Selective Laser Sintering
CRP Technology’s Windform SL Is Lightweight, Rigid Composite for SLS, LPBF
Windform SL is well suited for the the production of sophisticated, efficient components across various fields, from aerospace to automotive, ensuring light weight without the need to reduce thickness.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
3D Systems’ SLS 300 Enables Advanced SLS Technology in Smaller Manufacturing Environments
A new Powder Recycling Station (PRS) is an optional accessory available in 2024 which works in tandem with the printer to automatically recycle unused powder currently in the system and mix it with fresh material.
Read More8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2023: The Cool Parts Show #65
New additive manufacturing technologies on display at Formnext were in many cases producing notable end-use components. Here are some of the coolest parts we found at this year’s show.
Read MoreFormlabs Augments Fuse Ecosystem With Fuse Blast, Automated SLS Postprocessing
Formnext 2023: Media blasting, once a recommended step, is now a needed requirement and the Fuse Blast eliminates struggles experienced in manual postprocessing efforts.
Read MoreCRP Technology’s Windform TPU Rubber-Like Material for SLS Process
Windform TPU is a versatile thermoplastic polyurethane which is extremely elastic, flexible and soft because its elongation at break value is less than 400%.
Read MoreEvonik’s Infinam TPA Is Elastomer Powder Material for SLS 3D Printing
Formnext 2023: Infinam TPA 4006 P is optimized for SLS technologies, opening up new consumer goods applications.
Read MoreNexa3D Adds Metal 3D Printing Capabilities With ColdMetalFusion
Nexa3D is collaborating with Headmade Materials as it enters the metal additive manufacturing sector, making Headmade Materials’ feedstock technology compatible with its fast-cycle QLS lineup of SLS 3D printers.
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EOS, AM Solutions Join Forces to Automate AM Process Chain
The partnership aims to take selective laser sintering to the next level on an industrial scale with automated, economical and highly efficient postprocessing — without compromising quality and reproducibility.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
More Affordable Suture Anchors 3D Printed from PEKK: The Cool Parts Show #60
Selective laser sintering (SLS) of polyether ketone ketone (PEKK) is being used to produce medical implants that are more cost effective and perform better than their conventional counterparts. We highlight fasteners known as suture anchors in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
Read MoreSolukon Expands Compatibility of Unpacking, Cleaning Station for Plastic Parts
With adapters for EOS P 1 and P 5 series SLS manufacturing systems, the Solukon SFP770 postprocessing system can now accommodate build boxes from other leading printers, enabling Solukon to tap new markets in the area of polymer postprocessing.
Read MoreFuse 1+ 30W SLS 3D Printer for Faster Printing, High-Performance Materials
The printer integrates upgraded components — including a more powerful laser — to enable new high-performance materials and deliver superior throughput so customers can produce parts up to two times faster.
Read MoreFormlabs’ Nylon 12 GF SLS Powder for Stiffness, Thermal Stability
The company says this glass-filled nylon 12 material is well suited for manufacturing and engineering parts in which structural rigidity and thermal stability are critical.
Read More3D Systems, AMT Collaborate on SLS Solution for Efficient Additive Manufacturing
3D Systems is partnering with AMT on an industrial-scale selective laser sintering solution that includes the SLS 380, which is designed to enhance customer success and catalyze industries by delivering parts with unprecedented throughput, consistency, performance and yield.
Read MoreSinterit Lisa X Designed for Faster, Larger SLS Print Volumes
The Lisa X is a third-generation compact SLS 3D printer, offering printing times 10 times faster than the Lisa PRO.
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What We Found at Formnext 2023
New metal processes, new possibilities for existing processes, the next step for copper and more. Here is a summary drawing on all our reporting from November’s event.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
Media Mix Finishes 3D Printed Plastic Components in Single Step
Because the new MJF/SLS media already contains an optimum mix of different shapes and sizes, the need for media changes in multistage finishing processes can be completely eliminated.
Read More3D Printed Speaker Cabinet Delivers Big Sound in a Small Footprint
Node Audio’s Hylixa high-fidelity speaker takes advantage of selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing to achieve a compact construction with an uncompromised sound range.
Read MoreFormlabs’ Fuse 1 Benchtop Industrial SLS Printer Simplifies Workflow
The Fuse 1 features Surface Armor technology, a 70% powder refresh rate and a versatile Nylon 12 powder to deliver an affordable, simplified industrial 3D printing.
Read MorePartnership Brings Thermoset Powders to Selective Laser Sintering
Tigital 3D-Set materials can be 3D printed with SLS processes, offering higher thermal stability, less shrinkage and faster print speeds than thermoplastics.
Read MoreIgus High Performance Polymers Ensure Wear Resistance
Formnext 2019: Igus’ offered material range includes special filaments for 3D printing with the fused deposition modeling/fused filament fabrication method (FDM/FFF) and polymers for selective laser sintering (SLS).
Read MoreVideo: What is Selective Laser Sintering?
SLS is a powder-bed process for building polymer parts. How does it work and what can it do? AM talks SLS with Farsoon.
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This Drone Bird with 3D Printed Parts Mimics a Peregrine Falcon: The Cool Parts Show #66
The Drone Bird Company has developed aircraft that mimic birds of prey to scare off problem birds. The drones feature 3D printed fuselages made by Parts on Demand from ALM materials.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
Video: Selective Laser Sintering for Production of Large Parts
SLS offers a production option enabling large, precise plastic parts to be made cost-effectively in quantities generally too low for injection molding.
Read MoreSinterit Introduces PA11 Powder for Its Desktop SLS 3D Printers
The impact- and chemical-resistance material is suitable for functional moving parts and other durable applications.
Read MoreSinterit Lisa 2 Expands Build Volume, Material Options for Desktop SLS
The desktop selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printer features an expanded, nitrogen-filled build chamber to support larger parts in more materials.
Read More3D Systems ProX SLS 6100 Scales to Production
3D Systems’ printing platform provides 3D printing solutions to increase speed and performance across a range of applications.
Read More3D Systems Extends SLS Line with ProX SLS 6100
The ProX SLS 6100 platform and three production-grade nylon materials are designed to scale from functional prototyping to low-volume production.
Read MoreWindform Composite 3D Printing Materials Enable Lightweight, Flexible Air Inlet
CRP Technology recently developed a new front air inlet for a Moto3 racing customer, which was manufactured in Windform materials by using an SLS additive manufacturing technique.
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