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Additive manufacturing powder spreading technology to mitigate surface defects

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1859926

A laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing system having a powder dispenser that provides powder layers on a build platform; a laser fusion system that fuses the powder layers, wherein spatter particles are produce on the powder layers; and a powder bed sweeping system that sweeps the spatter particles from the powder layers. The powder bed sweeping system includes a brush that has bristles that contact the spatter particles and sweeps the spatter particles from the powder layers.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLC (Livermore, CA)
Patent Number(s):
11,141,912
Application Number:
16/598,260
OSTI ID:
1859926
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English