VulcanForms Inc. (20240424570). METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWDER MATERIAL HANDLING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWDER MATERIAL HANDLING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Organization Name

VulcanForms Inc.

Inventor(s)

Lucas Buermeyer of Ayer MA (US)

William Curtis Stone of Tewksbury MA (US)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWDER MATERIAL HANDLING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240424570 titled 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWDER MATERIAL HANDLING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Original Abstract Submitted

system and method for dispensing powder material for an additive manufacturing system. a preload container can be configured to hold a predetermined amount of powder material, and move the powder material from a powder supply to a powder recoater. the preload container may be configured to hold an amount of powder suitable for forming multiple powder layers on a build surface and may be configured to rapidly deliver the powder material to a powder recoater, e.g., in less than 10 seconds. the powder material in the preload container and/or the powder supply may be maintained in an isolated environment, e.g., during transfer of powder material from the powder supply to the preload container. a seal may have a movable portion configured to interface between the powder supply and a recoater hopper.