A drying device for a powdered building material, in particular for a building station, unpacking station and/or sieve station which can be combined to form an installation for producing three-dimensional components by layer-by-layer solidification by means of a beam acting on the powdered building material, having a container which has a container base and, opposite the container base, a container opening, having a connection flange which has a fastening portion for releasably receiving the container opening of the container, having a connection portion which is located opposite the fastening portion of the connection flange and has a through-opening, having a membrane which closes the through-opening and can be connected to the connection portion, having a retaining element arranged in the container, by means of which retaining element drying agent stored in the container is held separate or remote from the membrane, and a drying space which receives the drying agent and a free space arranged between the retaining element and the membrane is formed.

A probe for an additive manufacturing system includes a probe body having a first air port therethrough between an inlet and an outlet, and a location sensing probe extending from the probe body. The location sensing probe includes a probe end and a probe bar, the probe bar coupled between the probe body and the probe end, and a channel surrounding the probe bar, the channel having an inner tube having an inlet proximate the probe body and an outlet proximate the probe end. A method of determining a position of an item being printed in an additive manufacturing system, includes probing the position with a location sensing probe having a resolution finer than a print resolution of the print head.

A probe for an additive manufacturing system includes a probe body having a first air port therethrough between an inlet and an outlet, and a location sensing probe extending from the probe body. The location sensing probe includes a probe end and a probe bar, the probe bar coupled between the probe body and the probe end, and a channel surrounding the probe bar, the channel having an inner tube having an inlet proximate the probe body and an outlet proximate the probe end. A method of determining a position of an item being printed in an additive manufacturing system, includes probing the position with a location sensing probe having a resolution finer than a print resolution of the print head.

An additive manufacturing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a build platform, a scanning unit and a preheating arrangement. Material is operatively deposited on the build platform to form a material bed, with a surface of the material bed defining a material area. The scanning unit is configured to consolidate deposited material in a scan area on the surface of the material bed, wherein the scan area forms part of and is substantially smaller than the material area. The preheating arrangement is configured to focus energy onto the surface of the material bed substantially in the scan area and not in the remainder of the material area. A method of preheating material in an additive manufacturing apparatus, a method of forming an object by additive manufacturing and a preheating arrangement for an additive manufacturing apparatus are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a chamber environment controlling apparatus for a three-dimensional bioprinter including a printing chamber having an internal space in which printing is performed and which is defined by wall surfaces including sidewalls. The apparatus may include a temperature adjustor including a heater configured to heat the internal space of the printing chamber and an air circulator including an air guide portion extending from an outside of the printing chamber along a sidewall on one side and formed so that air flowing in through an inlet moves along an inside, is heated by the temperature adjustor, and is discharged into the internal space of the printing chamber through an outlet, a circulation fan configured to circulate air along the air guide portion, and a filter configured to filter the air circulating along the air guide portion.

The present invention relates to a chamber environment controlling apparatus for a three-dimensional bioprinter including a printing chamber having an internal space in which printing is performed and which is defined by wall surfaces including sidewalls. The apparatus may include a temperature adjustor including a heater configured to heat the internal space of the printing chamber and an air circulator including an air guide portion extending from an outside of the printing chamber along a sidewall on one side and formed so that air flowing in through an inlet moves along an inside, is heated by the temperature adjustor, and is discharged into the internal space of the printing chamber through an outlet, a circulation fan configured to circulate air along the air guide portion, and a filter configured to filter the air circulating along the air guide portion.

The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing systems, apparatuses, software, and methods for the production of at least one requested 3D object. The 3D printer includes a material conveyance system, filtering system, and unpacking station. The material conveyance system may transport pre-transformed material against gravity. The 3D printing described herein comprises facilitating non-interrupted material dispensing through a component of the 3D printer, such as a layer dispenser.

The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing systems, apparatuses, software, and methods for the production of at least one requested 3D object. The 3D printer includes a material conveyance system, filtering system, and unpacking station. The material conveyance system may transport pre-transformed material against gravity. The 3D printing described herein comprises facilitating non-interrupted material dispensing through a component of the 3D printer, such as a layer dispenser.

An apparatus for heating three-dimensional printing filaments comprising a heating chamber including an insulation lining and spool holders mounted at a base of the heating chamber, a heater fan assembly mounted above the heating chamber, wherein the heater fan assembly comprises a powered fan and heater configured to heat air and circulate the heated air to the heating chamber, and a diverter situated between the heater fan assembly and the heating chamber, wherein the diverter splits and directs the heated air to the heating chamber through a pair of channels. The apparatus further comprising a plurality of exhaust ports at top sidewall portions and bottom sidewall portions of the heating chamber, wherein the plurality of exhaust ports allowing the heated air to escape from the heating chamber, and fitting adapters comprising apertures that allow filament material to be dispensed from the heating chamber.

A method for producing a composite body from at least two partial bodies, at least one of the partial bodies being produced in an additive manufacturing process, includes exposing the at least two partial bodies to a solvent atmosphere, so that one surface of the partial body is smoothed. The at least two partial bodies are placed in the chamber in such a way that they touch at least one joining surface and that the solvent atmosphere creates a material connection between the at least two partial bodies on the at least one joining surface.