Manufacturing Platforms/Substrates TRIZ Cases
- Print Bed Clip Assembly for Reliable Build Plate Removal
A slide body, handle, and push element enable controlled build plate release while reducing clip failure and printer downtime.
- Pivoting Building Platform for Parallel 3D Printer Alignment
This 3D printing case uses a freely pivoting building platform to align with the vat bottom, avoiding manual parallelism adjustment.
- Ophthalmic Device Tomographic Printing with Laminar Flow Assembly
Tomographic printing uses laminar flow to assemble ophthalmic devices from curable liquid.
- Dynamic Focus for Scanning Projection Stereolithography
A movable optics subsystem corrects off-axis focus across X/Y scan locations, improving accuracy and resolution without a flat image plane.
- 3D Printing Passive Latches for Sealed Build Compartments
A shared powered platform passively latches non-powered compartments, reducing equipment cost and limiting build-material pollution.
- 3D Printer Coater with Adjustable Slot for Uniform Particulate Layers
A movable side-wall coater adapts slot width to particulate formulations, improving layer uniformity and print reproducibility.
- Oxygen-Permeable Resin Vessel for Adhesion-Free Stereolithography
An oxygen-permeable vessel maintains an uncured resin layer, reducing separation forces without active oxygen supply systems.
- Modular Tilting Print Plates for Automated Component Removal
A powered print plate tilts from horizontal to vertical, using gravity for repeatable, automated component removal.
- Tilted Printing Surface for Gravity-Assisted 3D Print Removal
The printing plate rotates from horizontal to vertical, using gravity to detach printed components and reduce manual scraping.
- Rotating Tank 3D Printing for High-Viscosity Materials
A scraper and rotating tank reduce non-curing time, while a transparent liquid film supports smooth layer separation.
- Connector Grids for Batch Additive Manufacturing and Post-Processing
Connector grids keep printed polymer parts together for batch fabrication, resin recovery, post-processing, and final separation.
- Magnetic Stereolithography Print Head for Particle Alignment
Integrated magnets align resin particles during SLA printing for stronger layers.
- Stereolithography Multi-Blade Recoating for Faster Resin Layering
A coordinated multi-blade coating subsystem applies resin across lateral regions while imaging supports faster layer-by-layer fabrication.
- 3D Printer Rotary Tray Latch for Maintenance Safety
A sliding latch links door position to tray locking, preventing rotation and unintended printing during maintenance.
- 3D Printer Lens Sheet for Fast, Stable Layer Separation
A high- and low-refractive-index lens sheet limits curing contact area, easing layer separation without sloshing.
- Additive Wellbore Casing Liners for Void-Free Cement Placement
Layer-by-layer deposition forms wellbore casing liners with controlled cement placement, reducing voids and monitoring time.
- Resin Management Assembly for Consistent Layer Deposition
Gravity-fed conduits and controlled resin handling help limit air introduction and composition changes during layer-by-layer manufacturing.
- Additive Manufacturing Attachment Structure for Module Alignment
Mounting panels and alignment pads position feed and take-up modules, while adjustable mandrels help reduce operational misalignment.
- Stereolithography Multi-Blade Recoating for Faster Fabrication
A horizontal multi-blade recoater applies resin across lateral regions while imaging selectively cures layers, reducing fabrication time.
- Construction Chamber With Nested Drive for Low Height and Oxidation Control
This case shows how a sealed circumferential wall integrates the drive to reduce chamber height and oxidation risk.
- 3D Manufacturing Build Platform Alignment for Sub-Micron Precision
A spring-actuated build platform rotates on contact, then friction-locks parallel to a tensioned datum sheet for sub-micron tolerances.
- Stereolithography Spectrum Filtering for Shallow Cure Depth
A spectrum modifier attenuates longer wavelengths to shorten cure depth and improve fidelity in complex stereolithographic geometries.
- 3D Screen Printing Force Sensing for Screen Tension Control
A force-sensing squeegee measures screen tension and enables adaptive control for reliable, precise 3D screen printing.
- Photocuring Liquid Resin with Selective Illumination to Reduce Heat
A pixel-controlled mask illuminates only curing regions, limiting resin heat while maintaining continuous printing throughput.
- Three-Dimensional Bioprinter Cartridge Alignment for Tissue Fabrication
This case shows how laser-aligned cartridges and computer-controlled deposition create defined tissue geometries from bio-ink.
- Vat Polymerization Mask Scanning for Reduced Resin Heating
A scanned light beam illuminates only transparent mask pixels, limiting heat generation and maintaining resin temperature during printing.
- Printable Object Production with In-Situ Curing in Hydrogel Support
A robocasting approach cures injected material during printing, limiting oxygen inhibition and support contamination.