Abstract: A magnetic pouch clamp assembly includes a first clamping arm having a first clamping surface, and a second clamping arm having a second clamping surface opposed to the first clamping surface, wherein the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm are slidably connected together for relative movement between an open position and a closed position, the first and second clamping surfaces being spaced apart in the open position and the first and second clamping surfaces being engaged in the closed position. A magnet assembly includes first and second magnets configured and oriented such that a closing attractive force therebetween holds the first and second clamping arms in the closed position. A mechanical latching assembly configured to releasably hold the first and second clamping arms in the open position.

Abstract: A wireless connector for wirelessly transmitting a to-be-transmitted target that is electric power and/or information, has a first unit and a second unit removably attached from the outside of a first object and a second object, respectively. The first unit includes a first transmission/reception part for wirelessly transmitting the to-be-transmitted target; and a first housing to which a first connector part for transmitting the to-be-transmitted target to/from the first object by being attached to the first object is fixed. The second unit includes a second transmission/reception part for wirelessly transmitting the to-be-transmitted target to/from the first transmission/reception part; and a second housing to which a second connector part for transmitting the to-be-transmitted target to/from the second object by being attached to the second object is fixed.

Abstract: A system, method, and device for a remotely controlled robot unit affixed to a boom assembly. The robot unit comprises at least one arm for performing an action, a remotely controlled movable six-degree-of freedom camera mount, at least one camera disposed on the camera mount to capture visual information, and at least one depth camera disposed on the camera mount to capture three-dimensional depth information. Captured sensory information may be transmitted to an operator using a head mount and motion controls for controlling movement of the robot unit. Operator movement captured by the head mount and motion controls may be compared to a digital representation generated from the three-dimensional depth information to aid in positioning and moving the robot unit.

Abstract: A robotic system is disclosed that includes an articulated arm with an end effector. The robotic system is for use in a robotic environment requiring interaction with persons in the robotic environment, and includes a plurality of lights that are illuminated responsive to known near-future movements of the articulated arm to convey the known near-future movements of the articulated arm to the persons in the robot environment.

Abstract: A liner for a folding knife includes a curved elongated spring to bias a blade of the knife to an open or closed position. The spring may extend in an arc from an origination point to a free end, within a cutout region of a body of the liner. The spring may be J-shaped in one approach. The spring may be integrally formed with the liner or formed as a separate piece which is attached to the liner. The free end may include a shoe to contact a lock stud in a handle of the knife. The origination point may be below and frontward of the shoe. The spring biases the lock stud frontward to lock the blade in the open position. To close the blade, the user moves the lock stud rearward, against a spring force of the spring, allowing the blade to rotate to the closed position.

Abstract: A box cutter knife includes a housing handle, a sliding blade, and a snap-off mechanism. The sliding blade is positioned inside the housing handle and comprises a plurality of blade tips and a break line between any two adjacent blade tips. The snap-off mechanism comprises a pushing element that is axially connected to the housing handle and a raised resisting element that is attached to the inner wall of the housing handle. The pushing element and the raised resisting elements are connected to the housing handle in such a way that they are adjacent to both sides of the sliding blade. A rotation of the pushing element applies force on the front blade tip and breaks it at its break line, while the raised resisting element exerts a counter force.

Abstract: A utility knife includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis and defining a slot at a front surface of the housing and a blade coupled to the housing at least partially within the slot and movable relative to the housing between an exposed position and an enclosed position. The housing includes a cutter structure extending from the front surface of the housing along the longitudinal axis adjacent to the slot. The cutter structure defines a cutting edge. In the exposed position, the blade at least partially extends from the housing adjacent to the cutter structure.

Abstract: A utility knife configured with a retractable cutting blade that is extended and retracted by a blade actuation mechanism. The blade actuation mechanism employs a blade trigger assembly and a blade carriage assembly that are operably connected in variety of configurations. Certain configurations of the blade actuation mechanism utilize a rack-and-pinion arrangement between the blade trigger assembly and the blade carriage assembly, which enables the automatic retraction of the cutting blade as the cutting blade is lifted from the cutting surface.

Abstract: A kitchen utensil for analyzing food is provided. The kitchen utensil comprises a blade comprising a first surface and a second surface, a handle, a biosensor attached to the first surface of the blade and configured to detect molecules associated with spoiled or poisoned food produces and to output a detection signal corresponding to the detection of the molecules, an electronic circuitry configured to receive the detection signal from the biosensor and to analyze the detection signal from the biosensor, an indication system configured to receive driving signals from the electronic circuitry, wherein the driving signals depend on the analysis of the detection signal, and a power supply that is connected to at least the biosensor, the electronic circuitry, and the indication system.

