LIFT SYSTEM FOR BINDER JETTING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Abstract: a lifting system for a binder jetting additive manufacturing printer including a lift enclosure having a sealable access port and an aperture between an interior of the lift enclosure and a printing chamber. at least one lift column fixed to the interior of the lift enclosure is configured to vertically traverse a build box lift plate from a retracted position to a raised position, wherein in the raised position the build box lift plate indexes against at least one indexing stop. a platen lift is affixed to the box lift plate and is configured to traverse a build platen in a z-lift axis.

Inventor(s): Kurt JOUDREY, Eric WALKAMA, Chuck MARTIN, Alexander COSTA, Emanuel SACHS, John SNIDER, Matthew NAPLES

CPC Classification: B22F12/222 (WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER (making alloys by powder metallurgy ); APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER)

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