The invention relates to a stereolithography apparatus comprising: a container for a fluid material curable by radiation, a substrate plate, an actuator means for generating a relative movement between the container and the substrate plate, and an irradiation device for selectively irradiating the material arranged in the container. According to the invention, the actuator means and the irradiation device are mounted on a frame assembly, and the container and the substrate plate are combined to form an assembly and the assembly consisting of the container and the substrate plate is jointly inserted into the frame assembly, detachably secured therein by means of an attachment means and to be jointly removed from the frame assembly.

The invention relates to a stereolithography apparatus comprising: a container for a fluid material curable by radiation, a substrate plate, an actuator means for generating a relative movement between the container and the substrate plate, and an irradiation device for selectively irradiating the material arranged in the container. According to the invention, the actuator means and the irradiation device are mounted on a frame assembly, and the container and the substrate plate are combined to form an assembly and the assembly consisting of the container and the substrate plate is jointly inserted into the frame assembly, detachably secured therein by means of an attachment means and to be jointly removed from the frame assembly.

A system for recoating a powder bed includes a build platform holding a powder bed and an electrode assembly including an electrode and an insulating shield. A voltage supply produces a high voltage alternating current and communicates with the powder bed and the electrode. The electrode assembly is positionable over the powder bed, such that when the electrode assembly is over the powder bed, the shield is between the electrode and the powder bed's top surface. The voltage supply produces a high voltage alternating current that creates an alternating electric field between the electrode and the powder bed that causes the powder of the powder bed top surface to oscillate in a region between the shield and the bed and then reposition themselves on the bed such that the top layer of the powder bed is smoother than it was prior to when the powder particles began oscillating.

The disclosure relates to a method for forming a metal article by additive manufacturing and related apparatus for performing the method. A metal particle suspension including a UV-curable polymeric resin liquid medium, and metal particles distributed throughout the liquid medium is deposited and cured by spatially selective exposure to UV radiation in a layer-by-layer process. Metal particle size can be selected in combination with the applied layer thickness to ensure complete cure throughout the applied layer while providing a high print speed and high spatial resolution. Intermittent or periodic partial curing of an applied layer can be used to maintain a homogeneous distribution of metal particles in the applied layer prior to full curing. The final product is achieved after sintering, which removes the cured binder in a debinding step and also provides the desired final article at close to the full density.

Provided herein is a system for producing a product. The system generally comprises a large-area micro-stereolithography system and a layer leveling system. The large-area micro-stereolithography system is capable of generating the product by optically polymerizing successive layers of a curable resin at a print plane. The layer leveling system is capable of flattening a non-flat region (such as a meniscus) of the curable resin in a vicinity of the build plane.

The invention relates to a 3D printing device having an advantageous geometry of the build area.

The invention relates to a 3D printing device having an advantageous geometry of the build area.

Provided herein is a method of making a three-dimensional object (31) by bottom-up additive manufacturing, which method may include: providing a carrier platform (14), a light source (13), and a light transmissive window (11) therebetween, the light transmissive window comprising a gas permeable member having a top surface and a bottom surface; depositing a liquid resin (21) on the window, the resin comprising a cyclic olefin monomer and a ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) photocatalyst; contacting a gas to said gas permeable member bottom surface; and exposing said resin to light from said light source while advancing aid carrier platform away from said window to form said three-dimensional object on said carrier platform. An apparatus useful for carrying out the method and a method useful for recycling the object are also provided.

Provided herein is a method of making a three-dimensional object (31) by bottom-up additive manufacturing, which method may include: providing a carrier platform (14), a light source (13), and a light transmissive window (11) therebetween, the light transmissive window comprising a gas permeable member having a top surface and a bottom surface; depositing a liquid resin (21) on the window, the resin comprising a cyclic olefin monomer and a ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) photocatalyst; contacting a gas to said gas permeable member bottom surface; and exposing said resin to light from said light source while advancing aid carrier platform away from said window to form said three-dimensional object on said carrier platform. An apparatus useful for carrying out the method and a method useful for recycling the object are also provided.

An apparatus and a method for fabricating a magnetic material with variable magnetic alignment are disclosed. For example, the apparatus includes a reservoir storing magnetic particles, a heater coupled to the reservoir to melt the magnetic particles, a nozzle coupled to the reservoir to receive the magnetic particles that are melted, wherein the nozzle includes a rotatable collar that includes at least one magnet, a platform below the nozzle to receive the magnetic particles that are melted that are dispensed by the nozzle, and a controller communicatively coupled to the heater, the nozzle, and the platform to control operation of the heater, the nozzle, the rotatable collar of the nozzle, and the platform.