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(43) Date of publication: 30.12.2020 Bulletin 2020/53 (21) Application number: 18706721.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.02.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22F 3/105(2006.01) B23K 26/04(2014.01) B33Y 10/00(2015.01) B29C 64/277(2017.01) H01J 37/317(2006.01) B23K 15/00(2006.01) G05B 19/4099(2006.01) B33Y 50/02(2015.01) B29C 64/268(2017.01) G05B 19/401(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2018/054179 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/161886 (29.08.2019 Gazette 2019/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD TN (71) Applicant: SLM Solutions Group AG 23560 Lübeck (DE)	(72) Inventor: BRUECK, Daniel 23560 Lübeck (DE) (74) Representative: Schicker, Silvia  Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstraße 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)