| CPC B29C 64/35 (2017.08) [B08B 7/0071 (2013.01); B08B 7/04 (2013.01); B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 64/30 (2017.08); B29C 64/357 (2017.08); B29C 64/379 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B29C 71/04 (2013.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); B29C 64/124 (2017.08); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method comprising:
receiving a plurality of additively manufactured objects fabricated from a curable material, wherein excess curable material remains on the plurality of additively manufactured objects after fabrication;
removing the excess curable material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects by rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects; and
adjusting an environmental temperature while rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects according to a dynamic temperature profile that facilitates removal of the excess curable material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects, wherein the dynamic temperature profile comprises:
setting the environmental temperature to a first temperature during a first time period in which the plurality of additively manufactured objects are rotated at a first rotation speed, the first temperature configured to decrease a viscosity of the excess curable material, and
setting the environmental temperature to a second temperature during a second time period in which the plurality of additively manufactured objects are rotated at a second rotation speed, the second temperature configured to increase a stiffness of the plurality of additively manufactured objects to resist deformation of the plurality of additively manufactured objects due to forces generated by the rotation at the second rotation speed,
wherein the first temperature is greater than the second temperature, and wherein the first rotation speed is less than the second rotation speed.
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