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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Michael Andrew Kovalcik, Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Eric Alan Estill, Morrow, OH (US);
Donnell Eugene Crear, Belleville, MI (US);
Michael Andrew Kovalcik, Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Eric Alan Estill, Morrow, OH (US);
Donnell Eugene Crear, Belleville, MI (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for three-dimensional printing are provided. One three-dimensional printing system includes a first printing surface configured to hold a first three-dimensional object. The three-dimensional printing system also includes a second printing surface configured to hold a second three-dimensional object. The three-dimensional printing system includes at least one printing head disposed adjacent to the first and second printing surfaces for printing the first and second three-dimensional objects. A vertical position of the first printing surface is controlled independently from a vertical position of the second printing surface.