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The method includes embedding into the manufacturing instructions
methods to fabricate directly onto the build platform an actuator tool,
such as a linear spring. (Image: NASA)
can be leveraged as a robotic manipulator of the actuator
tool to bend, cock, and release the linear spring to strike the
target manufactured object and move it off the build platform
of the machine they were manufactured on. The ability
for an object to " fly off of the machine that made it " essentially
enables automated clearing of the processed build volume.
Not only additive manufacturing, but also other types of
Computer-Numerically-Controlled (CNC) manufacturing, can
benefit from the disclosed embodiments.
NASA is actively seeking licensees to commercialize this technology.
Please contact NASA's Licensing Concierge at Agency-PatentLicensing@mail.nasa.gov
or call at 202-358-7432 to initiate licensing
discussions. For more information, visit https://technology.nasa.gov/
patent/TOP2-301.
A Laser-Based Volumetric
Additive Manufacturing
Method to 3D Print Glass
Applications could include micro-optics in
high-quality cameras, consumer electronics,
biomedical imaging, chemical sensors, virtual-reality
headsets, and advanced microscopes.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore,
CA, and University of California, Berkeley, CA
T
raditional glassmaking techniques can be costly and slow,
and 3D printing glass often results in rough textures, making
them unsuitable for smooth lenses. Using a new laser-based
Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (VAM) approach - an
emerging technology in near-instant 3D printing - researchers
at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and
the University of California, Berkeley, have demonstrated the
ability to 3D print microscopic objects in silica glass, part of an
effort to produce delicate, layer-less optics that can be built in
seconds or minutes.
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