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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Slm Solutions Group Ag, Lübeck, DE;
Dieter Schwarze, Lübeck, DE;
SLM SOLUTIONS GROUP AG, Lübeck, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus () for producing three-dimensional work pieces comprises a carrier (), a powder application device () for applying a raw material powder onto the carrier (), an irradiation device () selectively irradiating electromagnetic or particle radiation onto the raw material powder applied onto the carrier (), and a control unit () which is adapted to control the operation of the powder application device () and the irradiation device () in dependence of the crystallization behavior of the raw material powder, in order to tailor the microstructure of a work piece made of said raw material powder by a additive layer construction method.