Processes of additive manufacturing

Full Title

Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3D] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3D printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering > Processes of additive manufacturing

Classification Context

Section:

PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

Class:

WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL

Subclass:

SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING

Child Classifications

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• B29C 64/106 using only liquids or viscous materials, e.g. depositing a continuous bead of viscous material
• B29C 64/141 using only solid materials
• B29C 64/159 using only gaseous substances, e.g. vapour deposition
• B29C 64/165 using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
• B29C 64/171 specially adapted for manufacturing multiple 3D objects
• B29C 64/188 involving additional operations performed on the added layers, e.g. smoothing, grinding or thickness control