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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2022
Freeform Future Corp., El Segundo, CA (US);
Derek Schmuland, El Segundo, CA (US);
Tasso Lappas, Pasadena, CA (US);
Daniel Roszhart Zehr, Erie, CO (US);
Freeform Future Corp., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Abstract
A 3D printing system uses heat sources, such as lasers, for manufacturing parts in metal additive manufacturing, such as powder-bed fusion, on one or more movable build modules. The build modules may be moved (e.g., by a conveyor system) into and out of a lasing module. Parts may be manufactured on multiple build modules simultaneously and/or sequentially, in some cases while the build module(s) are moving relative to the heat sources. Sensor(s) are arranged to determine a position, orientation, and/or movement of the build modules and feedback from the sensor(s) may be used to control the heat sources to compensate for motion of the build modules.