Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is a free-form fabrication technology developed by 3D Systems. It is a layered manufacturing method that creates solid, three-dimensional objects by fusing powdered materials with a CO2 laser. Metal parts and tooling inserts (LaserForm Matl.) produced on an SLS® system must be sintered and infiltrated using the LaserForm oven.
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Applications:
Rapidly manufacture end-use plastic or metal parts to demanding manufacturing specifications directly from 3-D CAD data of any complexity. Ideal for Medical, Bio-engineering, Energy, Automotive, Aerospace, White Goods/Kitchen Appliances, R&D and others needing small to extra-large plastic parts from 3-D CAD data.
Technical Specification:
Max. Workpiece envelope (mm) – (WXDXH), 320x265x420
Laser Spot Diameter – 0.45mm
Materials – DuraForm® various graded Plastics, CastForm™ PS Plastic, LaserForm™ A6 Metal
Layer Thickness - 0.1mm upwards depending on material
Speed – ~10mm build height/hour
Software for converting various file formats – Magics & Mimics eg. MMR scan
File import ext - .stl
