APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING POLYMER MICROSPHERES FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20220016830A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17311635

    申请日:2019-12-06

    Applicant: JABIL INC.

    Abstract: The embodiments are and include at least an apparatus, system and method for forming print material particles for additive manufacturing (AM) printing. The apparatus, system and method include at least a melt chamber comprising a polymer melt; a vertical extruder that fluidically receives the polymer melt; an atomizer that atomizes the polymer melt from the vertical extruder and that distributes the atomized polymer melt; a fall chamber comprising a plurality of zones into which the atomized polymer melt is distributed; and a collector to receive the print material particles formed of the atomized polymer melt after falling through the plurality of zones.

    PRODUCING SEMI-CRYSTALLINE PULVERULENT POLYCARBONATE AND USE THEREOF IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20210277180A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US16807764

    申请日:2020-03-03

    Applicant: JABIL INC.

    Abstract: Ways of preparing a partially crystalline polycarbonate powder are provided that include dissolving an amorphous polycarbonate in a polar aprotic solvent to form a first solution of solubilized polycarbonate at a first temperature. The first solution is then cooled to a second temperature, the second temperature being lower than the first temperature, where a portion of the solubilized polycarbonate precipitates from the first solution to form a second solution including the partially crystalline polycarbonate powder. Certain partially crystalline polycarbonate powders resulting from such methods are particularly useful in additive manufacturing processes, including powder bed fusion processes.

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