IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO DIRECT WRITE AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

摘要

A Direct Write method of forming components on a substrate by deposition of inkby thermally curing the inkinsitu, whichmethod overcomes the need for curing byplacingthe substrate in anoven. The curing is performed in a preferred embodiment using an induction coil (6) through which an oscillating current is passed. The coil (6) is placed above the region in which Direct Write ink has been deposited. The oscillating current induces eddy currents in the inktocause heating of the inkand thus fix the ink by curing, sinteringetc.