A coolant processing apparatus removes sludge from a coolant discharged from a machine tool. The coolant processing apparatus includes a first reservoir and a second reservoir provided in a tank for retaining the coolant. The first reservoir includes a flow path in which the discharged coolant flows, and a portion downstream of the flow path to retain the coolant such that the sludge remains in the first reservoir. The flow path has at least one bend to bend a flow of the coolant at least once in a horizontal direction. The second reservoir retains the coolant flowing out from the first reservoir. A boundary wall is provided between the first and second reservoirs, at a location downstream of the at least one bend of the flow path, and has such a height that allows a supernatant of the coolant in the first reservoir to flow into the second reservoir.
A method for producing a three-dimensional shaped product based on repetition of a step of molding of a powder layer 3 and sintering with a laser beam or an electron beam, wherein in a lattice region 1, a sintered layer 41 is molded by scanning the beam having a predetermined spot diameter several times in one side direction at a predetermined interval, after which a sintered layer 42 is again molded by the same scanning in the other side direction which crosses the one side direction, and in an outer frame region 2, a continuous sintered layer 43 is molded by scanning the beam having the predetermined spot diameter over the entire lattice region 1 that is surrounded by an inner line and an outer line, and is also achieved by a three-dimensional shaped product obtained by the method.
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A machine tool operation monitoring system which detects an abnormal operation of a machine tool 1 and in which when the operation of each machine tool 1 exceeds a normal operating range of each machine tool 1 and/or when a moving state of a constituent portion of the machine tool 1 and a material exceeds a normal range, wherein the machine tool 1 breaking out an operation abnormality is identified by any one of the following operations:
a. monitoring an image obtained by projecting reflected light from a reflecting display plate 22 provided for each machine tool 1 onto a camera 31; and
b. monitoring a difference in projecting direction of emitted light from a lamp 21 provided for each machine tool 1 onto an optical sensor 32.
d. supplying the cutting oil to the cutting area on cutting each of the work pieces by setting a quantity of the cutting oil as a quantity obtained by multiplying individual cutting times according to the process a with a cutting quantity per individual unit times according to the process b.
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A method for producing a three-dimensional shaped product that employs a shaping method based on dispersion of powder by a squeegee and irradiation onto a powder layer with a laser beam or electron beam, includes the following steps: 1. Setting an upper limit value and lower limit value for the amount of circulation passing through an anemometer, and an adjusting value within this range; 2. Measuring the amount of circulation and effecting control as follows: (1) When the measured value is between the upper limit value and lower limit value, the rotational speed of the blower fan is maintained, and (2) When the measured value has fallen below the lower limit value due to clogging of a filter, the rotational speed of the fan is increased and the rotational speed is selected at the stage where the measured value has reached the adjusting value, and the rotational speed is maintained.
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Method for producing a three-dimensional shaped product
A method for producing a three-dimensional shaped product based on dispersion of powder by a squeegee and irradiation of the powder layer with a laser beam or electron beam, including the steps of installing a suction device that suctions fumes generated from the powder layer, in a state surrounding the entire periphery of a shaping table, and selecting a suction reference position at the shortest distance from the irradiation reference position currently moved and worked in a prescribed time range.
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A support for supporting a workpiece from below efficiently while reducing the amount of necessary materials, and a shaping method for shaping the workpiece and support efficiently includes a hollow state support for supporting a workpiece from below, and the hollow state support has a lattice form with crossing of straight linear or curved columnar bodies, wherein a sintered strength at a connecting region with the workpiece is lower than the sintered strength at the other regions.
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A pallet changing apparatus adopting a table 4 capable of moving back from and forth for a side of a turning shaft 1 and having a oscillating portion 41 for placing workpieces W, W by means of pallets P, P so as to oscillate freely by an upright portion 42 at the leading end of the table 4, wherein the turning shaft 1 covers a turning supporting portion 11 at its lower end side and turns together with a pallet changing arm 3 and moves freely in a vertical direction, and an insertion and removal hollow space 20 is provided, at the covering region, and allows the upright portion 42 to be inserted into the insertion and removal hollow space 20 and removed from the insertion and removal hollow space 20.