Abstract: A nose hair cutter for cutting nose hairs includes a main part formed along an axis of the main part including a cutting head and a handle connected thereto on a first end of the main part. A blade is arranged on the cutting head including a cutting edge extending in an axial direction. The blade is arranged on the cutting head such that the cutting edge of the blade protrudes at least in portions from a surface of the cutting head extending in a peripheral direction, such that the cutting edge intersects the hairs supplied thereto on an exterior of the cutting head. The cutting edge extends in a first plane of the main part extending in a radial direction. A flat facing the axis is positioned at least in portions at an acute angle of attack relative to the first plane.

Abstract: A handheld electric pet trimming device includes a vacuum cleaner, a hose, an adapter and an electric trimming tool; one end of the hose is connected to the vacuum cleaner, another end of the hose is connected to the adapter, and the adapter is connected to the electric trimming tool; the electric trimming tool is internally provided with a charging battery, the hose is internally provided with an air duct communicating with the vacuum cleaner, and the electric trimming tool is provided with an air suction port connected to the air duct; the adapter further includes a first connector, a second connector and a connecting pipe; the first connector is connected to the hose, and the second connector is connected to the electric trimming tool; the first connector is provided with an annular groove, and the connecting pipe is provided with a mounting buckle which interacts with the annular groove.

Abstract: In a first aspect, the present disclosure relates to a shaving head comprising: a housing, one or more cutting members, comprising a base portion and a blade mounting portion connected to the base portion and extending at an angle therefrom, wherein a blade with a cutting edge portion is connected to the blade mounting portion, one or more base parts configured to hold one cutting member and to couple it to the housing, wherein the base portion is arranged in the one or more base parts rotatably around an axis of rotation extending in parallel to the cutting edge portion, and wherein the one or more base parts comprise an actuator which is configured to rotate the cutting member around the axis of rotation thereby varying a shaving angle of the blade, wherein the shaving angle is an angle between a blade and shaving plane of the shaving head.

Abstract: A razor head holder is provided. The holder comprises a holder structure including a connector for a razor head, the holder structure further including a helical screw-in member configured for a piercing connection with a razor handle including an engaging portion comprising at least one of cork; a compound of cork, wood, and/or bamboo fiber/power with a plastic matrix; and thermoplastic or thermoset material with a shore hardness between 30A-60D.

Abstract: A handle for a razor having an elongated body portion at a distal end of said handle. At least a part of the elongated body portion is constructed from a material characterized by a flexural strength greater than 500 MPa and a Mohs hardness greater than 5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a converting machine, i.e., a machine for winding or unwinding a strip of material on coils, particularly configured to process a delicate material.

Abstract: An exemplary pipe cutting accessory includes a shaft extending along an axis and having a front end portion a rear end portion configured to be coupled to a tool holder of a power tool. A disc-shaped cutting blade is fixedly coupled to the front end portion of the shaft and configured to rotate about the axis together with the shaft. A roller portion is concentrically received over the front end portion rearward of the cutting blade. The roller portion has a cylindrical outer surface configured to roll along an inside wall of a pipe while the shaft and cutting blade rotate about the axis to cut a pipe from an inside of the pipe. A depth stop may be movably coupled to the shaft or the roller portion and configured to abut an end of the pipe.

Abstract: A chucking assembly includes a chucking plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a chucking recess in the lower surface, a lever on the upper surface of the chucking plate, a piston, a chucking pad, and an elastic member connected to the piston in the chucking recess of the chucking plate and configured to provide an elastic force to the chucking pad based on a movement of the piston.

Abstract: In one embodiment, there is provided a tree feeding system for use with tree handling equipment, the tree feeding system including: a housing having a frame and at least one arm; a plurality of tree feeding wheels arranged with at least one wheel on the frame and at least one wheel on the at least one arm; and a hydraulic circuit for driving the tree feeding wheels, wherein the hydraulic circuit is configured such that wheels on the frame are driven in series and wheels on the arm are driven in series. In another embodiment, the hydraulic circuit is configured such that wheels on one side (e.g. left hand side) of the housing are driven in series and wheels on an opposite side (e.g. right hand side) of the housing are driven in series but wheels on the frame are mechanically connected by a universal joint.

