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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2023
Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US);
Kenneth J. Susnjara, Birdseye, IN (US);
Jody W. Wilmes, Owensboro, KY (US);
Lawrence S. Epplin, Grandview, IN (US);
Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing method includes receiving an electronic representation of a part with a control system, determining a plurality of layers for the electronic representation of the part, and separating one or more of the layers associated with the electronic representation of the part into a plurality of segments. The additive manufacturing method further includes adding a joint structure to two or more of the segments and generating instructions for controlling a machining apparatus based on the electronic representation of the part, the layers, the segments, and the joint structure.