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A three-dimensional shaping method including the steps, after a lamination step, in which steps of forming a powder layer, flattening with a squeegee and sintering are repeated, followed by cutting of the surface of the laminate, 1. setting the overall shape of an object to be shaped by a CAD/CAM system, and setting machining units that form the overall shape and cutting allowances on peripheral sides and upper sides of each of the machining units, 2. cutting of the peripheral sides and upper sides according to a prescribed order, after lamination with addition of a cutting allowance on the peripheral sides of each machining unit, and after carrying out lamination to the thickness of the cutting allowance on the upper side of the machining unit and the machining unit adjacent above the machining unit, and 3. continuing repetition of step 2, from the lowest to the topmost machining unit.
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A cutting tool 1 includes a cutting edge equipped with a helically curved groove 2 at a side outer periphery in the longitudinal direction, and a coolant passage pipe 3 extended internally and communicatively connected with ejection holes 4 of coolant arranged inside the groove 2 by way of a coolant passage pipe 31 branched from the coolant passage pipe 3 extended around a rotation center axis along the longitudinal direction or along the helically curved groove.
A support for supporting a workpiece from below efficiently while reducing the amount of necessary materials, and a shaping method for shaping the workpiece and support efficiently includes a hollow state support for supporting a workpiece from below, and the hollow state support has a lattice form with crossing of straight linear or curved columnar bodies, wherein a sintered strength at a connecting region with the workpiece is lower than the sintered strength at the other regions.
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A pallet changing apparatus adopting a table 4 capable of moving back from and forth for a side of a turning shaft 1 and having an oscillating portion 41 for placing workpieces W, W′ by means of pallets P, P′ so as to oscillate freely by a rising portion 42 at the leading end of the table 4, wherein the turning shaft 1 covers a turning supporting portion 11 at its lower end side and turns together with a pallet changing arm 3 and moves freely in a vertical direction, and an insertion and removal hole 20 is provided, at the covering region, and allows the rising portion 42 to be inserted into the insertion and removal hole 20 and removed from the insertion and removal hole 20.
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A pallet changing apparatus which adopts a table 4 that is able to move back and forth in relation to a turning shaft 1 and has a oscillating portion 41 for placing workpieces W, W′ by way of pallets P, P′ so as to oscillate freely by a rising portion 42 at the leading end of the table, and a bridging extending portion 31 which bridges a supporting portion of pallet P or P′ in a pallet changing arm 3 with both sides of the turning shaft 1 forming a shape of covering across the upper side of the rising portion 42 at a stage of the table 4 transferring pallet P.
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B23Q 11/08 - Protective coverings for parts of machine tools; Splash guards
B23Q 1/48 - Movable or adjustable work or tool supports using particular mechanisms with sliding pairs and rotating pairs
A method for supplying cutting oil in a machine tool for cutting work pieces, including the steps of retaining cutting oil in a minimum reference quantity or an initial reference quantity in the cutting-oil tank, measuring a supply quantity per unit time q of the cutting oil flowing out from the cutting-oil tank and supplied to a cutting area of work pieces, either supplying the cutting oil to the cutting-oil tank by a quantity per unit time q′ larger than q and the supply is stopped in the case where the cutting-oil tank is filled, and the supplying and stopping are repeated as necessary, or supplying the cutting oil to the cutting-oil tank by a quantity per unit time equal to the supply quantity per unit time q.
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d. supplying the cutting oil to the cutting area on cutting each of the work pieces by setting a quantity of the cutting oil as a quantity obtained by multiplying individual cutting times according to the process a with a cutting quantity per individual unit times according to the process b.
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A three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes a shaping table 31, a squeegee 32, a sintering device, a cutting device, transport pathways 4 through which metal powder and fumes that have been discharged to the outer side of a shaping tank 1 after cutting with the cutting device, and metal powder that has been discharged to the outer side of a chamber 2 surrounding the shaping tank 1 without forming part of the laminated layer, are transported to a sifter 5 located at the top of a powder tank 6, and supply devices for inert gas that does not react with the metal powder at an inlet 40 of each transport pathway 4, so as to suppress oxidation of metal powder in the transport pathway for collected metal powder and fumes, and also dust explosion due to sudden oxidation of the same.
