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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael Robert Tucker, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Younkoo Jeong, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William Thomas Carter, Galway, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing system is provided. The additive manufacturing system includes a build platform and at least one workstation. The build platform defines a continuous workflow path and is configured to rotate about a build platform axis. The workstation is spaced apart from the build platform along the third direction and at least one of the build platform and the workstation is configured to move along the third direction. The workstation includes at least one particle delivery device, at least one recoating device, and at least one consolidation device. The particle delivery device is configured to deposit particles on the build platform. The recoating device is configured to distribute the deposited particles to form a build layer on the build platform. The consolidation device is configured to consolidate at least a portion of the build layer.