Method, apparatus and material mixture for direct digital manufacturing of fiber reinforced parts
US9457521B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A part is manufactured by introducing magnetic particles into a matrix material, and orienting the particles by coupling them with an electromagnetic field. The matrix material is solidified in patterned layers while the particles remain oriented by the field.
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