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A three-dimensional shaping method utilizing a powder layer forming step, and a sintering step with a laser beam or electron beam, the method including the steps of a) measuring a light intensity of sparks and photographing the sparks generated with fly-off of powder caused by irradiation of the beam over the entire periphery of the sintering region, b) commanding to continue sintering within the next time unit or the next powder layer forming step, when it is detected that the region width and light intensity are within the standard ranges for a given time unit, and c) commanding to cancel sintering in the next time unit or the next powder layer forming step when a sintering defect has occurred, when it is detected that a condition has occurred in which the region width and light intensity deviate from the standard ranges for a given time unit.
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A three-dimensional object shaping method includes the steps of a powder layer forming step, a sliding step of a squeegee on the supplied powder, and a sintering step of irradiating the powder layer, all successively repeated, wherein after dividing shaping regions into a plurality of laminating units, each laminating unit of the plurality of laminating units is divided into an inside region including a maximum prearranged sintering region, and an outside region not including the maximum prearranged sintering region, and wherein the squeegee sliding speed in the outside region is set to be greater than the sliding speed in the inside region.
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6. when a minimum total area in step 5 is larger than a predetermined standard value or all of the total projected area in step 4 is larger than the predetermined standard value, sending a command to set a shaping region of a support section for supporting the undercut region.
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A three-dimensional shaping method utilizing a powder layer forming step, and a sintering step with a laser beam or electron beam, the method including the steps of a) measuring the reflection intensity of the beam irradiated in each sintering step, or the reflection intensity of other light, b) commanding to continue sintering within the next time unit, or when the next powder layer forming step is given, when it has been detected that the reflection intensity of the step a) is within a standard range for a given time unit, and, c) judging that a sintering defect has been produced, and commanding to cancel sintering in the next time unit, or when the next powder layer forming step is given, when it is detected that a condition has occurred in which the reflection intensity of step a) deviates from the standard range for a given time unit.
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A three-dimensional molding method in which a step of sintering a powder layer with a laser light or an electron beam after a flat surface has been formed by sliding of a squeegee against the powder layer is repeated in a prescribed number of times, and then the periphery is cut, in order to mold both the object 1 to be molded and a support structure 2 that supports the lower side of the object 1 from below and is intended to be removed after molding, wherein in the support structure 2, the upper parts of the struts connected to the object 1 to be molded employ truncated circular conic shapes or partial truncated circular conic shapes that are reduced in diameter toward the top.
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A three-dimensional shaping method in which the powder supplying blade 2 is able to travel without any problems, in which a control system stores in advance a fine sintered region 11 so that any one of a cross-sectional area or a mean diameter in the horizontal direction, a shaping width and an undercut angle at the end is equal to or less than a predetermined extent, or the control system makes a determination in a sintering step, for said each element, so in the case of the raised sintered portions 12 forming on the upper side of the sintered region 11, a rotating cutting tool 3 cuts the raised sintered portions 12 entirely or partially, thereby achieving the object.
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Three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus, control method of three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus, and control program of three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus
The stop time of a whole apparatus caused by planning of shaping, maintenance, replacement of a material, or the like is shortened. A three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus includes a plurality of shaping chambers, at least one material supplier that supplies a material of a three-dimensional laminated and shaped object onto a shaping table in each of the shaping chambers, at least one light beam irradiator that irradiates the material with a light beam, and a controller that controls the material supplier and the light beam irradiator. If the material supplier supplies the material onto one of the shaping tables, the controller controls the light beam irradiator to perform irradiation of the light beam onto the other one of the shaping tables.
