Part cake

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ADM-000267",
  "term": "Part cake",
  "field": "Additive manufacturing and 3D printing",
  "definition": "The consolidated block of powder and printed parts that remains within the build chamber of a powder bed fusion system after the printing process is complete. This cake consists of the solidified components embedded within the surrounding unsintered powder. Post-processing involves breaking apart the cake to extract the finished parts.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/additive-manufacturing/part-cake/"
}