| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2023)
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| Symposium
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2023 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2023)
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| Presentation Title |
Method to Balance Thermals for Multi-functional 3D MJF Printing |
| Author(s) |
Aja Hartman, Lihua Zhao |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Aja Hartman |
| Abstract Scope |
HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) is a powder-based additive manufacturing technology that selectively melts polymer powder, in a layer-by-layer fashion to create 3D parts. There are several different voxel properties that can be modulated using MJF including multi-color, ductility, conductivity, among others. Creating mechanically uniform multi-material parts with varying voxel properties throughout is challenging due to the liquid creating a competing cooling and active absorbing components that effect the temperature of printed parts differently. Here, we balance fusibility by utilizing a thermal imaging and an agent loading sweep thermal profile characterization print for each individual agent. We then digitally control the agent loading based on this data set and dynamic thermal imaging to produce a uniform temperature profile. This ensures even fusing throughout multi-agent printed parts, shown by uniform weight measurements of multi-color cubes from average weight 1.4±0.2 g to 1.5±0.1 g. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |