ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A COMPONENT AND A RELATED IDENTICATION PATTERN, A KIT OF PARTS COMPRISING A COMPONENT HAVING AN OBFUSCATION PATTERN

摘要

A method of forming a component. The method comprises defining an identification pattern, defining one or more scanning parameters and / or one or more heating parameters, depositing a sinterable material on a substrate and scanning a heat source of the deposited sinterable material to thereby selectively sinter the material to the substrate to produce a sintered layer having the identification pattern. The sintered layer comprises first and second regions, and the method comprises sintering the first region using one or more scanning parameters and / or one or more heating parameters having a first value, and sintering the second region using one or more scanning parameters and / or one or more heating parameters having a second value to thereby produce the identification pattern comprising a contrast between the first and second regions.