Enclosed additive manufacturing system
US11745425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P80/40
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of additive manufacture is disclosed. The method may include restricting, by an enclosure, an exchange of gaseous matter between an interior of the enclosure and an exterior of the enclosure. The method may further include running multiple machines within the enclosure. Each of the machines may execute its own process of additive manufacture. While the machines are running, a gas management system may maintain gaseous oxygen within the enclosure at or below a limiting oxygen concentration for the interior.
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