Abstract: A device (1) for the generative production of a three-dimensional object (2) by selectively solidifying construction material layers made of solidifiable construction material (3) layer by layer in a successive manner using at least one laser beam (5), comprising at least one device (4) for generating at least one laser beam (5) in order to selectively solidify individual construction material layers made of solidifiable construction material (3) layer by layer. The device (4) comprises at least one laser diode element (10) that is arranged or can be arranged directly over the construction plane (9) on which solidified construction material layers or construction material layers to be solidified are selectively formed and is designed to generate a laser beam (5) directed directly onto the construction plane, and/or the device (4) comprises at least one laser diode element (10) and at least one optical element (27).

Abstract: A device (1) for storage modular functional units (2) to be used in the context of the generative production of three-dimensional objects, comprising—a storage device (7) including several storage partitions (9) which are configured for storage of at least one functional unit (2) and—a handling device (8) assignable or assigned to the storage device (7) for the handling of at least one modular functional unit (2), which is configured for application of at least one modular functional unit (2) in a given storage partition (9) and/or for removal of at least one modular functional unit (2) in a given storage partition (9) from this or any other storage partition (9).

Abstract: The invention concerns a procedure for the manufacture of at least one supporting structure (2) comprising support element (11) for at least sectional support of a generatively formed three-dimensional object (3) on the support structure (2) through generatively configured successive layered selective solidification of built material layers from a solidifiable built material (4), by means of an energy beam (6), with at least one attack structure (12) being configured, on which electrochemical material removal can be initiated or is initiated on at least one support element (11).

Abstract: A system (1) for producing three-dimensional objects (2) by way of the solidification above one another of layers of a building material which can be solidified by means of radiation at the points which correspond to the respective cross section of the object, wherein the system (1) comprises at least one process station (4) which is arranged in a first housing (3) for carrying out the layer-by-layer generative building process in a building container (5), and a handling station (7) in at least one second housing (6) for unpacking produced objects (2) from the building container (5) which can be moved between the at least one process station (4) and the at least one handling station (7), wherein the at least one process station (4) and the at least one handling station (7) are arranged in separate housing units (3, 6).

Abstract: System for the additive production of three-dimensional objects, comprising: —a device which is designed for the additive production of a three-dimensional object, wherein the device comprises a process chamber, within which additive construction processes for the additive production of three-dimensional objects can be carried out, —a powder module which can be docked to the process chamber of the at least one device, and which comprises a receiving chamber for receiving construction material that is to be solidified as part of an additive construction process or that is not solidified and/or a three-dimensional object that is to be additively produced or is additively produced as part of an additive construction process, —a cleaning module which can be docked to the process chamber of the at least one device and which comprises a cleaning device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for the generative production of a three-dimensional object (2) by means of successive layer-by-layer selective solidification of construction material layers consisting of a solidifiable construction material (3), by means of at least one laser beam (5), comprising at least one device (4) for generating at least one laser beam (5) for layer-by-layer selective solidification of individual construction material layers consisting of solidifiable construction material (3), a flow device (9) for generating a fluid flow (10) that flows at least partially through a processing chamber (8) of said device (1), and a detection device (12) for detecting an item of flow information describing at least one physical parameter and/or at least one chemical parameter of the fluid flow (10).

Abstract: A device (1) for producing three-dimensional objects (2) by successive solidifying of layers of a structural material (3) that can be solidified by means of radiation at the locations corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object (2), comprising a housing (4) surrounding a process chamber (5), a structure holder (6) arranged therein, an applicator device (7) for applying layers of the structural material (3) onto a supporting device (8) in the structure holder (6) or a previously formed layer, comprising a coating element (9) guided in a coating application direction over a structure surface of the structure holder (6), a metering unit for feeding the structure material (3) to the application device (7), an irradiation device (12) for irradiating layers of structural material (3) at the locations corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object (2) with a focused energy beam.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the additive manufacturing of at least one three-dimensional object (2) by selectively compacting layer by layer at least one compactible building material (3) by means of at least one energy beam (5) generated by at least one radiation generating device (4), comprising at least one radiation generating device (4) for generating at least one energy beam (5) for compacting at least one compactible building material (3), at least one coating device (8) for carrying out at least one coating operation to apply a defined building material layer (9) of at least one compactible building material (3) to a building plane (10) or to a building material layer (9) of at least one compactible building material (3) that has previously been applied in the course of carrying out a previous coating operation, and also at least one recording device (11) for recording layer information describing.

Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional object (2), comprising the steps: —specifying reference-object information which describes data of a reference object, in particular geometrically structural data, and at least one piece of boundary condition information which describes at least one boundary condition, in particular a geometrically structural boundary condition of the object to be produced (2), —determining load information which describes at least one load value in a specific load situation inside the reference object described by the reference-object information, —determining load regions having load values that deviate from a reference-load value inside the reference object described by the reference-object information, on the basis of the load information, —determining object information which describes geometrically structural data of the object (2) to be produced, on the basis of the load information and of the boundary condition information,—producing the three-dimensional object (2) to be pro

Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional component by means of a laser melting process, in which the component is produced by consecutively solidifying individual layers made of building material by melting the building material, wherein said building material can be solidified by the action of radiation, wherein the melting area produced by a punctiform and/or linear energy input is detected by a sensor device and sensor values are derived therefrom in order to evaluate the component quality. The sensor values detected in order to evaluate the component quality are stored together with the coordinate values that locate the sensor values in the component and are displayed by means of a visualization unit in two- and/or multi-dimensional representation with respect to the detection location of the sensor values in the component.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2) by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus solidification of construction material layers of a construction material (3) that can be solidified by means of a laser beam (5) generated by a laser beam generation device (4), comprising:—a laser beam generation device (4) provided for generating a laser beam (5) with beam properties defined by at least one laser beam parameter, especially a beam profile defined by at least one laser beam parameter;—a modulation device (9) assigned to the laser beam generation device (4) provided for purposefully changing at least one laser beam parameter that influences the beam properties, especially the beam profile, of the laser beam (5) generated by the laser beam generation device (4) on the basis of a target value that is or can be specified, especially by a user.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2) by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus solidification of construction material layers of a construction material (3) that can be solidified by means of an energy beam, comprising at least one temperature control device (11), which is provided for at least partial temperature control of a construction material layer formed in a construction plane, wherein the temperature control device (11) comprises at least one temperature control element (12), which is provided for generating an, especially electromagnetic, temperature control beam, wherein the at least one temperature control element (12) is formed as or comprises a temperature control diode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional component 14 by means of an additive construction method in which the component 14 is constructed by solidifying construction material 9 that can be solidified using radiation 18, especially a selective laser melting method or a selective laser sintering method, in which the component 14 is produced by successively solidifying construction material 9 that can be solidified using the impact of radiation 18 by melting or sintering, comprising the following features: providing an additive construction apparatus 1, especially an SLM apparatus or an SLS apparatus, comprising a process chamber 3, a construction platform 7 for carrying the construction material 9, and a radiation source arranged above the construction platform 7 for generating a point-type or linear energy input for creating a melting or sintering section in the construction material 9, providing a sensor apparatus 31 for selective detection of created melting or sintering secti

Abstract: An apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional components by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing three-dimensional objects by successively solidifying layers of a construction material that can be solidified using radiation on the positions corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object, with a housing comprising a process chamber, a construction container situated therein, an irradiation device for irradiating layers of the construction material on the positions corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object, an application device for applying the layers of the construction material onto a carrying device within the construction container or a previously formed layer, a metering device for delivering the construction material, wherein the application device comprises a coating element which distributes the construction material delivered by the metering device as a thin layer in an application area along a linear application movement, characterized in that, at the end of a coating process for a layer when returning the coating ele

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2), especially SLM or SLS apparatuses (selective laser melting apparatus or selective laser sintering apparatus), significantly comprising a construction room (4) arranged in a housing (3) of the apparatus (1).

Abstract: A separating apparatus provided for separating particulate construction material components from a gas flow containing particulate construction material components arising related to the process in a process chamber of an apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects by successive selective exposure and thus solidification of individual construction material layers of a construction material that can be solidified by means of an energy beam, comprising: —a housing structure defining a housing interior that is or can at least sectionally be run through by a respective gas flow, —at least one filter device arranged or formed in the housing interior (9) which comprises at least one filter element for separating the particulate construction material components from a respective gas flow, —at least one drying device which comprises at least one drying element for drying the gas flow.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for additive manufacturing of at least one three-dimensional object (2) by successive selective solidification of individual construction material layers (3) of a particulate construction material (4) that can be solidified by means of an energy beam (6) generated by a beam generation device (5), comprising at least one beam generation device (5) for the generation of an energy beam (6) and at least one coating device (9) for forming a construction material layer to be solidified in a construction plane (3), characterized by at least one fluidization device (10) provided for at least sectional fluidization of the construction material (4) that can be applied as a construction material layer to be selectively solidified and/or the construction material (4) applied as a construction material layer to be selectively solidified.

Abstract: A system (1) for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, comprising: at least one apparatus (3) provided for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object (2) by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus solidification of construction material layers to be selectively solidified by means of an energy beam (5), at least one powder module (11a-11c) comprising a powder chamber limiting a powder chamber volume for receiving construction material (4) to be solidified within the scope of an additive construction process or not solidified within the scope of an additive construction process with a carrying device (12a-12c) arranged or formed therein comprising at least one magnetizable component, at least one demagnetization device (14) provided for automatable or automated demagnetization of at least one magnetized component of the powder module (11a-11c), especially the carrying device (12a-12c).

Abstract: A powder module for an apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, comprising a powder chamber limiting a powder room that can be filled with powdered construction material and a carrying device arranged in the powder room and limiting the powder room at the bottom, wherein between at least one powder chamber wall limiting the powder room and the carrying device a gap extending at least partially along the powder chamber wall limiting the powder room is formed, through which powdered construction material from the powder room can enter a powder module section lying below the carrying device, wherein the gap opens out into a receiving section of a receiving element arranged or formed on the powder chamber, wherein the receiving section is formed as or comprises an especially ring-shaped circumferential flow channel structure provided for receiving construction material from the gap.