ABSTRACT
A POWDER SPREADING APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND A METHOD THEREOF
The present disclosure provides a powder spreading apparatus for additive manufacturing. The apparatus includes a front channel (102) provided for receiving powder and dispensing the powder through an outlet (102b) at a start of ...
ABSTRACT
A METHOD FOR REAL-TIME PREDICTION OF POWDER QUANTITY IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
The present disclosure provides a method for real-time prediction of powder quantity in additive manufacturing comprising the steps of, measuring (301) real-time weight of powder in a hopper, by a powder estimation module, de...
The present disclosure provides a mechanism for reducing build volume of a powder bed fusion apparatus. The mechanism comprises a cover plate (119) mounted on a base plate (101) of the powder bed fusion apparatus, a riser block (111) fixed to a primary heater plate (105). A secondary build plate (117) is secured to ...