ARTICLE MADE BY LAYER DEPOSITION OF METAL

摘要

A method and apparatus for the accurate formation of a three-dimensional article. A three-dimensional article (38) is formed by suppling droplets (36) of a material with a uniform size and charge. The supply of droplets is focused into a narrow stream by passing through or adjacent to an alignement means (30). The droplets are deposited in a predetermined pattern at a predetermined rate onto a target to form the three-dimensional article (38) without the use of a mold.