Concept Laser Gmbh

Cl Schutzrechtsverwaltungs Gmbh

Jürgen Werner

Benjamin Günther

Apparatus () for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects () by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material () which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (′) generated via an irradiation device (), wherein the irradiation device () comprises at least one beam guiding unit (′) that is adapted to guide the energy beam (′) across a build plane () in which build material () is applied to be irradiated, wherein the at least one beam guiding unit (′) is arranged behind a point of impact () of the energy beam (′) in the build plane (), in particular all possible points of impact (), with respect to a streaming direction () of the gas stream () streaming over the build plane ().

Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects

Apparatus () for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects () by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material () which can be consolidated by means of an energy source (), which apparatus () comprises an application unit () with at least one application element () adapted to apply build material () on a build plane (), characterized in by a determination unit () that is adapted to determine contact information relating to a force acting on the at least one application element (), preferably during an application process.

Method for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object, comprising assigning a parameter indicative of the time required for irradiating a respective irradiation zone to a plurality of irradiation zones of a respective build material layer, assigning a first energy beam to the irradiation zone whose parameter indicates that the irradiation zone has the longest and second longest time required for irradiating and irradiating these irradiation zones with at least one respective first and second energy beams, wherein after irradiation and consolidating the irradiation zone whose parameter indicates that the irradiation zone has the second longest time required for irradiating and irradiating with the second energy beam is completed, assigning the at least one second energy beam to the irradiation zone whose parameter indicates that the irradiation zone has the third longest time required for irradiating and irradiating this irradiation zone with the at least one second energy beam.

Method for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object

Method for operating an apparatus () for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects () by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material () which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, wherein irradiation data define at least two regions () of object data relating to a three-dimensional object (), which regions () are irradiated based on at least two different irradiation parameters.

Method for operating an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects

Method for operating an apparatus () for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects () by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material () which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (), wherein at least one part of a first layer () is irradiated based on at least one first irradiation parameter and at least one part of a second layer () is irradiated based on at least one second irradiation parameter, wherein the at least one first irradiation parameter and the at least one second irradiation parameter are different for the at least two layers ().

Apparatus () for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects () by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material () which can be consolidated by means of an energy source ().

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Lichtenfels, Germany

Jürgen Werner