, a coalescent dispersion for forming a 3D object is selected. The dispersion includes an aqueous vehicle and an infrared or near-infrared binding agent dissolved or dispersed therein. The binding agent is a phthalocyanine having a polar group attached to each side chain or a naphthalocyanine having a polar group attached to each side chain. A sinterable material is deposited and heated to a temperature ranging from about 50C to about 350C. The dispersion is selectively applied on at least a portion of the sinterable material. The sinterable material and the dispersion applied thereon are exposed to infrared or near-infrared radiation. The binding agent absorbs the radiation and converts it to thermal energy. At least the portion of the sinterable material in contact with the binding agent is at least cured to form a first layer of the 3D object.
Abstract:
A polymeric material that is capable of being employed as a build material and/or support material in a three-dimensional printer system is provided. The polymeric material is formed from a thermoplastic composition containing a continuous phase that includes a matrix polymer. A microinclusion additive and nanoinclusion additive are dispersed within the continuous phase in the form of discrete domains.
Abstract:
An additive manufacturing system (30) for printing three-dimensional parts (50), the system (30) comprising a heatable region (34), a receiving surface (36a), a print head (40) configured to print a three-dimensional part (50) onto the receiving surface (36a) in a layer-by-layer manner along a printing axis, and a drive mechanism (38) configured to index the receiving surface (36a) along the printing axis such that the receiving surface (36a) and at least a portion of the three-dimensional part (50) move out of the heatable region (34).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing three-dimensional parts by means of a three-dimensional printing process, an auxiliary structure being additionally created when designing parts beyond the extension of the part/s. The invention further relates to an auxiliary structure for parts produced by means of three-dimensional printing processes. The auxiliary structure is designed along with the part and extends beyond a dimension of the part/s.