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B29C 64/176 - Processes of additive manufacturing specially adapted for manufacturing multiple 3D objects sequentially
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B29C 64/268 - Arrangements for irradiation using electron beams [EB]
Three-dimensional laminating and fabricating system, three-dimensional laminating and fabricating method, laminating and fabricating control apparatus and method of controlling the same, and control program
This invention provides a three-dimensional laminating and fabricating system that can remove the influence of a gas flow between the irradiation positions by a plurality of irradiators. The three-dimensional laminating and fabricating system includes a laminating and fabricating unit that includes a plurality of irradiators configured to irradiate a laminating material, and a remover configured to generate a flow path on a laminated surface and remove dust generated by the irradiated laminating material, to cause the plurality of irradiators to perform irradiation to fabricate each layer of a laminated and fabricated object made of the laminating material as an aggregate of cell regions, and a laminating and fabricating controller that controls selection of each of the cell regions to be irradiated by each of the plurality of irradiators so as to prevent the dust generated in each of the cell regions on an upstream side of the flow path from influencing fabricating in each of the cell regions on a downstream side of the flow path.
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B29C 64/277 - Arrangements for irradiation using multiple radiation means, e.g. micromirrors or multiple light-emitting diodes [LED]
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Three-dimensional laminating and fabricating system, three-dimensional laminating and fabricating method, laminating and fabricating control apparatus and method of controlling the same, and control program
A system of this invention is a three-dimensional laminating and fabricating system that suppresses, in advance, a squeezing blade from getting caught on a surface of a laminated and fabricated object. The three-dimensional laminating and fabricating system includes a laminating and fabricating unit that includes a squeezing blade configured to spread a laminating material on an upper layer of a laminated and fabricated object, and an irradiator configured to irradiate the laminating material, and fabricates each layer of the laminated and fabricated object as an aggregate of cell regions, and a laminating and fabricating controller that controls the laminating and fabricating unit such that a scanning direction in which the irradiator irradiates the laminating material in the cell region changes with respect to a moving direction of the squeezing blade during laminating and fabricating.
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G05B 19/4099 - Surface or curve machining, making 3D objects, e.g. desktop manufacturing
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In a three-dimensional shaping device, a region of an elevatable/lowerable table 2 for forming a powder layer and a region of a powder supply device are divided by a shield plate, an inert gas injection port is provided in the former region, the shield plate can be freely opened or closed so that a powder spraying squeegee traveling on the table is passed through, or a pipe which supplies powder from the powder supply device to the powder spraying squeegee which has traveled to the side of the shield plate penetrates through the shield plate, or a part of the shield plate is the powder supply port for the powder spraying squeegee which has traveled to the side of the shield plate and the pipe protrudes at a lower part and a sintering device applies a laser beam via a transparent region in a ceiling of a chamber.
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A three-dimensional shaping method includes a step of forming a powder layer and a step of sintering the powder layer by a moving laser beam or electron beam are alternately repeated to perform a multilayer operation within a container, a plurality of equal-width divided regions are set in a multilayer region along a height direction, and then the number of multilayers N in each of equal-width divided regions which can reflect the degree of variations, according to the degree of variations in the shape of the cross section of a boundary on the upper side and the shape of the cross section of a boundary on the lower side in each of the equal-width divided regions, and the thickness of each multilayer unit in each equal-width divided region is selected, and the coordinates of an outer periphery in each of the cross sections of the number N are set.
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Cutting method for inner circumferential face or outer circumferential face of work
B23B 3/26 - Turning-machines or devices with rotary tool heads the tools of which perform a radial movement; Rotary tool heads thereof
B23B 5/36 - Turning-machines or devices specially adapted for particular work; Accessories specially adapted therefor for turning specially-shaped surfaces by making use of relative movement of the tool and work produced by geometrical mechanisms, i.e. forming-lathes
B23B 5/38 - Turning-machines or devices specially adapted for particular work; Accessories specially adapted therefor for turning specially-shaped surfaces by making use of relative movement of the tool and work produced by geometrical mechanisms, i.e. forming-lathes for turning conical surfaces inside or outside, e.g. taper pins
B23B 5/40 - Turning-machines or devices specially adapted for particular work; Accessories specially adapted therefor for turning specially-shaped surfaces by making use of relative movement of the tool and work produced by geometrical mechanisms, i.e. forming-lathes for turning spherical surfaces inside or outside
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Cutting method for inner circumferential face or outer circumferential face of work
A cutting method for an inner circumferential face or an outer circumferential face of a work using a cutting tool projecting from a main shaft which turns around a predetermined position serving as a center and for which a turning radius is adjustable, wherein a table that supports the work is set in a rotating central axis that is coaxial with a turning central axis of the main shaft, and the table is rotated in a direction opposite to a turning direction of the main shaft to increase a cutting velocity. The cutting method allows an increase to the cutting velocity under simple control.
