A jetted binder printing system includes a carrier substrate configured to travel along a longitudinal direction thereof, an adjustable binder printer configured to deliver an adjustable binder to the carrier substrate, a dispensing module located downstream from the adjustable binder printer on the longitudinal direction of the carrier substrate, the dispensing module including at least one powder container, the dispensing module being configured to dispense powder onto the carrier substrate, and a primary binder printer located downstream from the compaction module along the longitudinal direction of the carrier substrate. The primary binder printer includes a print head configured to print a primary binder on the dispensed powder according to a desired pattern. The primary binder is printed on a surface of the powder that is opposite a surface on which the adjustable binder is printed. The primary binder is printed to match the pattern of the adjustable binder.

An apparatus and method to magnetically align fibers in a base additive material during an additive manufacturing process for material property enhancing purposes or to facilitate joining of multiple types of materials during the additive process to form an integrated part. The magnetically alignable fibers are positioned through the application of a controlled, multi-axis positioning magnetic field during the additive-material layer deposition phase. This allows the fibers to be embedded within the base additive-material in any three-dimensional desired orientation, and the orientation to be varied from layer to layer, to permit directional enhancement of material properties, dependent on the nature of the fiber materials themselves. Likewise, joining of multiple types of materials may be improved through the controlled deposition of such fibers embedded within the base material itself during the additive-process between layers of two or more dissimilar materials, to provide a directionally aligned mechanical attachment between layers of base additive materials to result in a strengthened consolidated part at the conclusion of the additive manufacturing process.

An apparatus and method to magnetically align fibers in a base additive material during an additive manufacturing process for material property enhancing purposes or to facilitate joining of multiple types of materials during the additive process to form an integrated part. The magnetically alignable fibers are positioned through the application of a controlled, multi-axis positioning magnetic field during the additive-material layer deposition phase. This allows the fibers to be embedded within the base additive-material in any three-dimensional desired orientation, and the orientation to be varied from layer to layer, to permit directional enhancement of material properties, dependent on the nature of the fiber materials themselves. Likewise, joining of multiple types of materials may be improved through the controlled deposition of such fibers embedded within the base material itself during the additive-process between layers of two or more dissimilar materials, to provide a directionally aligned mechanical attachment between layers of base additive materials to result in a strengthened consolidated part at the conclusion of the additive manufacturing process.

The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for producing a three-dimensional shaped object by means of material application in layers S.sub.n (n=1 to N), which has at least a material dispensing device, a drive device, a print substrate, a control device having a data memory, and a material removal device. In order to be able to recognize and eliminate defects in a layer S.sub.n, which can still occur later, i.e., after completion of this layer S.sub.n, it is proposed, according to the invention, to provide a monitoring device. Furthermore, a downstream evaluation device determines a layer S.sub.x in which the at least one defect was detected. Thereupon an error signal is generated and passed on to the control device. The material removal device completely removes the material of a partial region of the shaped object, from the layer S.sub.N that was last printed, down to the first of the defective layers S.sub.x. Building up the three-dimensional shaped object begins anew at the layer S.sub.x−1.

A shaping apparatus includes an inkjet head forming one shaped layer by performing multiple main scans of ejecting an ink droplet of a curable ink that cures according to light of a predetermined wavelength toward a shaping table while reciprocating in a main scanning direction; a light source provided at least at one position on a front side in a forward or return direction in the main scan with respect to the inkjet head and irradiating an ink dot formed by the ink droplet with light; and a flattening unit flattening an upper surface of the ink dot. A shaped object is formed by layering the shaped layer. In the shaping apparatus, the ink dot is flatted by the flattening roller in the return movement without completely curing the ink dot by controlling the on/off state or illuminance of the light source during at least one of the main scans.

A system for detecting three-dimensional (3D) part drag includes an infrared image capture device to capture a plurality of thermal images of a 3D part build region of a 3D printing device on which a part is built, and an image analysis module to detect drag of the part based on a difference image produced by subtracting a first thermal image from a second thermal image.

The disclosure relates to a printer device as well as a method for building a printer guide structure of a passenger transport system configured as an escalator or moving walkway in an existing building. The printer device comprises at least one printer guide device, a 3D concrete printer device, which is arranged such that it can be moved along the printer guide device, and a printer controller.

An additive manufacturing system is disclosed for use in fabricating a structure. The additive manufacturing system may include a support, and a print head configured to discharge a material and being operatively connected to and moveable by the support in a normal travel direction during material discharge. The print head may include a module located at a trailing side of the discharging material relative to the normal travel direction and being configured to compact the material and expose the material to a cure energy at a tool center point.

Various embodiments related to three dimensional printers, and reinforced filaments, and their methods of use are described. In one embodiment, a void free reinforced filament is fed into an conduit nozzle. The reinforced filament includes a core, which may be continuous or semi-continuous, and a matrix material surrounding the core. The reinforced filament is heated to a temperature greater than a melting temperature of the matrix material and less than a melting temperature of the core prior to drag the filament from the conduit nozzle.

Various embodiments related to three dimensional printers, and reinforced filaments, and their methods of use are described. In one embodiment, a void free reinforced filament is fed into an conduit nozzle. The reinforced filament includes a core, which may be continuous or semi-continuous, and a matrix material surrounding the core. The reinforced filament is heated to a temperature greater than a melting temperature of the matrix material and less than a melting temperature of the core prior to drag the filament from the conduit nozzle.