SPACE-XYZ IP B.V. (20240253301). ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Organization Name

SPACE-XYZ IP B.V.

Inventor(s)

Lodewijk Stephanus Margaretha Joseph Van Der Borg of Terborg NL

Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden of Terborg NL

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240253301 titled 'ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Original Abstract Submitted

an apparatus and method are provided for additive manufacturing. the apparatus includes a work surface, a material depositing device for depositing a layer of powder material onto the work surface or onto a previous deposited layer of powder material, and an energy directing device configured to direct an energy beam towards the work surface. the method includes depositing a first powder material in a first pattern which corresponds to a cross-section surface of the to be manufactured object, depositing a second powder material in a second pattern such that the first and second powder material together provide a continuous layer of powder material, wherein the material of the second powder is different from the material of the first powder, and irradiating said layer of powder material by the energy beam in order to meld at least a part of the first powder material only.