Stereolithography machine
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1. A stereolithography machine comprising:
- a container suited to contain a fluid substance, said container having a transparent bottom;
a support plate provided with a hole, said support plate being designed to house said container so that said transparent bottom faces said hole;
a radiation source arranged below said support plate, said radiation source suited to convey a radiation beam towards said transparent bottom through said hole; and
a temperature control unit suited to maintain said support plate at a predetermined temperature,wherein said support plate at said predetermined temperature maintains said container and said fluid substance at said predetermined temperature.
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The invention is a stereolithography machine (1) comprising the following: a support plate (2) provided with a hole (2a); a container (3) associated with the support plate (2) and comprising a transparent bottom (3a); a radiation source (4) arranged below the support plate (2) and suited to convey a radiation beam towards the transparent bottom (3a) through the hole (2a); a temperature control unit (5) suited to maintain the support plate (2) at a predetermined temperature.
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1. A stereolithography machine comprising:
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a container suited to contain a fluid substance, said container having a transparent bottom; a support plate provided with a hole, said support plate being designed to house said container so that said transparent bottom faces said hole; a radiation source arranged below said support plate, said radiation source suited to convey a radiation beam towards said transparent bottom through said hole; and a temperature control unit suited to maintain said support plate at a predetermined temperature, wherein said support plate at said predetermined temperature maintains said container and said fluid substance at said predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. A stereolithography method comprising the following operations:
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preparing a fluid substance suited to solidify when exposed to a predetermined radiation beam; preparing a container suited to contain said fluid substance, said container having a transparent bottom; filling said container with said fluid substance; housing said container in a support plate provided with a hole for the passage of said radiation beam so that the transparent bottom of said container faces said hole; conveying said radiation beam towards said transparent bottom through said hole; providing a temperature control unit; said temperature control unit heating said support plate to a predetermined temperature; and said support plate at said predetermined temperature heating said container and said fluid substance, to said predetermined temperature, wherein said fluid substance is a mixture of different components that tend to separate at room temperature, and wherein said predetermined temperature is suited to prevent said separation of said components.
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