Concept Laser Gmbh

Cl Schutzrechtsverwaltungs Gmbh

Ralf Hetzel

Jens Stammberger

Florian Bechmann

Fabian Zeulner

Alexander Hofmann

Christian Diller

Frank Herzog

Christoph Schmidbauer

Pascal Krause

Daniel Winiarski

Philipp Schumann

Markus Lippert

Viktor Kremer

Johanna Hoch

Benjamin Batyi

Dagmar Wohlfarth

Denise Hiemann

Benjamin Krausser

Tanja Traut

Florian Dr Bechmann

A system () for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, comprising one or more working stations (), which are provided for performing at least one working process in the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, at least one freely positionable mobile storage unit () comprising a rack-like storage device () comprising at least one storage room () provided for storing at least one powder module (), especially for the purpose of conveying the powder module () between different working stations () of the system (), and at least one driverless, freely movable mobile conveying unit () comprising a receiving device () provided for receiving at least one mobile storage unit () for the purpose of conveying the storage unit () between different working stations () of the system ().

Plant for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects

An unpacking device () for unpacking an additively manufactured three-dimensional object () from the unsolidified construction material () surrounding it after completion of an additive construction process, wherein the unpacking device () is formed as a robot () having at least three robot axes (A-A), especially an industrial robot, wherein at least one unpacking tool () is arranged or formed on a robot axis (A), which is provided for unpacking an additively manufactured three-dimensional object () from the unsolidified construction material () surrounding it after completion of an additive construction process, or the unpacking device () comprises at least one such robot ().

Unpacking device for unpacking an additively manufactured three-dimensional object from the surrounding construction material

Method for controlling operating of at least one additive manufacturing apparatus () for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects is provided by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a powdered build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam, embodiments including exemplary steps of: supplying authorization data (AD) which contains at least one authorization parameter that authorizes the operation of at least one additive manufacturing apparatus () or at least one functional unit (-) of the at least one additive manufacturing apparatus () from an external data supply source (), transmitting the authorization data (AD) from the external data supply source () to a control unit () of the at least one additive manufacturing apparatus (), and controlling operation of the additive manufacturing apparatus () or the at least one functional unit (-).

Method for controlling operation of at least one additive manufacturing apparatus for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects

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 source, with a filter unit () adapted to filter residues from at least one stream of process gas (), characterized by at least one positioning device () adapted to at least partly automatically transfer the filter unit () or at least a part of the filter unit between a disconnected state in which the filter unit () is disconnected from the stream of process gas () to a connected state in which the filter unit () is connected to the stream of process gas ().

Apparatus for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects

A system () for producing three-dimensional objects () by way of the solidification above one another of layers of a building material which can be solidified by means of radiation at the points which correspond to the respective cross section of the object, wherein the system () comprises at least one process station () which is arranged in a first housing () for carrying out the layer-by-layer generative building process in a building container (), and a handling station () in at least one second housing () for unpacking produced objects () from the building container () which can be moved between the at least one process station () and the at least one handling station (), wherein the at least one process station () and the at least one handling station () are arranged in separate housing units ().

System for producing three-dimensional objects

Plant for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object, comprising at least one process station being configured to perform an additive manufacturing process and/or at least one preprocessing process for an additive manufacturing process and/or at least one postprocessing process for an additive manufacturing process; at least one conveying device configured to convey an item between at least two positions (P, P) of the plant, the conveying device comprising at least one conveying element, the at least one conveying element being at least partially bound to ground, and at least one conveying carriage being connectable or connected with the conveying element so as to be moveable between at least two positions (P, P) of the plant, the at least one conveying carriage comprising at least one supporting interface for supporting at least one item.

Plant for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object

Powder module (), in particular for an apparatus () for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (), which powder module () comprises a powder chamber () with at least one wall portion () defining a powder room, in which powder room a carrying element () is provided that is moveably supported relative to the powder chamber (), at least one support unit () is adapted to provide a non-locating bearing of the carrying element () relative to the at least one wall portion ().

Powder module

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

An apparatus () for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects () by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus successive, selective layer-by-layer solidification of construction material layers of a construction material () that can be solidified by means of laser radiation in a process chamber () of the apparatus, comprising an exposure device () provided for generating laser radiation for selective exposure and thus selective solidification of respective construction material layers, and a detection device () provided for detecting the entering of laser radiation into a process chamber limiting element at least partially limiting the process chamber () and/or for detecting the penetration of laser radiation through a process chamber limiting element at least partially limiting the process chamber ().

An apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus successive, selective layer-by-layer solidification of construction material layers of construction material that can be solidified by means of an energy beam, comprising a filter device provided for filtering process gas arising in the course of performing additive construction processes in a process chamber of the apparatus, wherein the filter device comprises several filter modules with a filter module housing each, wherein every filter module housing comprises a filter body receiving room configured with a defined geometry provided for receiving a defined number of filter bodies configured with a defined geometry, wherein every filter module comprises connection interfaces on the filter module via which it is or can be connected, if required, to defined connection areas of a pipe structure of the apparatus that is or can be flown through by the process gas.

Apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects

An apparatus () for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects () by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus successive, selective layer-by-layer solidification of construction material layers of construction material () that can be solidified by means of an energy beam, comprising a pipe structure (), and a filter device () that is connected to the pipe structure (), provided for filtering the process gas (), wherein the filter device () comprises several filter modules () that can be or are arranged exchangeably connected to the pipe structure ().

Apparatus () for additively producing three-dimensional objects () by successive layer-by-layer selective exposure and, accompanying this, successive layer-by-layer selective solidification of construction material layers made of a construction material () that can be solidified by means of an energy beam (), including an exposure device () which is configured to produce an energy beam () for successive layer-by-layer selective exposure and, accompanying this, successive layer-by-layer selective solidification of construction material layers made of a construction material () that can be solidified by means of the energy beam (), a measuring device () that is assignable or assigned to the exposure device () and configured to measure the power of the energy beam () that is produced by the exposure device (), wherein the measuring device () comprises a measuring element () that comprises an energy beam input face (), and at least an energy beam widening device ().

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Bad Staffelstein, Germany

Ralf Hetzel