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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Donnell Eugene Crear, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Tiffany Muller Craft, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kassy Moy Hart, Greenville, SC (US);
Mikhail Pavlov, Dietikon, CH;
Felix Martin Gerhard Roerig, Baden, CH;
Dean Andrew Snelling, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A damaged applicator identifier system for an additive manufacturing (AM) system, and AM system including the same are disclosed. The damaged applicator identifier system may include a damaged applicator identifier determining whether the active applicator is damaged by identifying a non-planar surface in a layer of raw material on a build platform of the AM system after formation of the layer by the active applicator. A damaged applicator controller is configured to cause replacement or repair of the damaged, active applicator in response to the damaged applicator identifier identifying the damaged, active applicator.