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AssigneeArcam AB
InventorChristian EKBERG
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The present specification relates to an additive manufacturing apparatus comprising an X-ray reference object (18) for calibrating an electron beam unit in the additive manufacturing apparatus by detecting X-rays generated by sweeping an electron beam from the electron beam unit over a reference surface (19) of the X-ray reference object (18) and processing the detected signals, the X-ray reference object (18) comprising a support body (20) that has a top surface (21) and comprises a plurality of holes (22) in the top surface (21), The X-ray reference object (18) comprises a plurality of target members (23) inserted into the plurality of holes (22) of the support body (20). The present specification also relates to an X-ray detector to be used in the additive manufacturing apparatus, and to a method for calibrating such an additive manufacturing apparatus.
An X-ray reference object (18) for calibrating an electron beam unit in an additive manufacturing apparatus (1) by detecting X-rays generated by sweeping an electron beam (16) from the electron beam unit over a reference surface (19) of the X-ray reference object (18) and processing the detected signals, the X-ray reference object (18) comprising a support body (20) that has a top surface (21), wherein the X-ray reference object (18) comprises a plurality of recesses/holes (22) in at least one surface of the support body.
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