A method for treatment of elements obtained by an additive manufacturing process comprises applying on the element a treating agent in liquid or gaseous form.

A device for producing three-dimensional objects by successively solidifying layers of a construction material that can be solidified using radiation on the positions corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object, with a housing comprising a process chamber, a construction container situated therein, an irradiation device for irradiating layers of the construction material on the positions corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object, an application device for applying the layers of the construction material onto a carrying device within the construction container or a previously formed layer, a metering device for delivering the construction material, wherein the application device comprises a coating element which distributes the construction material delivered by the metering device as a thin layer in an application area along a linear application movement, wherein at the end of a coating process for a layer when returning the coating element 11 to a coating starting position.

A device for producing three-dimensional objects by successively solidifying layers of a construction material that can be solidified using radiation on the positions corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object, with a housing comprising a process chamber, a construction container situated therein, an irradiation device for irradiating layers of the construction material on the positions corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object, an application device for applying the layers of the construction material onto a carrying device within the construction container or a previously formed layer, a metering device for delivering the construction material, wherein the application device comprises a coating element which distributes the construction material delivered by the metering device as a thin layer in an application area along a linear application movement, wherein at the end of a coating process for a layer when returning the coating element 11 to a coating starting position.

Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective consolidation of layers of a build material, comprising a build material removal device (3) with at least one build material removal unit (4) adapted to remove non-consolidated build material (5) surrounding an additively built object (2), wherein the build material removal device (3) comprises a build material removal chamber (6) delimiting a build material removal volume (7), wherein the build material removal chamber (6) is arranged or arrangeable above the object (2), wherein the object (2) is successively moveable into the build material removal chamber (6), wherein the at least one build material removal unit (4) is adapted to remove non-consolidated build material (5).

Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective consolidation of layers of a build material, comprising a build material removal device (3) with at least one build material removal unit (4) adapted to remove non-consolidated build material (5) surrounding an additively built object (2), wherein the build material removal device (3) comprises a build material removal chamber (6) delimiting a build material removal volume (7), wherein the build material removal chamber (6) is arranged or arrangeable above the object (2), wherein the object (2) is successively moveable into the build material removal chamber (6), wherein the at least one build material removal unit (4) is adapted to remove non-consolidated build material (5).

A 3D printing device includes: a travelling dispenser including: a mixing chamber, a nozzle, a first gear pump, and a second gear pump, each of the first gear pump, the second gear pump and nozzle being in respective fluid communication with the mixing chamber; a first polyurethane reagent supply in fluid communication with the first gear pump; and a second polyurethane reagent supply in fluid communication with the second gear pump. The first polyurethane reagent supply accommodates a polyol mixture, and the second polyurethane reagent supply accommodates a diisocyanate.

A 3D printing device includes: a travelling dispenser including: a mixing chamber, a nozzle, a first gear pump, and a second gear pump, each of the first gear pump, the second gear pump and nozzle being in respective fluid communication with the mixing chamber; a first polyurethane reagent supply in fluid communication with the first gear pump; and a second polyurethane reagent supply in fluid communication with the second gear pump. The first polyurethane reagent supply accommodates a polyol mixture, and the second polyurethane reagent supply accommodates a diisocyanate.

Provided is a three-dimensional object producing method that includes applying an object forming liquid to powder including a base material and an organic material to form a solidified product, and removing the powder deposited on the solidified product from the solidified product using a powder removal liquid including an organic solvent. The following formulae are satisfied

RED of non-forming part<1.20 and

RED of forming part>0.55.

The forming part is a portion of the powder to which the object forming liquid is applied and RED of the forming part is a distance between HSP of the forming part and HSP of the organic solvent. The non-forming part is a portion of the powder to which the object forming liquid is not applied and RED of the non-forming part is a distance between HSP of the non-forming part and HSP of the organic solvent.

The present disclosure includes a three-dimensional printed object comprising a fusing agent, a polymeric build material and a treatment agent further comprising water or an aqueous solution of methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate. It further includes a method of enhancing mechanical properties of said three-dimensional printed article as well as a method of creating a treated three-dimensional printed object.

The present disclosure includes a three-dimensional printed object comprising a fusing agent, a polymeric build material and a treatment agent further comprising water or an aqueous solution of methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate. It further includes a method of enhancing mechanical properties of said three-dimensional printed article as well as a method of creating a treated three-dimensional printed object.