| 摘要 |
An apparatus (50) for manufacturing an article from powder material (68) comprising a first table (52), a second table (54) rotatably mounted on the first table (52) about a first axis (X) and a third table (56) rotatably mounted on the second table (54) about a second axis (Y). The second axis (Y) is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the first axis (X). A hollow canister (58) is supported by the third table (56). A vibrator (60) is arranged to vibrate the canister (58). A first device (62) is arranged to rotate the second table (54) about the first axis (X) and a second device (64) is arranged to rotate the third table (56) about the second axis (Y). A hopper (66) is arranged to supply powder material (68) into the canister (58) and a valve (70) controls the flow of powder material (68) from the hopper (66) into the canister (58). A processor (74) is arranged to control the valve (70), the vibrator (60), the first device (62) and the second device (64) to control the filling and packing density of the canister (58). |
