A multifunctional additive-subtractive composite manufacturing apparatus and its method of use are disclosed. The apparatus includes a first-arm
robot, a
welding torch, a second-arm
robot, an additive-subtractive composite
processing mechanism, and an additive manufacturing substrate. The additive-subtractive composite
processing mechanism includes a frame, three sets of hammer milling composite
processing equipment, and two sets of equipment attitude adjustment components. The hammer milling composite processing equipment includes an outer protective cylinder, an elastic coil, an inner isolation cylinder, an iron core hammer rod, a milling
drive motor, a quick tool changer, a hammer head, a
milling cutter, an
electrical control module, a buffer spring, a buffer
washer, a hammer rod positioning screw, a
laser displacement sensor, a shifting
slip ring, and a
cam paddle. This invention realizes the combination of additive, subtractive, and additive manufacturing processes, and can perform additive manufacturing of
metal components with three-dimensional hammering composite processing, additive manufacturing with cold and hot hammering composite processing, and additive manufacturing with end-face hammering and side milling composite processing. It features good
controllability, good processing uniformity, high
processing accuracy, and high processing stability.