BUILD PLANE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20210187861A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17098625

    申请日:2020-11-16

    摘要: An additive manufacturing machine includes an energy beam system situated in a fixed position relative to a reference plane coinciding with an expected location of a build plane, an energy beam system with an irradiation device configured to generate an energy beam and to direct the energy beam upon the build plane, and a position measurement system configured to determine a position of the build plane. A position measurement assembly includes one or more position sensors, and one or more mounting brackets configured to attach the one or more position sensors to an energy beam system of an additive manufacturing machine. The position measurement assembly is configured to determine a position of a build plane with the energy beam system situated in a fixed position relative to a reference plane coinciding with an expected location of the build plane.

    SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTOUR STITCHING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20210187830A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US16722517

    申请日:2019-12-20

    摘要: An additive manufacturing system includes a first laser device configured to generate a first laser beam and a second laser device configured to generate a second laser beam. The laser scanning devices include a first laser scanning device and a second laser scanning device. The first laser scanning device is configured to selectively direct the first laser beam from the first laser devices across a powder bed along a plurality of first hatching paths and a first contour path along a contour of the solid component. The second laser scanning device is configured to selectively direct the second laser beam from the second laser devices across the powder bed along a plurality of second hatching paths and a second contour path along the contour of the solid component. The first contour path includes a first hook extending into the plurality of second hatching paths.