AN ADJUSTABLE SHAPE CHANGING PRINTING BED FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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AN ADJUSTABLE SHAPE CHANGING PRINTING BED FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250058517 titled 'AN ADJUSTABLE SHAPE CHANGING PRINTING BED FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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provided is a shape-changing printing bed system and method for use during additive manufacturing, the system comprising: a shape-changing printing bed comprising: an elastic sheet having an inner side and an external side, and a manipulator unit. the elastic sheet has a given size and shape, and the external side of the elastic sheet is configured to cover the manipulator unit. the system further comprises a control system, whereby the control system is configured to control change in size and/or shape of the elastic sheet by controlling change in direction and extent of force applied by the manipulator unit against the inner side of the elastic sheet in at least one coordinate.