A laser machining device includes: a laser irradiation unit that forms a machining groove that has one end opening to an end section of a workpiece and the other end thereof closed, as a result of scanning a workpiece surface from an end section of the workpiece and laser machining the workpiece; and a nozzle unit that sprays a gas across an irradiation zone of the workpiece surface created by the laser irradiation unit. The nozzle unit is configured so as to increase the flowrate of the gas supplied to the irradiation zone, from one end to the other end of the machining groove.

The disclosure provides a soldering component and a method of assembling a soldering component to objects, the soldering component comprises a body part and an assembling part, the assembling part is for combining to the object, the body part has a snap-fit part, the snap-fit part has an elastic retracting space, and the elastic retracting space can elastically retract two or more fastening parts, so that each fastening part fastens into another object, and the soldering component has a solderable surface for soldering to an assembling part of the object, the assembling part of the object is preset with a tin soldering layer, which is heated and soldered the soldering component and the assembling part of the object.

An apparatus and a method for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing involve a multiple-chamber design achieving a high efficiency and throughput. The multiple-chamber design features concurrent printing of one or more print jobs inside one or more build chambers, side removals of printed objects from build chambers allowing quick exchanges of powdered materials, and capabilities of elevated process temperature controls of build chambers and post processing heat treatments of printed objects. The multiple-chamber design also includes a height-adjustable optical assembly in combination with a fixed build platform method suitable for large and heavy printed objects. A side removal mechanism of the build chambers of the apparatus improves handling and efficiency for printing large and heavy objects. Use of a wide range of sensors in the apparatus and by the method allows various feedback to improve quality, manufacturing throughput, and energy efficiency.

A method of manufacturing a high-pressure fluid vessel includes forming a first portion of a high-pressure fluid vessel with a molding process. The high-pressure fluid vessel includes a stack of capsules. Each capsule includes a first domed end, a second domed end, and a semicylindrical portion extending between and connecting the first domed end to the second domed end. The method further includes forming a second portion of a high-pressure fluid vessel with the molding process. The second portion of the high-pressure fluid vessel is positioned adjacent to the first portion of the high-pressure fluid vessel. The second portion of the high-pressure fluid vessel is welded to the first portion of the high-pressure fluid vessel.

According to one aspect, the present disclosure provides a system for manufacturing transition structures including fiber threads embedded within a metal component. The system may include a supply of base sheet metal. The system may include a conveyor supported on a plurality of rollers and configured to move the base sheet metal in a production direction. The system may include a plurality of stages arranged in the production direction. Each stage may include a channel forming device configured to form a channel in the base sheet metal, a fiber inserting device configured to insert a portion of a fiber material into the channel, and one or more ultrasonic welders configured to consolidate a layer of metal foil over the fiber. The disclosure includes methods of using the system to produce transition structures and reinforced components.

An industrial asset item definition data store may contain at least one electronic record defining the industrial asset item. An automated support structure creation platform may include a support structure optimization computer processor. The automated support structure optimization computer processor may be adapted to automatically create support structure geometry data associated with an additive printing process for the industrial asset item. The creation may be performed via an iterative loop between a build process simulation engine and a topology optimization engine.

An additive manufacturing system including a two-dimensional energy patterning system for imaging a powder bed is disclosed. Improved structure formation, part creation and manipulation, use of multiple additive manufacturing systems, and high throughput manufacturing methods suitable for automated or semi-automated factories are also disclosed.

A 3D-metal-printing method applies material layer-by-layer and selectively locally heats predetermined points above a sintering or melting temperature of the powder and sinters or fuses the melted points with the underlying layer and optionally tempers the points. The starting material layer and optionally at least one underlying layer is preheated to a temperature with a predetermined difference to the melting temperature, and near IR radiation is sequentially irradiated in sections into partial sections of the total area of the respective starting material layer, wherein the selective local heating above the sintering or melting temperature is carried out in each case for predetermined points within a preheated partial section.

A manipulator device such as a robot arm that is capable of increasing manufacturing throughput for additively manufactured parts, and allows for the manipulation of parts that would be difficult or impossible for a human to move is described. The manipulator can grasp various permanent or temporary additively manufactured manipulation points on a part to enable repositioning or maneuvering of the part.

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.