Abstract: The present application relates to wood treatment. More specifically, the present application relates to wood treatment compositions having antimicrobial properties, methods using the same and wood products treated therewith. The present application includes a wood treatment composition comprising: an antimicrobial additive comprising at least one tannin; and a water-based solvent. The present application also includes a method for treating a wood product to stop or prevent microbial growth applying a wood treatment composition on the wood product, and optionally applying a wax; wherein applying the wood treatment composition comprises heating at least one surface of the wood product and impregnating the composition.

Abstract: The present application presents novel systems and methods for tracking reinforcement member placement in an additively manufactured structure that are simple, accurate, non-labor-intensive, and cost-effective. The present application also presents a novel method of manufacturing a tower structure comprising: depositing, via an additive printing system, a first printed layer of a wall with a printhead assembly, the wall at least partially circumscribing a vertical axis of the tower structure; positioning a first reinforcement member on the first printed layer; depositing, via the additive printing system, a second printed layer of the wall with the printhead assembly on the first reinforcement member, the second printed layer configured to hold a second reinforcement member thereon; and determining, via an optical sensor of the additive printing system, a position for placing the second reinforcement member based on the first reinforcement member positioning.

Abstract: A method of producing a manufactured object including forming the manufactured object by performing, once or a plurality of times, a step of forming a powder layer from material powders containing powders of an inorganic compound and a step of irradiating a predetermined region of a surface of the powder layer with an energy beam and thereby fusing/solidifying the material powders. In the step of fusing/solidifying the material powders, an amorphous-rich region and a crystalline-rich region are formed separately by changing at least one of an output of the energy beam, a relative position between the surface of the powder layer and a focus of the energy beam, and a scanning rate.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an engineered stone comprising the steps of: providing a mixture comprising at least a stone or stone like material and a binder; compacting the mixture; curing the binder; and printing a printed pattern on at least a top surface of the engineered stone.

Abstract: A brick of cementitious fiber reinforced building material comprising may comprise a core surrounded by a mixture consisting essentially of about 40 wt % sand, about 5 wt % polymer, about 10 wt % water, about 32 wt % cement, about 8 wt % of a siliceous material, and about 3 wt % glass fiber. In some implementations, the core may be comprised of an expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam. The brick may optionally comprise at least one of a fiber glass mesh, a raceway, and a bonding agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for casting building material to form a construction element using a computer-controlled apparatus. The method comprises the steps of: moving the material deposition head and selectively depositing material, to fabricate a formwork; pouring building material in contact with at least a portion of the formwork; at least partially curing the building material, thereby forming the construction element; and removing at least a portion of the formwork from the construction element.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to manufacture gypsum board that directs a first portion of aqueous gypsum slurry to a front cover sheet, directs a second portion of aqueous gypsum slurry to a back cover sheet, passes the back cover sheet over a roller spaced above the front cover sheet so that a majority of the second aqueous gypsum slurry falls off the back cover sheet onto the first portion of aqueous gypsum slurry on the front cover sheet. A gypsum board made by the method or apparatus.

Abstract: A cutting tool includes a blade formed so as to extend in the width direction or length direction of a workpiece; at least one cutting tip formed so as to protrude from the lower portion of the blade so as to cut the workpiece by reciprocating by means of a swinging motion; and a brazing part formed between the blade and the at least one cutting tip so as to silver-braze the blade and the at least one cutting tip. The brazing part includes a first silver solder layer; a metal sheet layer formed on the first silver solder layer and having a melting point that is higher than a silver brazing process temperature; and a second silver solder layer formed on the metal sheet layer.

Abstract: This method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite material includes: a fiber dispersion process of providing a fiber-dispersed resin by kneading a resin 10a with fibers 10b to disperse the fibers 10b in the resin 10a; and a molecular weight reduction process in which, while transporting the fiber-dispersed resin along an outer peripheral surface of a screw body 37 provided with a passage 88 inside, the fiber-dispersed resin passes from an inlet 91 of the passage 88 to an outlet 92 of the passage 88 and a shear force is applied to the fiber-dispersed resin by restricting the transport of the fiber-dispersed resin with a barrier unit 82 disposed between the inlet 91 and the outlet 92 of the passage 88 on the outer peripheral surface.

Abstract: A waste tire resourceful regeneration treatment method is provided, including: step S1, sorting, including: sorting waste tires according to types of the waste tires to obtain target waste tires with steel wires; and step S2, bead-cutting, including: performing a bead-cutting process on the target waste tires through a bead-cutting machine, to cut the target waste tires into beads and first remaining portions separated from the beads. With respect to the method, the target waste wires with steel wires are sorted out from waste wires of different types, a bead-cutting machine is used to remove beads with steel wires from the waste tires with steel wires and separate the steel wires from the beads with steel wires, then a series of processes including cleaning, crushing, magnetic separation, fiber separation, sieving, desulphurizing, and cooling are performed to obtain recycled resources of the waste tires.

