Apparatus, system and method of providing a FFF printing nozzle

    公开(公告)号:US12186983B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-07

    申请号:US17393915

    申请日:2021-08-04

    Applicant: JABIL INC.

    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing a nozzle having refined print control and enhanced printing speed by providing, on the inside or outside or on an interstitial substrate layer, of any metallic or non-metallic nozzle of a non-conductive surface suitable to support sensors relevant to the FFF process. Heat, force, flow, strain, stress, extrusion force, and like sensors may be provided on the inside or the outside of any nozzle, or on an interstitial substrate layer on the inside or outside of any nozzle. The sensors may be provided about the center access through the nozzle, longitudinally along the center access of the nozzle, or at any of various points along the nozzle, wherein the placement or shape of such sensors may vary in accordance with the type of sensing to be performed by the subject sensor.

    PROCESS OF MAKING NYLON 5 FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING

    公开(公告)号:US20240026091A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18465635

    申请日:2023-09-12

    Applicant: JABIL INC.

    Abstract: A nylon 5 powder suitable for three-dimensional printing is provided. The process includes adding nylon 5 and ethanol to a container; wherein an amount of ethanol is about two to five times an amount by weight of the nylon 5; raising a temperature in the container to between about 130 degrees Celsius and about 150 degrees Celsius; forming a solution of nylon 5 in the ethanol; cooling the solution to a precipitation temperature of the nylon 5 to between about 100 degrees Celsius and about 125 degrees Celsius; agitating the solution; precipitating the nylon 5 in powder form from the solution; and removing the nylon 5 powder from the container.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL IN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220080675A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17482233

    申请日:2021-09-22

    Applicant: JABIL INC.

    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods capable of controlling an additive manufacturing print process on an additive manufacturing printer. The disclosed embodiments may include: a plurality of sensors capable of monitoring at least one of an input of print filament to a print head of the printer, and a temperature of a nozzle of the printer, as indicative of a state of the additive manufacturing print process; at least one processor associated with at least one controller and capable of receiving sensor data regarding the monitoring from the plurality of sensors, and comprising non-transitory computing code for applying to the sensor data at least one correct one of the state of the additive manufacturing print process; a comparator embedded in the non-transitory computing code for assessing a lack of compliance of the print process to the correct one of the state; and at least one modifying output of the at least one controller to revise the compliance of the print process to the correct one of the state.

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