B23B 3/26 - Turning-machines or devices with rotary tool heads the tools of which perform a radial movement; Rotary tool heads thereof
B23B 5/36 - Turning-machines or devices specially adapted for particular work; Accessories specially adapted therefor for turning specially-shaped surfaces by making use of relative movement of the tool and work produced by geometrical mechanisms, i.e. forming-lathes
B23B 5/38 - Turning-machines or devices specially adapted for particular work; Accessories specially adapted therefor for turning specially-shaped surfaces by making use of relative movement of the tool and work produced by geometrical mechanisms, i.e. forming-lathes for turning conical surfaces inside or outside, e.g. taper pins
A mold for resin injection molding 1 having a shaping region formed by a low-density shaped portion 22 and a high-density shaped portion 21 in which each ventilation channel 32 for gas existing between an external region and a molding portion region forms a hollow state surrounded by a peripheral wall having any one or both of the high-density shaped portion 21 and the low-density shaped portion 22, and the secondary vent 33 connecting communicatively with a region molding portion is formed only by a low-density shaped portion 22 with thickness thinner than that of the shaping region.
B29C 33/38 - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING - Details thereof or accessories therefor characterised by the material or the manufacturing process
B22F 3/105 - Sintering only by using electric current, laser radiation or plasma
A three-dimensional shaping method in which the powder supplying blade 2 is able to travel without any problems, in which a control system stores in advance a fine sintered region 11 so that any one of a cross-sectional area or a mean diameter in the horizontal direction, a shaping width and an undercut angle at the end is equal to or less than a predetermined extent, or the control system makes a determination in a sintering step, for said each element, so in the case of the raised sintered portions 12 forming on the upper side of the sintered region 11, a rotating cutting tool 3 cuts the raised sintered portions 12 entirely or partially, thereby achieving the object.
B22F 3/105 - Sintering only by using electric current, laser radiation or plasma
B29C 64/153 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
B29C 64/386 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing
B33Y 50/02 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
B22F 3/24 - After-treatment of workpieces or articles
A method of stopping vibration of a columnar work during processing thereof, includes the steps of providing a cylindrical columnar work having an outer circumferential surface divided into a non-processed region and at least two recessed processed regions with a circumferential cross-section forming a perimeter including two spaced apart non-processed perimetric segments separated by two spaced apart processed perimetric segments, providing a vibration stop including only two holding parts having arc shaped surfaces, locating the columnar work between the arc shaped surfaces of the holding parts adjacent the perimeter with each processed region radially inward, orienting the columnar work such that each arc shaped surface contacts the outer circumferential surface at both spaced apart non-processed perimetric segments with one processed perimetric segment located therebetween, each arc shaped surface, and holding the columnar work with the holding parts to prevent vibration of the columnar work during processing of the columnar work.
A tail stock moving mechanism, in which a tail stock that holds a work with a predetermined pressure force is moved by a ball screw and in which control required for holding the work with the predetermined pressure force is implemented, is accomplished in a predetermined order wherein, the tall stock 1 holds a position of the work 5 and is supported by a ball screw 2, torque generated by a drive motor 3 that drives the ball screw 2 is detected, and when the torque reaches a predetermined reference value, then operation of a brake 4 to limit rotation of the ball screw 2 and cutting off of an input from a power supply to the drive motor 3 are performed.
