Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D)) object production process comprising providing a thermoset printing apparatus comprising a mixing chamber to receive and mix at least a first reactive component and a second reactive component to provide a thermosetting material, an extrusion nozzle to deliver the thermosetting material to form a 3D object, at least one actuator coupled to the extrusion nozzle to move the extrusion nozzle when delivering the thermosetting material to form the 3D object, and a controller comprising one or more processors and coupled to the extruded thermoset printing apparatus, and depositing the thermosetting material to form the 3D object, wherein the depositing comprises depositing a first layer of thermosetting material and depositing an at least second layer of thermosetting material, wherein the beads of thermosetting material in the at least second layer are offset from the beads of thermosetting material in the first layer.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) object and a 3D object production process comprising: providing a thermoset printing apparatus comprising: a mixing chamber to receive and mix at least a first reactive component and a second reactive component to provide a thermosetting material, an extrusion nozzle to deliver the thermosetting material to form a 3D object, at least one actuator coupled to the extrusion nozzle to move the extrusion nozzle when delivering the thermosetting material to form the 3D object, and a controller comprising one or more processors and coupled to the extruded thermoset printing apparatus, and depositing the thermosetting material to form the 3D object, wherein the depositing comprises depositing a lead-in block layer of thermosetting material, depositing a lead-in bridge layer of thermosetting material, depositing a main part layer of thermosetting material, depositing a lead-out bridge layer, and depositing a lead-out block layer.

Abstract: A three-dimensional object production process and system comprising providing a thermoset printing apparatus comprising a mixing chamber to receive and mix at least a first reactive component and a second reactive component to provide a thermosetting material, an extrusion nozzle, at least one actuator coupled to the extrusion nozzle, and a controller, wherein the controller generates a printing path for the 3D printing process, executes a translation start command, a flow start command, a translation command, a flow command, a translation stop command, a flow stop command, and a reverse translation command to the thermoset printing apparatus during the 3D printing process, identifies an at least one discontinuity in the printing path, executes the flow stop command before the extrusion nozzle reaches the at least one discontinuity, executes the translation stop command before the at least one discontinuity, and executes a reverse translation command

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) object and a 3D object production process is disclosed comprising depositing the thermosetting resin along the deposition path during at least a portion of which the thermosetting resin is produced and deposited according to the one or more deposition parameters to form one or more layers of the thermosetting resin according to the predefined design; scanning at least a portion of the one or more of the deposited layers of the thermosetting resin to detect one or more perturbations present therein, which differ from the predefined design to form a perturbation profile; adjusting the one or more deposition parameters of one or more subsequent layers based the perturbation profile; and depositing the subsequent one or more layers of thermosetting resin according to the adjusted deposition parameters to form the 3D object according to the predefined design.