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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2020
Addup, Cebazat, FR;
Ali El Ouazzani Tayibi, Cebazat, FR;
Ludovic Angele, Cebazat, FR;
ADDUP, Cebazat, FR;
Abstract
A supply module () for supplying additive manufacturing powder comprises: a main hopper () for storing additive manufacturing powder, the main hopper () being designed to be connected to a manufacturing module () configured to additively manufacture an object from the powder; an inlet () of the supply module () designed to be connected to the manufacturing module () and to receive powder located in the manufacturing module (); a glovebox () being able to be closed in a sealed manner; a provisioning circuit configured to transfer powder located in the glovebox () to the main hopper (); and a circulation system designed to set powder in motion according to a circulation loop closed on itself, the circulation system comprising a suction system () designed to evacuate gas present in the circulation loop, the circulation loop passing through the main hopper () and the suction system ().