Laminate molding equipment includes a molding part with a molding table on which a three-dimensional shape molded object is molded, a powder layer forming part supplying material powder on the molding table to form a powder layer, a light beam radiating part radiating a light beam to the powder layer to form a solidified layer, the powder layer forming part includes powder laminating equipment sequentially forming the powder layer on the molding table by moving along a predetermined direction at the molding table, and a moving position detecting unit detecting a moving position along the predetermined direction at the powder laminating equipment, and the control part recognizes the moldable region by output from the moving position detecting unit, and controls the light beam radiating part, and scans the position of the light beam by adjusting angles of two scan mirrors according to processing data of controlling the scanning device.
B29C 67/00 - Shaping techniques not covered by groups , or
B33Y 30/00 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING - Details thereof or accessories therefor
B33Y 50/02 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
B29C 64/153 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
B29C 64/386 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing
B22F 3/105 - Sintering only by using electric current, laser radiation or plasma
In metal powder processing equipment where metal powder is sequentially laminated on a table of a chamber and laser beam melting or electron beam melting is performed or cutting and shaping are performed by a rotating tool subsequent to melting, a first temperature adjusting unit is placed at a lower bottom portion of the table and a second temperature adjusting unit is disposed in contact with and around the outer wall of the chamber and both units are simultaneously heated or cooled; a room partially enclosing a metal powder reserve tank and a metal powder supply pipe is provided with a third temperature adjusting unit, the temperature of which is set to average temperature of the second temperature adjusting unit before the second one actuates, so that deterioration of dimensional precision in processing and deterioration of metal powder quality can be prevented by keeping heating temperature constant.
B22F 3/105 - Sintering only by using electric current, laser radiation or plasma
B33Y 30/00 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING - Details thereof or accessories therefor
B29C 67/00 - Shaping techniques not covered by groups , or
In metal powder processing equipment where metal powder is sequentially laminated on a table inside a chamber and laser beam melting or electron beam melting, and shaping by a cutting tool subsequent to the melting are performed, unmolded powder remaining at the time of the melting and cut powder generated by the cutting can be scattered by generating air flow with respect to the cutting tool from either side of a main shaft or a tool holder. As a result, life of the cutting tool is prolonged and quality of a cut surface can be improved.
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beam; Nozzles therefor
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling work; Safety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
B22F 3/105 - Sintering only by using electric current, laser radiation or plasma
B22F 3/24 - After-treatment of workpieces or articles
B33Y 30/00 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING - Details thereof or accessories therefor
B33Y 40/00 - Auxiliary operations or equipment, e.g. for material handling
Three-dimensional molding equipment includes powder supply equipment configured to supply powder material and form a powder layer, and a light beam scanning unit configured to radiate a light beam to the powder layer and move a radiated location thereof, where a three-dimensional shaped molding object is manufactured by alternately repeating processes of forming the powder layer and sintering the powder layer with light beam radiation. A region used for manufacturing the three-dimensional shaped molding object is divided into a plurality of divided regions such that respective divided regions have an equal-length molding path which is to be a scanning route of the beam such as having unequal-length molding parts by a scanning route of the beam, and radiation is executed by a plurality of the light beam scanning units to the respective plurality of divided regions to improve molding efficiency.
B29C 59/16 - Surface shaping, e.g. embossing; Apparatus therefor by wave energy or particle radiation
B22F 3/105 - Sintering only by using electric current, laser radiation or plasma
B28B 1/00 - Producing shaped articles from the material
B28B 17/00 - SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER - Details of, or accessories for, apparatus for shaping the material; Auxiliary measures taken in connection with such shaping
B33Y 30/00 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING - Details thereof or accessories therefor
B33Y 50/02 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
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Pallet changing system and machining center equipping the system
A pallet changing system which utilizes the moving function itself of a machine head at a machining center for conveying a pallet and a configuration of a machining center equipping the system, combines a machine head 2 for machining a workpiece with a pallet changing unit 1 having a pallet changing arm 11 which can be rotated by a motor 13 and then allowed to move, by which a pallet 3 is conveyed, and the new pallet 3 for changing is changed with the existing pallet 3 gripped by a pallet clamping device 4 by turning the pallet changing arm 11, and a machining center which equips the above system and also machines a workpiece by using the machine head 2.