Abstract: A mold component for forming a foamed part with a three-dimensional shape includes a magnetic block having a first face that defines a curved three-dimensional surface with a hook strip-receiving recess positioned above the magnetic block. The magnetic block is configured to be placed in a mold with a hook strip placed in the hook strip-receiving recess. The hook strip has a ferrous metal-containing component such that the magnetic block attracts and holds the hook strip with the hook strip conforming to the curved three-dimensional surface. Characteristically, the mold component is configured to be applied in a molding process to mold the three-dimensional shape in the foamed part wherein the hook strip attaches to a trim cover.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improvement relating to a method for producing a fiber-reinforced resin article at least partially having a structure comprising a bent or curved wall surface, such as a hollow structure part or a U-shaped cross-sectional structure part. A method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin article according to the present invention has a molding step of heating, in a press metal mold, a prepreg preform together with a core comprising a wax material to obtain a cured product and a core removal step of removing the core from the cured product, where the core has an expansion part comprising a first wax material and a stamper part comprising a second wax material that is incompatible with the first wax material, the stamper part is disposed on a surface of the core, and a portion mirroring a shape of a surface of the stamper part is formed on a surface of the cured product.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for producing an extruded sheet, which includes: a) providing calcium carbonate (CaCO3) powder; b) providing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) powder; c) providing additives as stabilisers, e) heating the mixture until the PVC softens to form a kneadable mass and the CaCO3 at least partially bonds to the PVC; f) cooling the mass; g) conveying the mass to an extruder; h) melting and extruding the mass by means of an extruder and moulding into a sheet by means of a slotted nozzle; i) pressing the still-warm sheet to a desired final thickness by means of at least two calendar rolls; and j) at least one layer of a pigmented lacquer is applied to the upper side; and k) an additional lacquer is applied to the pigmented lacquer to increase the scratch resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ferrite particles for bonded magnets and a resin composition for bonded magnets which can provide a bonded magnet molded product capable of realizing a high magnetic force and a complicated multipolar waveform owing to such a feature that the ferrite particles are readily and highly oriented against an external magnetic field in a flowing resin upon injection molding, as well as a bonded magnet molded product obtained by injection-molding the above composition. According to the present invention, there are provided ferrite particles for bonded magnets which have a crystallite size of not less than 500 nm as measured in an oriented state by XRD, and an average particle diameter of not less than 1.30 ?m as measured by Fisher method; a resin composition for bonded magnets; and a molded product obtained by injection-molding the composition.

Abstract: Described is an injection molding apparatus including a mold body having an inner surface defining a main cavity to contain primary molten polymeric material, a tank in fluid communication with the main cavity which contains auxiliary molten polymeric material, a pressurized vas injector in communication with the tank to inject the pressurized gas into the tank to displace part of the auxiliary molten polymeric material from the tank into the main cavity to prevent entry of the pressurized gas into the main cavity. The invention also relates to an injection molding plant for making an article and to an injection molding method for making an article. The apparatus, the plant and method for the injection molding of polymeric material according to the invention improve the mechanical properties and the aesthetic characteristics of an article to be made at or near the melt lines of the article.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a resin molded member includes: an insert member molding step of building an insert member by stacking layers of a base resin containing continuous fibers by using a 3D printer; an aligning step of aligning the insert member in a cavity of an injection molding mold; and a resin portion molding step of molding a resin portion integrated with the insert member by filling an injection molding resin into the cavity, wherein the insert member is arranged on a surface of a weld portion by the resin portion molding step, and the continuous fibers in the insert member are oriented in direction crossing over the weld portion, the weld portion being formed in the resin portion.

Abstract: A conveying apparatus for conveying a mold into an injection molding machine, the conveying apparatus including an actuator for conveying the mold, a first rotating body, and a second rotating body, wherein the first rotating body and the second rotating body are configured to support a bottom surface of the mold, wherein the first rotating body and the second rotating body assist in guiding conveyance of the mold by the actuator, wherein the first rotating body is positioned closer to a fixed platen of the injection molding machine in an axial direction of the first rotating body than the second rotating body, and wherein an improvement of the conveying apparatus is that a length in an axial direction of the second rotating body is longer than a length in the axial direction of the first rotating body.

