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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2016
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Krzysztof Nauka, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tom Anthony, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
According to an example, an apparatus may include a heating lamp to illuminate and heat an area of a layer of build materials, in which the build materials may be one of a metallic and a plastic powder. The apparatus may also include a laser source to generate a laser beam and a controller to control the heating lamp to heat the build materials in the area of the layer of build materials to a temperature that is between about 100° C. to about 400° C. below a temperature at which the build materials begin to melt and to control the laser source to output a laser beam to melt the build materials in a portion of the heated area of the layer of build materials.