Manufacturing Platforms/Substrates TRIZ Cases

Buoyancy in a liquid bath supports overhangs during UV inkjet shaping, cutting support removal labor, cost, and surface defects.

A spill tray captures resin leaking past a transparent tank membrane, while self-mating connectors simplify LCD mask installation and maintenance.

Multiple movable projection units split the build area to speed photopolymer 3D printing while preserving fine resolution and surface quality.

A dual-cure resin is printed onto fabric to create 3D composite fasteners that simplify attachment of wearable components and other products.

Vapor-deposited self-assembled monolayers build ordered 3D structures faster than melt-based printing while preserving structural integrity.

A plate heater with a through hole moves with the nozzle to improve layer bonding and simplify 3D shaping control and monitoring.

A linear flexible substrate and moving carriage cut resin use while improving print accuracy and enabling broader material choice.

Laser melting thermoplastic powder onto fiber substrates improves 3D print strength, resolution, and reliability at lower cost.

Multi-stage solvent washing, recycling, and air drying remove uncured resin from vat-printed parts while reducing chemical use and exposure risks.

A two-part insulated cover lets a 3D printer keep temperature control while enabling automated object removal and base plate replacement.

Flatness sensing and attitude adjustment align the heating surface with the modeling stage to improve heating uniformity and 3D print accuracy.

A single gantry carries both print and trim heads, cutting machine size and cost while speeding near-net-shape production of larger parts.

An integrated scale measures printed-object weight during 3D printing, enabling real-time calibration and stopping extrusion at the target weight.

Controlled partial fusion in 3D-printed porous sections creates micron and sub-micron pores for finer particle filtration with structural stability.

Omnidirectional magnetic shuttles move substrates asynchronously between modular process stations, increasing pharmaceutical production flexibility and speed.

Removable support-surface sections let finished 3D printed parts be taken off early without shifting taller builds still in progress.

A pivoting build platform self-aligns to the vat bottom in bottom-up 3D printing, removing manual leveling and blocking mechanisms.

Partitioned chambers, thermal barriers, and local Z positioning keep one 3D print head accurate across printing and calibration zones.

Dynamic build plate heating and cooling keeps semi-crystalline FDM layers adhered during deposition without losing rigidity and shape.

Measures tensile and compressive loads during dolly compression and retraction to analyze adhesion forces and defects in photocurable materials.

Preheating curable resin lowers viscosity and surface tension so bubbles rise and burst before curing, improving printed part quality.

Selective transparent-pixel scanning keeps UV exposure on curing regions, reducing resin heating without slowing vat polymerization printing.

A sealed resin delivery roller applies flowable material locally, cutting vat waste and enabling larger 3D printed parts.

Two-wavelength photo-curing and photo-curbing confine lateral polymerization in vat 3D printing, reducing residual curing and distortion.

An inert layer over a textured vat window prevents resin sticking, maintains light transmission, and supports faster photopolymer flow.

Enclosed multi-stage washing, drying, and solvent recycling remove uncured resin from vat 3D printed parts with less solvent waste.

A dual-cure resin bonds a 3D printed structure to fabric, cutting separate fastening steps for wearable product assembly.

Controlled air inflation and vacuum peel the resin vat sheet without damage, enabling sub-10 micron 3D printing over larger build areas.

Individually controlled microLEDs and resin channels combine curing and resin supply to speed liquid interface 3D printing with finer detail.

A venturi nozzle introduces continuous fibers into reactive resin flow to improve wetout, infusion, and Z-direction reinforcement in 3D printed composites.

Aligned kinematic couples let a heated print bed and support truss expand differently while preserving print alignment and reducing deformation.

Air-cooled perforated compression rollers limit heat transfer and sticking in thermoplastic additive manufacturing, enabling continuous printing.

Extrusion plus selective photopolymerization prints highly viscous photocurable resin with fine features and no support removal.

A heater plate with a nozzle through-hole keeps parallel contact with the shaping surface to improve layer adhesion without complex heating control.

Multi-wavelength naphthopyran photoinitiators improve solubility and spatial control for efficient object formation in volumetric printing.

A movable pin assembly supports mid-air filament deposition between elevated structures, avoiding custom supports and reducing print complexity.

Controller-driven viscosity, polymerization, and nozzle cleaning keep thermoset 3D printing flowing while improving part resolution and durability.

Actuator- and sensor-based elevator compensation counters resin drag and deflection to hold uniform layers and sub-10 micron 3D print tolerances.

Intersecting angled slide members improve 3D object fixation during molding, then retract to support clean separation after shaping.

Coordinated dual-nozzle timing lets one material deposit while the other nozzle is cleaned, preventing shaping delays.

Magnets and spring ball plungers let robotic arms swap and align 3D printing build plates quickly without manual positioning.

A spatial light modulator and shared beam deflection raise multiphoton lithography throughput while preserving fine 3D resolution.

Anchoring pins filled with extruded material mechanically lock the first layer to the platform, limiting warping in large 3D prints.

Real-time sensing and AI adjust deposition, melting, and motion parameters to improve additive manufacturing quality and reduce defects.

Spinning printed parts on their carrier platforms removes excess resin quickly and enables resin collection and reuse without wash-heavy steps.

Condensing AM vapors into liquid waste and curing photoactive residues cuts carbon filter changes and lowers contamination risk.

An asymmetric 3D shaping nozzle improves heat transfer to the tip, stabilizing ejection temperature and reducing stage contact risk.

Precise platform movement and chamber pressure control form uniform resin layers, limiting over-curing and improving 3D print accuracy.

Linear 3D-printed micropatterns inside a biodegradable intravascular tube speed endothelial cell migration and improve vessel tissue integration.

Coordinated feed and take-up control keeps resin support tension on target while advancing it a predefined distance in additive manufacturing.