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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2014
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Allister William James, Chuluota, FL (US);
Gerald J. Bruck, Oviedo, FL (US);
Ahmed Kamel, Orlando, FL (US);
Anand A. Kulkarni, Charlotte, NC (US);
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing apparatus () including: a container () configured to bound a bed of powdered metal material; a fluidization arrangement () configured to fluidize the bed of powered material; an articulation mechanism () disposed within the container and configured to support and to rotate a component () about at least one horizontal axis; and an energy beam () configured to selectively scan portions () of a surface of the bed of powdered metal material to melt or sinter the selectively scanned portions onto the component.