A new, novel and still experimental additive manufacturing process that currently does not fit in of the defined process types, but most closely resembles sheet lamination.
Electrophoretic Deposition is a process where a then layer of material is placed on an electrode surface. Then a current is used to bond and solidify the material onto the metal electrode and unbonded material is washed away. Electrophoretic deposition has been used in many industries to deposit primers and ceramic layers.
In light-directed electrophoretic deposition, a photosensitive electrode is used that only holds a charge if the surface has been exposed to light. In this way, multiple thin layers of material can be deposited and built up using the masking of a light source.
Abbreviated as LDEPD
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