Concept Laser Gmbh

Philipp Schumann

Marie-Christin Ebert

Florian Bechmann

Tobias Bokkes

Alexandra Popp

Timo Voigt

Frank Herzog

Fabian Zeulner

Ralf Hetzel

Stephan Hunze

Tim Klaußner

Johanna Windfelder

Johanna Hoch

Tanja Traut

Denise Hiemann

Marc Bräuer

Werner Jürgen

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 at least one energy beam (), which apparatus () comprises an irradiation device () with at least one beam guiding element () on which the energy beam () is partially reflected, wherein a first beam part () extends between the beam guiding element () and a build plane () of the apparatus () and a second beam part () is transmitted through or scattered at the beam guiding element (), wherein a determination device () is provided that is adapted to determine at least one parameter of the second beam part ().

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 (), wherein a control unit () is provided that is adapted to receive or generate encrypted object data relating to at least one three-dimensional object () to be built in a, in particular additive, manufacturing process performed on the apparatus (), wherein the or a control unit () is adapted to decrypt the encrypted object data for performing the additive manufacturing process.

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.

Method for operating at least one apparatus () for additively manufacturing of 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 a communication interface () connected or connectable with the at least one apparatus () is adapted to receive at least a first data set (-) comprising object data from at least a first user (-), relating to at least one object (-) to be built, and at least a second data set (-) comprising object data from at least a second user (-), wherein a manufacturing process of at least two objects (-) is controlled dependent on the data sets (-) of the at least two users (-).

Method for operating at least one apparatus for manufacturing of three-dimensional objects

An apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects may include a first detection device configured to detect a first process parameter during operation of the apparatus, and to generate a first data set comprising information relating to the first process parameter, a second detection device configured to detect a second process parameter during operation of the apparatus, and to generate a second data set comprising information relating to the second process parameter; and a data processing device configured to determine a mutual dependency between the first process parameter and the second process parameter based at least in part on the first data set and the second data set. The mutual dependency may include a possible influence or a real influence of the first process parameter on the second process parameter. The first process parameter may include a chemical parameter and/or a physical parameter of an atmosphere within a process chamber of the apparatus. The second process parameter may include a chemical parameter, a geometrical parameter, and/or a physical parameter of build material during operation of the apparatus.

Method for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects () based on build data, in particular via successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, which build data define at least one part of an object () to be built in the additive manufacturing process, in particular a geometrical structure of the object (), wherein build data are generated comprising at least two sub-data sets () relating to different geometrical parts of the object (); at least one sub-data set () is defined as open sub-data set (); all sub-data sets () except the at least one open sub-data set () are locked, wherein the locked sub-data sets () are unchangeable and the at least one open sub-data set () is changeable; and at least one three-dimensional object () is additively manufactured based on the build data.

Method for additive manufacturing three-dimensional objects wherein at least one open sub-data set is changeable by user to comprise object specific identification number

An apparatus () for manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (), especially SLM or SLS apparatuses (selective laser melting apparatus or selective laser sintering apparatus), significantly comprising a construction room () arranged in a housing () of the apparatus ().

Apparatus for manufacturing of three-dimensional objects

Apparatus for the additive production of three-dimensional objects by successive layerwise selective exposure and consequent successive layerwise selective solidification of construction material layers of a construction material that can be solidified by means of an energy beam, comprising: &#x2014;an exposure device, which is configured in order to generate an energy beam for the successive layerwise selective exposure and consequent successive layerwise selective solidification of construction material layers of a construction material that can be solidified by means of the energy beam, and&#x2014;a measuring device for measuring a temperature, wherein the measuring device is configured in order to measure a temperature at at least one measurement point, the measurement point being assigned to at least one three-dimensional object formed at least partially from solidified construction material or to at least one object section formed in the scope of the additive production of an object to be produced additively.

System and method for additive production of three-dimensional objects with graphical display

Apparatus () for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects () by successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material () which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (), the apparatus comprising: a first detection device () adapted to detect at least one first process parameter (P), particularly during operation of the apparatus (), and to generate a first data set (DS) comprising information relating to the detected first process parameter (P); at least one second detection device () adapted to detect at least one second process parameter (P), particularly during operation of the apparatus (), and to generate at least one second data set (DS) comprising information relating to the detected second process parameter (P); a data processing device () adapted to link the first data set (DS) with the at least one second data set (DS).

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