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Apparatus and method for additive manufacturing

US11691215B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE
Precitec GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Daniel Regulin · Munich, DE
Heinz-Ingo Schneider · Baldham, DE
Henning Hanebuth · Pliening, DE
Markus Kogel-Hollacher · Haibach, DE
Thibault Bautze · Karlsruhe, DE
Christian Staudenmaier · Seltz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Jul 4, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 10, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P10/25
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (100) for an additive manufacture. The device (100) comprises a laser device (110) for machining material using a laser beam (112), said laser device (110) being designed to deflect the laser beam (112) onto a machining region of a workpiece (10); at least one supply device (130) for a supply material, said supply device being designed to supply the supply material to the machining region; and an interferometer (140) which is designed to measure a distance to the workpiece (10) by means of an optical measuring beam (142).

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