An additive manufacturing device ,comprising: a resin vat and an exposure device with spatial resolution; a component carrier which comprises a construction surface on which a component to be manufactured is disposed during the operation of the manufacturing device ,and wherein the component carrier comprises a sealing surface which radially surrounds the construction surface , wherein on a side facing away from the construction surface , the component carrier comprises a mechanical interface for a releasable connection with a transport device , wherein the component carrier closes a container , wherein the sealing surface of the component carrier together with a corresponding sealing surface of the container seals against an escape of a photoreactive resin, a washing fluid and UV radiation from the container, wherein the component carrier along with the attached, additively manufactured component can be placed onto the container as a lid, characterised in that the container is attached next to the additive manufacturing device ; the container and the component carrier form a self-contained unit, which can be removed from the manufacturing device without resin contact by the user; the connection of the component carrier to the transport device can be established and released by means of a gripper device, the component carrier comprising a mechanical interface wherein the mechanical interface is formed by a slot for accommodating a coupling element on the transport device , wherein the slot comprises undercuts for corresponding projections or extendable clamps of the gripper device or generally for the coupling element on a movable arm of the transport device . a resin vat and an exposure device with spatial resolution; a component carrier which comprises a construction surface on which a component to be manufactured is disposed during the operation of the manufacturing device ,and wherein the component carrier comprises a sealing surface which radially surrounds the construction surface , wherein on a side facing away from the construction surface , the component carrier comprises a mechanical interface for a releasable connection with a transport device , wherein the component carrier closes a container , wherein the sealing surface of the component carrier together with a corresponding sealing surface of the container seals against an escape of a photoreactive resin, a washing fluid and UV radiation from the container, wherein the component carrier along with the attached, additively manufactured component can be placed onto the container as a lid, characterised in that the container is attached next to the additive manufacturing device ; the container and the component carrier form a self-contained unit, which can be removed from the manufacturing device without resin contact by the user; the connection of the component carrier to the transport device can be established and released by means of a gripper device, the component carrier comprising a mechanical interface wherein the mechanical interface is formed by a slot for accommodating a coupling element on the transport device , wherein the slot comprises undercuts for corresponding projections or extendable clamps of the gripper device or generally for the coupling element on a movable arm of the transport device . <EOS>