Abstract: A flex plate for a guiding device of an injection molding machine includes a body extending between a front surface, a back surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface. A plurality of through holes extend between the top surface and the bottom surface for aligning the flex plate with a foot of the guiding device, and a plurality of guide shoe holes formed in the bottom surface of the flex plate couple the flex plate to a guide shoe of the guiding device. A front plate couples the front surface of the flex plate to the foot of the guiding device, and a plurality of slots define a central portion of the flex plate. The central portion of the flex plate is elastically deformable about a torsional axis and can pivot relative to the guide shoe and foot of the guiding device.

Abstract: A rigid vinyl chloride injection screw which kneads and injects rigid vinyl chloride includes a flight and a groove. L/D is set to be 19.1 where L is an effective screw length and D is a diameter of the injection screw. tf/tm is set to be 2.5 where tf is the width of the flight at a supply portion and tm is the width of the flight at a measure portion. hf/hm is set to be 2.1 where hf is the depth of the groove at the supply portion and hm is the depth of the groove at the measure portion. A compression ratio that is calculated from ((P?tf)×hf)/((P?tm)×hm) is set to be 1.74 where P is a pitch of the injection screw.

Abstract: An injection molding device includes a housing having a door, an injection molding machine, a detection section, and a control section. The control section controls voltage applied to the mold clamping motor, and performs mold-clamping and mold-opening of the upper mold and the lower mold by either moving the injection unit and the upper mold along the vertical direction or by moving the lower mold along the vertical direction. The mold clamping device further includes a first brake section that, when application of voltage to the mold clamping motor is stopped, regulates movement of the injection unit and the upper mold in the vertical direction or movement of the lower mold in the vertical direction. When the detection section detects that the door is open or detects intrusion of foreign matter, the control section stops application of voltage to the mold clamping motor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coating a textile hose (4) with a thermoplastic sealing material (5), in particular polyurethane-based, in a coating device (2). The textile hose (4) has a longitudinal direction and a circumferential direction and is manufactured continuously in the longitudinal direction and in the circumferential direction, in particular formed from a tubular knit hose; the textile hose (4) is fed to the coating device (2) and is continuously drawn onto a mandrel (6) extending in the longitudinal direction and approximately in the vertical direction (8) and is continuously transported further over this mandrel (6), the mandrel (6) being supported and oriented according to the position by at least one support means (10) provided outside the textile hose (4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reinforced thermoplastic film comprising a base film wherein the base film comprises a stretchable polyolefin material comprising one or more layers and a plurality of extruded reinforcing fibre elements. The extruded reinforcing fibre elements are located on at least one surface of the base film and form fibre protrusions relative to the surface plane of the base film. At the location where each reinforcing fibre element is provided on the base film, an interface is formed comprising direct interactions between a base film domain and a protrusion domain. The base film domain is a domain of pure base film material and the protrusion domain is a domain of pure reinforcing fibre element material. The interface between the base film domain and the protrusion domain is interrupted by one or more discrete intermixed domains, wherein the intermixed domains comprise a material mixture comprising the base film material and the reinforcing fibre element material.

Abstract: A method of forming an orthodontic aligner comprises: generating a teeth digital model; generating a digital dental model based thereon; assigning an identifier to the digital model; forming a dental model, marked with the identifier, corresponding to the digital model; coding a RFID chip within a pallet with the identifier; placing the dental model upon the corresponding pallet, based on the identifier, to form a model/pallet pair; placing the model/pallet pair into a model/pallet vessel; placing a biocompatible thermoplastic sheet upon a membrane stretched about a pressurizable chamber; heating the thermoplastic sheet; placing the membrane and the heated sheet adjacent the model/pallet pair; pressurizing the chamber to apply pressure to the membrane to form the sheet onto the model to form a molded aligner sheet; and cooling the molded aligner sheet to form the orthodontic aligner. The membrane creates a physical barrier between the applied pressure and the sheet.

Abstract: A method includes identifying one or more images of a mold of a dental arch, identifying a digital model corresponding to the mold of the dental arch, providing the one or more images and the digital model as input into a trained machine learning model, receiving, from the trained machine learning model, output, and determining, based on the output, whether the mold matches the digital model.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a fiber-reinforced composite in a fused filament fabrication (FFF) process for additive manufacturing, including: depositing, using a deposition tool, a composite raster by extruding the fiber-reinforced composite onto a deposition surface; miming a consolidation tool having a heated or heat-inducing non-rolling tip over the deposited composite raster, to apply a shear force to reduce fiber waviness; and applying, using the consolidation tool, heat and a compressive force concurrent with the application of the shear force to pressurize the composite raster and reduce void content. The process reduces porosity while at the same time, increasing fiber straightness in composite material deposited via FFF, increasing reinforcement-matrix adhesion, and matrix cohesion. A separate, independently controlled tool runs over previously deposited material using an interior point-out technique.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for producing three-dimensional objects (2) from a deformable material (4) has the following features: a housing (3) that has a chamber (21) for receiving the deformable material (4); a feed device (5) for feeding the deformable material (4) into the chamber (21) of the housing (3); a first discharge opening (7) for discharging the deformable material (4) from the chamber (21) of the housing (3); a first closing device (8) for selectively closing and opening the first discharge opening (7), said device (8) having a cavity (22) connected via at least one connecting bore (23) to the chamber (21) of the housing (3); a second discharge opening (11) which has a smaller cross-section than the first discharge opening (7), for discharging the deformable material (4) from the cavity (22) of the first closing device (8), and a second closing device (24) for selectively closing and opening the connecting bore (23).

Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a support plate including a window. A stage is configured to hold one or more cured layers of the resin to form a component. A radiant energy device positioned on an opposite side of the support plate from the stage and operable to generate and project radiant energy in a patterned image through the window. An actuator is operably coupled with the stage and is configured to move the stage between a curing position and a removal position. The curing position can be offset from the removal position.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus is provided herein that includes a resin support configured to support a resin. A support plate includes a window. A stage is configured to hold one or more cured layers of the resin to form a component. Each cured layer is formed with the stage in a respective cure position. A radiant energy device is positioned on an opposite side of the resin support from the stage and is operable to generate and project radiant energy in a patterned image through the window. An actuator is operably coupled with the stage and is configured to move the stage in a Z-axis direction to place the stage in a removal position. The component contacts one of the resin support or the resin supported by the resin support in the removal position.

Abstract: Material mixing for an additive manufacturing apparatus is provided. A further aspect employs multiple material inlets for simultaneously feeding a polymer and/or nanocomposite material in at least a first inlet, and ceramic or other particles in at least a second inlet, to a single additive manufacturing outlet nozzle. In another aspect, a three dimensional printing machine varies a chemical or compounding characteristic, such as a loading percentage, of printing material during printing. In another aspect, in situ mixing of a polymer and/or nanocomposite with variable amounts of ceramic, magnetic or other particles therein in an additive manufacturing apparatus, such as a multi-material aerosol jet printing machine.

Abstract: Process for selectively and locally treating the surface of a part, wherein—a part having a surface to be treated is provided, said surface being defined by a direction P and a direction Q; —three-dimensional profilometric data are acquired from the surface to be treated, in order to obtain a set F1 of three-dimensional data on the surface to be treated, said set F1 associating a height with each point in the plane PQ; —this set F1 of digital data is processed digitally with a view to subtracting said curves, to obtain a set F2 of reprocessed three-dimensional data; —this set F2 of data is processed digitally, to obtain a set F3 of binary data on the surface to be treated, said digital processing attributing, to each point on the surface, a first binary value or a second binary value, depending on at least one criterion related to the height of the point on the surface; —the surface is selectively and locally treated using said set F3 of binary data, said surface treatment being performed only at points on th

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for printing a three-dimensional part. The method comprises: receiving in computer memory a digital model of said three-dimensional object; using one or more computer processors to partition said digital model of said three-dimensional part into a plurality of partitions, wherein a given partition of said plurality of partitions comprises a plurality of slices, and wherein a given slice of said plurality of slices comprises a plurality of segments; receiving, from a user, one or more parameters that specify a printing configuration for at least one segment of said plurality of segments; and generating printing instructions based at least in part on said one or more parameters, which printing instructions are usable by a print head to print said three-dimensional object.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for analyzing trapped unused materials during AM. For example, given a geometry or shape to be manufactured using one or more AM materials, a tool path for solidifying the one or more AM materials is generated to turn the geometry into a physical object based on one or more manufacturing parameters related to AM resolutions. A processing device may compute a simulated manufactured geometry (e.g., a realistic representation of the actual shape of the corresponding physical object to be produced) based on the tool path and the one or more manufacturing parameters. The processing device analyzes the simulated manufactured geometry for a portion of removable AM materials trapped inside the simulated manufactured geometry. The processing device then generates a report regarding the portion of the removable AM materials trapped inside the simulated manufactured geometry.