A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENERGY BEAM

    公开(公告)号:US20210402479A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17292278

    申请日:2019-02-28

    Applicant: Arcam AB

    Inventor: Johan Backlund

    Abstract: A method for controlling an energy beam in an additive manufacturing machine when forming a three-dimensional article layer by layer by successive fusion of selected areas of powder layers, which selected areas correspond to successive layers of the article. The method includes steps of radiating a powder layer by the energy beam and creating a set of images of the powder layer for a set of positions on the powder layer by detecting particles emitted, backscattered or reflected from the powder layer when being radiated, comparing data representing the set of images and reference data with each other for identifying a difference between the energy beam when used on the powder layer and the reference data, with respect to at least one energy beam parameter, and adjusting the energy beam based on such an identified difference between the energy beam when used on the powder layer and the reference data.

    APPARATUS FOR FUSING A WORKPIECE
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180369916A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-27

    申请号:US16052365

    申请日:2018-08-01

    Applicant: Arcam AB

    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.

    Apparatus for fusing a workpiece
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11084098B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16052365

    申请日:2018-08-01

    Applicant: Arcam AB

    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.

    APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FUSING A WORKPIECE

    公开(公告)号:US20180345377A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US16040841

    申请日:2018-07-20

    Applicant: ARCAM AB

    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus that includes a high energy beam configured to make a first weld at a first position on a workpiece; at least one deflection lens configured to deflect the high energy beam so as to cause the high energy beam to make a second weld at a second position; at least one focusing lens configured to focus the high energy beam; at least one astigmatism lens; and at least one controller. The controller is configured to shape the high energy beam so that the shape of the high energy beam on the workpiece is longer in a direction parallel to a deflection direction of the high energy beam than in a direction perpendicular to the deflection direction of the high energy beam. A length ratio is varying as a function of the power of the energy beam, while the width in the perpendicular direction is constant.

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