Abstract: In one aspect, a method for manufacturing a lattice structure for use as a propulsion catalyst includes: (a) providing a powder bed of one or more metal powder materials, (b) heating a portion of the powder bed to a temperature sufficient to melt the one or more metal powder materials, (c) forming a layer of the lattice structure, wherein the layer is formed by melting the one or more metal powder materials in a predefined pattern, (d) constructing the lattice structure, wherein the lattice structure is constructed by repeating steps (a)-(c) for each of a plurality of layers of the lattice structure until the lattice structure is constructed, and (e) removing excess materials from the constructed lattice structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aluminum alloy that includes at most 4.50% by weight magnesium, about 0.10 to about 5.00% by weight manganese, about 1.00 to about 2.00% by weight zirconium and aluminum as the remainder. The aluminum alloy does not include any intentionally added zinc. Further disclosed is an aluminum alloy including at most 4.50% by weight magnesium, more than about 1.00% by weight manganese, about 1.00 to about 2.00% by weight zirconium and aluminum as the remainder. Further disclosed is a method of producing an aluminum alloy, a method for producing a component using the aluminum alloy, a use of the aluminum alloy in an additive manufacturing process, and a component including the aluminum alloy.

Abstract: Disclosed is an additive manufacturing apparatus. The apparatus includes a residual powder chamber with a receiving opening to receive excess powdered material. A region between the construction area and the receiving opening has at least one flow restricting device. A region between a construction area of the apparatus and the residual powder chamber and/or at least a part of the residual powder chamber is preferably covered by at least one cover element leaving the receiving opening free. The surface of the cover element least one flow restricting device for the powdered construction material.

Abstract: A measuring system serves for equipping or retrofitting a device for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by selective layerwise solidification of a building material. The device includes an irradiator for selectively irradiating a layer of the building material applied in a working plane of the device at locations corresponding to a cross-section of the object to be manufactured. The irradiator includes at least two irradiation units, and each irradiation unit can be projected onto a pixel in the working plane and can be at least switched on and off. The measuring system includes at least one camera for determining and evaluating the radiation emitted by the irradiator and/or the position and/or orientation of the irradiation unit(s) in absolute and/or relative to one another, and at least one distance sensor for detecting an extension in a direction (z) perpendicular to the working plane.

Abstract: Provided is a mixed polyhalide initial electrolyte for a static zinc halide battery. Also provided is a method for fabricating a static battery cell comprising the steps of: providing an initial electrolyte comprising one or more source for chloride ions and one or more source for bromide ions, wherein the one or more source for chloride ions and the one or more source for bromide ions are provided in a predetermined ratio selected to yield a target amount of mixed polyhalide upon charge of the initial electrolyte; and forming an electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode and the initial electrolyte.

Abstract: A lip balm applicator product comprises upper and lower portions that are connectable together to define the applicator product being of a substantially spherical shape. A support platform is located in the lower portion and accommodates a quantity of lip balm having an arcuate surface. A lip balm comprises a composition of waxes and oils in solid form and formed to have an arcuate surface. The composition is formed to have the arcuate surface using a hot pour process. A method of manufacturing a lip balm comprises providing a receptacle having a concave arcuate surface. A lip balm material in a heated, liquefied phase is poured into the receptacle. Once poured, the heated, liquefied phase is allowed to solidify such that a surface of the solidified lip balm material has an arcuate configuration that corresponds to the concave arcuate surface of the receptacle.

Abstract: A control method serves for controlling at least one solidification device of an additive manufacturing device for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by means of an additive layer build method in which at least one object is manufactured by repeated application of a layer of a building material to a build area and by selective solidification of the applied layer at positions corresponding to a cross-section of the object to be manufactured, wherein a gas having a plurality of flow directions which essentially are not aligned in the same direction flows across the build area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-assisted method for examining an input data set of a generative layer building device, including comparing at least one parameter value in a computer-based model of an object that is to be produced using the generative layer building device, to a limiting parameter value which is an extreme value for the parameter able to be obtained in a method for producing the object, and particularly an extreme value for the parameter that can be obtained in a process-stable manner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition, in particular to a building material for an additive manufacturing process, wherein the composition is treated by heat. Further, the present invention is directed to a process for the manufacturing of the inventive composition and to a device comprising the inventive composition and the use of the inventive composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous electrolyte for use in rechargeable zinc-halide storage batteries that possesses improved stability and durability and improves zinc-halide battery performance (e.g., energy efficiency, Coulombic efficiency, and/or the like). One aspect of the present invention provides an electrolyte for use in a secondary zinc bromine electrochemical cell comprising from about 30 wt % to about 40 wt % of ZnBr2 by weight of the electrolyte; from about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % of KBr; from about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % of KCl; and one or more quaternary ammonium agents, wherein the electrolyte comprises from about 0.5 wt % to about 10 wt % of the one or more quaternary ammonium agents.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal assembly for an electrochemical battery comprising a terminal connector; a conductive flat-plate with an electrically conducting perimeter; an electrically insulating tape member; and a terminal bipolar electrode plate. The electrically insulating tape member is in between the conductive flat-plate and the terminal bipolar electrode plate such that the electrically insulating tape member does not cover the entire surface area of the conductive flat-plate. The electrically conducting perimeter enables bi-directional uniform current flow through the conductive flat-plate between the terminal connector and the terminal bipolar electrode plate. Also provided is a battery frame member for a static rechargeable battery comprising a liquid diversion system; a gutter; a sealing member; a gas channel; and a ventilation hole.

