查看更多>>摘要:From Washington, D.C., NewsRx journalists report that a patent application by the inventors Campbell, Jeffrey (Long Beach, CA, US); Glaser, Twain (Long Beach, CA, US); Konrath, Kristopher (Long Beach, CA, US); Webb, Steven (Long Beach, CA, US), filed on July 14, 2023, was made available online on January 18, 2024. The patent's assignee is Relativity Space Inc. (Long Beach, California, United States). News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Additive manufacturing is a process by which a product or part is manufactured by adding material progressively to the base printed structure in a sequence or pattern that would result in a solid part being built. This method of manufacturing is commonly referred to as three dimensional or 3-D printing and can be done with various materials, including but not limited to plastics and metals. “3-D printing machines utilize a build plate to act as a base for printing the desired part. The feed material is placed or printed onto the build plate in sequential beads or dots which builds into sequential layers. 3D printers, including metal and polymer printers, require a smooth and flat surface to start each new print. Metal 3D printers use a metallic build plate that is typically CNC machined to achieve the appropriate surface finish (smoothness) and flatness.”