SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LARGE SCALE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Patent application, 2021
An additive manufacturing system capable of large-scale production. The additive manufacturing system comprises a pulsed laser arranged to emit coherent light towards a rotating reflecting element, wherein the rotating reflecting element is arranged to reflect a laser pulse towards a plurality of light-redirecting elements. Each light-redirecting element is further arranged to receive and redirect the laser pulse towards a work surface which may be based on one or more conveyor-belts. The raw material on the belt, such as a metal-based material for additive manufacturing, is supplied continuously to enable a ceaseless production line.
Inventor
Raik Orbay
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering
Volvo Cars
Volvo Cars
EP3778071A1
Subject Categories
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Computational Mathematics
Manufacturing, Surface and Joining Technology
Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Areas of Advance
Transport
Production
Energy
Materials Science