Imec

K.u. Leuven Research & Development

Ateliers Des Charmilles S.a.

Layerwise Nv

Lvd Company Nv

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Jean-Pierre Kruth

Carmen Bartic

Bart Nuttin

Wim Serruys

Joost Duflou

Ignace Naert

Ben Vandenbroucke

Johan De Keuster

Peter Mercelis

The present invention provides methods allowing the use of selective laser powder processing techniques for the production of medically acceptable prosthetic dental frameworks. The frameworks produced according to the present invention have high grade mechanical properties as well as a high accuracy.

Procedure for design and production of implant-based frameworks for complex dental prostheses

The present invention relates generally to a method and device of partial or complete functional restoration of the damaged nervous system by bridging a cavity in the central or peripheral nervous tissue and, more particularly to a system and method for repairing the nerve signal transduction by bridging of the cavity with microelectrode elements more particular microelectrodes for stimulation and microelectrodes for recording.

Means for functional restoration of a damaged nervous system

The invention relates to an arrangement () for the on-line monitoring of the quality of a laser process exerted on a workpiece (), comprising

Arrangement and method for the on-line monitoring of the quality of a laser process exerted on a workpiece

An EDM apparatus provided with an adaptive self-correcting system for achieving optimum maximum efficiency of machining operations. As the machining performance factor or index of an EDM apparatus continuously varies as a function of one of the machining parameters as, for example, the cut-off time interval between consecutive electrical discharges, such that the maximum performance index, achieved for a given optimum cut-off time interval, deteriorates rapidly when the cut-off time interval is shortened, thus resulting in poor and unstable machining conditions, the invention contemplates varying the cut-off time interval in successive steps, the steps being larger when operating along the negative slope portion of the representative curve of the performance index as a function of the cut-off time interval duration, and the steps being much smaller when operating within the portion of the representative curve having a positive slope. In addition, the invention contemplates reducing the steps to a much smaller value within a buffer or safety zone in the portion of the representative curve of negative slope proximate to the top of the curve.

Efficiency adaptive EDM apparatus and method

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