The continuous phase material and abrasive material may be aggregated by sintering, hot isostatic pressing, laser melting, or ion beam melting.

This laser-based process is called ICF (Inertial Confinement Fusion).

A second pattern is formed by laser fusing a second frit material disposed on the first frit material.

Methods and apparatus for measuring the melt depth of a substrate during pulsed laser melting are provided.

According to the invention, an additive production method is used, for example laser melting or laser sintering, whereby a highly-complex component structure can be advantageously produced in one work step.

A Selective Laser Melting (SLM) system includes an annular powder bed.

Said spatial structure (16) preferably can be produced by means of an additive production method such as laser melting.

In certain example embodiments, a pattern is formed or written on a stock glass sheet by laser fusing frit material to the glass sheet.

For some time now, the additive manufacturing processes in the metal sector has been based on laser sintering, as well as, laser or electron beam melting.

In certain example embodiments, a first pattern is formed or written on a glass sheet by laser fusing a first frit material to the glass sheet.

In the last 10 years, scientists have made use of computer models that describe the mutual laser beam interaction that occurs in laser-induced fusion experiments.

For the past decade, researchers have used computer models describing the mutual laser beam interaction involved in laser-driven fusion experiments.

A laser-induced melt transfer process is described which utilizes a melt viscosity modifier and in which a post-transfer treatment is used to substantially eliminate back-transfer.