Eos Gmbh Electro Optical Systems

Stefanie Markl

Stefan Gruenberger

Stefan Paternoster

Hans Perret

Stefan Kneisel

Gabriel Schneider

A powder discharge module serves for a recoating device of an additive manufacturing device. A powder discharge module has a powder container for receiving the building material in powder form, and the powder container includes a supply opening for supplying the building material in powder form to the powder container and a discharge section facing the working plane, the discharge section having at least a first discharge device for discharging building material in powder form and at least one fluidization zone for fluidizing the building material in powder form using a gas in the powder container. The powder container further includes a first flow reduction element provided in the powder container.

Powder discharge module for an additive manufacturing apparatus, additive manufacturing apparatus and method of applying a powder layer

A calibration method includes positioning the coating unit in a first measuring position and detecting a first position reference value with respect to the reference point and a first measuring point associated with the coating unit at the first measuring position, positioning the coating unit in a second measuring position by moving the coating unit in the direction of movement and detecting a second position reference value with respect to the reference point and a second measuring point associated with the coating unit at the second measuring position, and determining a correction value for the first application element and/or the second application element from the detected first position reference value and the detected second position reference value.

Calibration method and a detection device for a coating unit of an additive manufacturing device

A recoating unit () serves for equipping or retrofitting a device () for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object () by selectively solidifying a building material (), preferably a powder, layer by layer. The device () comprises a recoater () movable across a build area () for applying a layer () of the building material () within the build area () and a solidification device () for selectively solidifying the applied layer () at positions corresponding to a cross-section of the object () to be manufactured. The device () is formed and/or controlled to repeat the steps of applying and selectively solidifying until the object () is completed. The recoating unit () comprises at least two recoating rollers () spaced apart from each other in a first direction (B) and extending into a second direction transversely, preferably perpendicularly, to the first direction. At least one of the recoating rollers (), preferably both of the recoating rollers () are formed adjustable in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction in the recoating unit ().

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Munich, Germany

Stefanie Markl