General Electric Company
CENTRIFUGAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Abstract:

An additive manufacturing apparatus includes: a build drum, the build drum having a peripheral wall defining a worksurface, the build drum being mounted for rotation about a central axis; a drive mechanism operable to rotate the build drum about the central axis, to hold a solidifiable material on the worksurface by centrifugal force; and a material deposition and solidification apparatus, including: a material depositor operable to deposit the solidifiable material on the worksurface; and an apparatus operable to selectively solidify the solidifiable material.