Apparatus, method, and computer program product for fusing a workpiece
US10058921B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for welding a workpiece comprising the steps of: making a first weld at a first position on said workpiece with a high energy beam, deflecting the high energy beam with at least one deflection lens for making a second weld at a second position on said workpiece, focusing the high energy beam on said workpiece with at least one focusing lens, shaping the high energy beam on said workpiece with at least one astigmatism lens so that the shape of the high energy beam on said workpiece is longer in a direction parallel to a deflection direction of said high energy beam than in a direction perpendicular to said deflection direction of said high energy beam. The invention is also related to the use of an astigmatism lens and to a method for forming a three dimensional article.
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