Stratasys Ltd.
RAPID PRODUCTION APPARATUS WITH PRODUCTION ORIENTATION DETERMINATION

Abstract:

A method of producing an object by sequentially printing layers of construction material one on top of the other, the method comprising: providing the construction material at a first lower temperature; flowing the construction material through a heated flow path in a flow structure to heat the construction material and delivering the heated construction material to a heated reservoir in a printing head; and dispensing the heated construction material from the reservoir to build the object layer by layer.