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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2018
Concept Laser Gmbh, Lichtenfels, DE;
Frank Herzog, Lichtenfels, DE;
Florian Bechmann, Lichtenfels, DE;
Markus Lippert, Lichtenfels, DE;
Ralf Hetzel, Bad Staffelstein, DE;
CONCEPT LASER GMBH, Lichtenfels, DE;
Abstract
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 (-).