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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2022
Postprocess Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
Daniel Joshua Hutchinson, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Owen Wegman, Buffalo, NY (US);
Gary Burch, West Seneca, NY (US);
Marc Farfaglia, Buffalo, NY (US);
PostProcess Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for removing support material from and/or smoothing surfaces of an additively manufactured part is disclosed. The apparatus may include a chamber, a support surface within the chamber, one or more nozzles within the chamber, a tank positioned below the nozzles, and a vision system. The vision system includes one or more cameras and other imagery obtaining sensors located in the chamber. The cameras and sensors obtain imagery of the additively manufactured part as it is being sprayed to finish the part. The imagery is displayed on a display panel located outside the apparatus or stored for later playback.