×

System and method for remote direct material deposition

  • US 6,580,959 B1
  • Filed: 05/19/2000
  • Issued: 06/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A remote control manufacturing system, comprising:

  • a remote computer system for generating and editing a design description of a product;

    a local manufacturing system for fabricating the product in accordance with the design description using a laser-aided direct material deposition (DMD) process interfaced to a numerical controller, the DMD process being characterized in that the laser is used to create a melt pool into which powder or other feed material is delivered to create three-dimensional objects; and

    a communications link facilitating the electronic transfer of design, manufacturing and control information between the remote computer system and the local manufacturing system, thereby enabling the remote computer to monitor, control and modify the fabrication process at the local manufacturing system.

View all claims
  • 3 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×