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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2017
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Eindhoven, NL;
Wilhelmus Johannes Hendricus Ansems, Eindhoven, NL;
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention provides a method for 3D printing a 3D item, the method comprising providing 3D printable material () and printing during a printing stage said 3D printable material (), wherein the 3D printable material () comprises a thermoplastic material, to provide said 3D item, wherein the 3D item comprises an item surface, wherein the method further comprises providing a powder coating with a powder coating device () on at least part of said item surface during a coating stage. The invention also relates to the item manufactured by such method and to the manufacturing apparatus () used.