B23Q 7/04 - Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting by means of grippers
B23Q 7/14 - Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting co-ordinated in production lines
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Apparatus for producing three-dimensional shaped product
An apparatus for producing a three-dimensional shaped product capable of decreasing thermal dissipation due to thermal conduction of a heating device or a cooling device loading a base plate, in which powder is sequentially sintered on a table and a base plate inside a shaping tank, wherein a space of vertical direction is formed on the table or the space is formed and a heat insulating material is filled into the thus formed region, a heating device or a cooling device which loads the base plate supporting the sintered layer is firmly fixed.
A method for producing an artificial bone capable of accurate molding at a joined part with appropriate strength, in which electromagnetic waves or electron beams are irradiated to a layer of at least type of powder selected from metal biomaterials, ceramics for the artificial bone and plastic resins for the artificial bone based on image data corresponding to a shape of the artificial bone, thereby effecting sintering or melting, and the thus sintered layer or melted and solidified layer is laminated, such that a surface finish step is adopted that inner faces and/or outer faces of both ends and their vicinities configuring the joined part to a human bone part are polished by a rotating tool based on the image data and also irradiation of electromagnetic waves or electron beams at both ends and their vicinities constituting the joined part is set greater than that at other regions.
B32B 37/02 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by a sequence of laminating steps, e.g. by adding new layers at consecutive laminating stations
B32B 43/00 - Operations specially adapted for layered products and not otherwise provided for, e.g. repairing; Apparatus therefor
The present invention has an object to provide a tool replacement system that is capable of preventing the waiting time from occurring as much as possible although an intermediate magazine arranged therefore has a smaller capacity than prior arts. In the tool replacement system, programs pertaining to the sequence of operation and operation time of operating tools 7 are established, wherein, when the operation time of individual tools 7 is shorter than the conveyance time for reciprocation of the tool conveyance apparatus 3 between the tool magazine 1 and the tool replacement arm 4, the object can be solved by realizing transfer of at least a part of the tools planned to be operated in a next process of the corresponding individual tools 7 to the tool replacement arm 4 after the tools are arranged to the intermediate magazine 5.
A clamp of less waste instruction method for an addition axis, which omits instructions for clamping and unclamping and working in response to those instructions, includes the steps of, at a stage of working a work piece with a tool, measuring a rotational torque generated by the working with respect to the addition axis coupled to a table which supports the work piece or a pallet having the work piece mounted thereon; and generating a clamp instruction to the addition axis when the rotational torque exceeds a predetermined reference value.
G05B 19/18 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
A vibration state detecting method at a machining stage of a work and/or tool, includes the steps of mounting the work and/or tool on a predetermined rotational device and measuring a deviation size and/or deviation average speed corresponding to each rotational number of the work and/or tool; presetting the deviation size and/or the deviation average speed measured by using the rotational device, a vibration amplitude and/or vibration average speed when each machine tool having a work and/or tool mounted thereon is rotated, with a common unbalance amount and at a rotational speed, and proportional fixed number of both thereof; and calculating a vibration amplitude and/or vibration average speed corresponding to each number of rotations when the work and/or tool is mounted on each machine tool by using a measurement value of the deviation size and/or deviation average speed of using rotational device, and the proportional fixed number.
Prior to molding, an initial position of at least one movable reference mark, provided in the vicinity of an object of manufacture, is measured by a first position measuring means, and the initial position of the movable reference mark is measured by a second position measuring means provided in a processing means. During the course of molding, measurement of a position of the movable reference mark is carried out by the first position measuring means and the second position measuring means. Then, based on the initial position of the movable reference mark prior to molding and the position of the movable reference mark measured by the first and second position measuring means during the course of molding, an optical beam irradiating position of an optical beam and a processing position of the processing means are corrected.
B22F 3/105 - Sintering only by using electric current, laser radiation or plasma
B29C 35/08 - Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanising by wave energy or particle radiation
B29C 41/02 - Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped article; Apparatus therefor for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
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