Abstract: The invention describes a laser printing system (100) for illuminating an object moving relative to a laser module of the laser printing system (100) in a working plane (180), the laser module comprising at least two laser arrays of semiconductor lasers and at least one optical element, wherein the optical element is adapted to image laser light emitted by the laser arrays, such that laser light of semiconductor lasers of one laser array is imaged to one pixel in the working plane of the laser printing system, and wherein the laser printing system is a 3D printing system for additive manufacturing and wherein two, three, four or a multitude of laser modules (201, 202) are provided, which are arranged in columns (c1, c2) perpendicular to a direction of movement (250) of the object in the working plane (180), and wherein the columns are staggered with respect to each other such that a first laser module (201) of a first column of laser modules (c1) is adapted to illuminate a first area (y1) of the object and a

Abstract: Method for cooling a three-dimensional object manufactured by layer-wise selective solidification of a pulverulent building material and non-solidified building material in which the three-dimensional object is embedded by a treatment with a fluid medium. The fluid medium is constituted by a carrier gas that is specifically enriched with an additional component which comprises a further gas and/or a liquid and/or by a gas mixture from which specifically at least one mixture components is at least partially withdrawn.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-assisted method for generating a control data set for an additive layer manufacturing device. In a first step, a layer data set is accessed, wherein points are marked in the data model which correspond to an object cross-section and at which the bid-up material should be solidified. In a second step, the layer data set is modified in such a way that for at least a portion of the object cross-section, the number of beams required for solidifying the build-up material inside said portion is determined preferably automatically, according to quality specifications of the portion and/or a manufacturing time of the object. In a third step, the modified layer data set is provided as a control data set for the additive layer manufacturing device.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for the removal of a part (41, 55) of a particle collecting device (40, 41, 42, 55), which part is loaded with at least highly flammable particles (51). The part (41, 55) is removed from a process gas cleaning device (100) of an additive manufacturing device (1) by means of the following steps. An inert gas (50, 250) which substantially encloses the particles (51) is provided. The part (41, 55) of the particle collecting device (40, 41, 42, 55), is removed from the process gas cleaning device (100), wherein the particles (51) remain enclosed in the inert gas (50, 250).

Abstract: A method and device for generating control data for an additive manufacturing device are described, wherein build-up material is built up and selectively solidified. Irradiating the build-up material on a build field with at least one energy beam occurs An impingement surface of the energy beam is moved on the build field in order to melt the build-up material in a target area in and around the impingement surface. For generating the control data, optimization criteria and/or secondary and/or boundary conditions relating to a local target temperature distribution in the target area of the build-up material are defined so that melting of the build-up material is effected as heat conduction welding. Based on this, an optimized intensity profile of the energy beam is determined, which is substantially non-rotationally symmetric at the impingement surface on the build field.

Abstract: A method for generating a data packet for transmission over a first short-range communication channel using a first short-range communication technology is provided. The method comprises receiving a location data from a Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) port; by the GNSS receiver, simultaneously receiving a measurement data through a second short-range communication channel using a second short-range communication technology from an external measurement device; generating a data packet comprising, concurrently, the location data and the measurement data; and transmitting the data packet over the first short-range communication channel via a computer-compatible port to an electronic device paired to the GNSS receiver using the first short-range communication technology. An apparatus for determining a location of a measurement spot and a system for communication of geolocation of a measurement data are also provided.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal assembly for an electrochemical battery comprising a terminal connector; a conductive flat-plate with an electrically conducting perimeter; an electrically insulating tape member; and a terminal bipolar electrode plate. The electrically insulating tape member is in between the conductive flat-plate and the terminal bipolar electrode plate such that the electrically insulating tape member does not cover the entire surface area of the conductive flat-plate. The electrically conducting perimeter enables bi-directional uniform current flow through the conductive flat-plate between the terminal connector and the terminal bipolar electrode plate. Also provided is a battery frame member for a static rechargeable battery comprising a liquid diversion system; a gutter; a sealing member; a gas channel; and a ventilation hole.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of radiography of an organ of a patient, including: first and second vertical scanning being performed synchronously, wherein a computed correction is processed on both first and second raw images, on at least part of patient scanned height, for at least overweight or obese patients, so as to reduce, between first and second corrected images, cross-scattering existing between the first and second raw images, and wherein the computed correction processing on both the first and second raw images includes: a step of making a patient specific modeling, using as patient specific data therefore at least both first and second raw images, a step of determining a patient specific representation of radiation scattering by the patient specific modeling, a step of processing the patient specific radiation scattering representation on both the first and second raw images so as to get the first and second corrected images.