MATERIAL DISPENSING AND COMPACTION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

摘要

An additive manufacturing apparatus for forming a part includes a support, a first dispenser to deliver a layer of first particles on a support or an underlying layer on the support, a second dispenser to deliver second particles onto the layer of first particles such that the second particles infiltrate into the layer of first particles, an energy source to fuse the first particle and second particles to form a fused layer of the part, and a controller coupled to the first dispenser, second dispenser and energy source.