Method for emissions plume monitoring in additive manufacturing
US11478853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of monitoring an additive manufacturing process in which one or more energy beams are used to selectively fuse a powder to form a workpiece, in the presence of one or more plumes generated by interaction of the one or more energy beams with the powder. The method includes using at least one sensor to generate at least one signal representative of a trajectory of one or more of the plumes.
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