Method and plant for recovery of a processed, powdered structural material in a plant for manufacturing a three-dimensional component by selective solidification of the structural material by a beam directed onto the structural material, in which, in a construction station which includes a process chamber, the component is manufactured on a substrate plate in a construction module by layered hardening of the structural material and/or in which, in an unpacking station which includes an unpacking chamber, the component manufactured in the construction module is removed from the construction module, and the processed, non-hardened structural material is removed from the component, in which the processed structural material is collected in a collecting device by a recovery device and provided for further feeding into the process chamber for manufacturing further components, wherein the recovery device includes at least one cartridge filled with the processed structural material collected in the application device.

A paste for ceramic 3D shaping according to the present invention is a paste for ceramic 3D shaping containing a curable resin and inorganic particles, in which the inorganic particles contain ceramic particles and glass particles.

The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for controlling three-dimensional bioprinters. In some embodiments, a server system may provide a user interface that can be used by a user may able to provide three-dimensional bioprinter specifications. The server system may then be configured to generate command instructions compatible with a particular bioprinter and then transmit the command instructions to the indicated bioprinter. In some embodiments the disclosed systems and methods may eliminate the need for downloading drivers or bioprinter specific software onto a user computing device. In some embodiments the disclosed systems and methods may be configured for use in restricted internet access settings.

The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing artificial marble, which includes a granite soil storage unit configured to supply a granite soil by storing, drying, and heating it, a granite soil heating unit configured to heat the granite soil supplied from the granite soil storage unit, a resin storage unit configured to store a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resin maintained in a solid phase at room temperature, a mixing-transporting unit configured to accommodate the TPU resin and the heated granite soil therein and then melting and mixing them to produce and simultaneously transport an artificial marble slurry, a material guide unit configured to guide the granite soil and the TPU resin into the mixing-transporting unit, a discharge unit configured to discharge the artificial marble slurry mixed in the mixing-transporting unit by a certain amount, a mold supply unit configured to continuously supply a mold for accommodating and molding the artificial marble slurry therein, a mold guide unit configured to guide the mold supplied from the mold supply unit downward of the discharge unit to accommodate the artificial marble slurry in the mold, a forming unit configured to form an artificial marble by applying vibration and pressure to the artificial marble slurry accommodated in the mold, an extraction unit configured to extract the mold accommodating the artificial marble, and a lamination unit configured to laminate and store the mold extracted by the extraction unit.

A structure has a plurality of modules of cementitious material; a first module exhibiting a reciprocal coupling surface and hooking portions defining at least one cavity, a second module exhibiting a respective reciprocal coupling surface—countershaped and in contact with the reciprocal coupling surface of the first module—and a hooking portion defining at least one cavity extending along at least partially the stratification direction; a connecting element engaged, on one side, inside the cavity of the hooking portion of the first module and, on the other side, inside the cavity of the hooking portion of the second module. The connecting element is configured for stably constraining the first and second modules and holding these latter in contact with each other. Further, a process makes a structure of reinforced cementitious material.

A system for forming a product with different size particles is disclosed. The system comprises at least one print head region configured to retain a first group of print heads configurable to additively print at least a first portion of the product with a first material and a second group of print heads configurable to additively print at least a second portion of the product with a second material. The described system may also comprise a processor configured to regulate the first group of print heads and the second group of print heads to distribute the first material and the second material. A method of making an object by ink jet printing using the disclosed system is also disclosed.

A method of forming a cast component and a method of forming a casting mold is described herein. The ceramic core-shell mold includes at least first core portion, a first shell portion, and at least one first cavity between the core portion and the first shell portion. The core-shell mold may be manufactured using an additive manufacturing process and may include an integrated ceramic filter. At least a portion of the ceramic core-shell mold and the wax gate component is coated with a second ceramic material. The wax gate component is then removed to form a second cavity in fluid communication with the first cavity.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a reinforced concrete component (1, 1′), in particular a generatively produced reinforced concrete component (1, 1′), a reinforced concrete component and a manufacturing system for manufacturing a reinforced concrete component. In particular, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a reinforced concrete component (1, 1′), comprising: creating a first concrete layer (20) and a second concrete layer (22) with a generative method, preferably with a shotcrete method, arranging a positioning element (100, 102, 104, 110, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) for fixing a reinforcement unit (200), wherein the positioning element is arranged with a supporting section (106) between the first concrete layer (20) and the second concrete layer (22) and protrudes with a fastening section (108) from the first concrete layer and from the second concrete layer (22), arranging at least one reinforcement unit (200) for reinforcing the concrete component (1, 1′) on the positioning element.

A Z-axis that is integrated with storage, commixture and extrusion of materials, including a vertically-moving bucket, and a vertically-moving unit connected to the vertically-moving bucket. The vertically-moving unit can drive the vertically-moving bucket to move vertically. The vertically-moving bucket is used to store printing materials. A printing nozzle connected to the vertically-moving bucket is provided at the bottom of the vertically-moving bucket, which is connected with the printing nozzle through a stirring unit. The vertically-moving bucket replaces the existing vertically-moving axis, so that the printing nozzle can directly communicate with the vertically-moving bucket without pipelines to connect the printing nozzle to the vertically-moving bucket. Also, a 3D building printer that does not need to erect a relaying bucket in the sky, which solves the problem of pipeline blockage and cleaning.

A 3D printing system comprising: a selective solidification module to: form a printed article by processing a build material; and form a printed container encompassing the printed article and a portion of unused build material about the printed article, the printed container defining a first port and a second port fluidly connected to the first port. The 3D printing system further comprises a connector to couple to the first port or second port of the printed container; and a pump fluidly connected to the connector to cause a fluid to flow through the printed container from the first port to the second port such that the printed article is cooled by the fluid flow.