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Title: Laser production of articles from powders

Abstract

Method and apparatus for forming articles from materials in particulate form in which the materials are melted by a laser beam and deposited at points along a tool path to form an article of the desired shape and dimensions. Preferably the tool path and other parameters of the deposition process are established using computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques. A controller comprised of a digital computer directs movement of a deposition zone along the tool path and provides control signals to adjust apparatus functions, such as the speed at which a deposition head which delivers the laser beam and powder to the deposition zone moves along the tool path.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [3]
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  1. (Los Alamos, NM)
  2. (Santa Fe, NM)
  3. (White Rock, NM)
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
OSTI Identifier:
871980
Patent Number(s):
5837960
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA) LANL
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
laser; production; articles; powders; method; apparatus; forming; materials; particulate; form; melted; beam; deposited; tool; path; article; desired; shape; dimensions; preferably; parameters; deposition; process; established; computer-aided; design; manufacturing; techniques; controller; comprised; digital; computer; directs; movement; zone; provides; control; signals; adjust; functions; speed; head; delivers; powder; moves; tool path; deposition zone; deposition head; provides control; control signal; laser beam; deposition process; particulate form; control signals; desired shape; digital computer; apparatus functions; manufacturing techniques; forming articles; /219/700/

Citation Formats

Lewis, Gary K., Milewski, John O., Cremers, David A., Nemec, Ronald B., and Barbe, Michael R. Laser production of articles from powders. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
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Lewis, Gary K., Milewski, John O., Cremers, David A., Nemec, Ronald B., & Barbe, Michael R. Laser production of articles from powders. United States.
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Lewis, Gary K., Milewski, John O., Cremers, David A., Nemec, Ronald B., and Barbe, Michael R. Thu . "Laser production of articles from powders". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871980.
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@article{osti_871980,
title = {Laser production of articles from powders},
author = {Lewis, Gary K. and Milewski, John O. and Cremers, David A. and Nemec, Ronald B. and Barbe, Michael R.},
abstractNote = {Method and apparatus for forming articles from materials in particulate form in which the materials are melted by a laser beam and deposited at points along a tool path to form an article of the desired shape and dimensions. Preferably the tool path and other parameters of the deposition process are established using computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques. A controller comprised of a digital computer directs movement of a deposition zone along the tool path and provides control signals to adjust apparatus functions, such as the speed at which a deposition head which delivers the laser beam and powder to the deposition zone moves along the tool path.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1998},
month = {1}
}
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