SLS Powders Explained

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Did you know that you can 3D print strong and durable functional parts, and complex assemblies that would otherwise be impossible to make with other methods?

Selective laser sintering (SLS) powders are the go-to 3D printing materials for functional prototypes and end-use parts, and offer the excellent mechanical characteristics of traditional injection-molding, but with the unmatched design freedom of additive manufacturing.

As the unfused powder supports parts during the printing process, there’s no need for dedicated support structures, resulting in higher throughput and less waste, and enabling you to create complex interior features and interlocking parts that would be impossible to produce with any other method.

This makes SLS 3D printing ideal for the most demanding applications across engineering, manufacturing, and healthcare.

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Through a continuous commitment to innovation, Formlabs has become the largest supplier of professional stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers in the world. Formlabs also develops its own suite of high-performance 3D printing materials that continue to expand the range of applications of additive manufacturing, as well as best-in-class 3D printing software, post-processing tools, and automation solutions.

[floatypiet]

Great video! thank you! I'm working on my bachelor thesis at the moment about 3D printed building components in construction. This video helped me a little bit :)

[DeathCoreGuitar]

Very nice, for some reason I thought that SLS is used only with metal powders, but now I know more, thanks!

[MarketingOK-D]

Nice to see the Fuse Blast in action. Ours should be delivered in a couple of weeks

[JJisonit]

Out of interest if you dye SLS parts what would be the life expectancy of the colour outdoors?

[chrisjenkins]

Is it possible to make the particles smaller so you can get higher detail and the parts don’t look like sandcastles?

[gdorfxoxo]

I have a 3d printer but aren't we trying to get away from making more plastic?

[hadhunar]

Wow, now just imagine a product even regular consumers could afford. Like a desktop SLS. Wouldn’t that be something? I wonder why that doesn’t happen…

[wildniscamper]

if recoating is the compacting part SLS is correct but to me it's more like eos called it: SLM for Melting.

[alexanderscholz]

Nice! Now it's only time to get Price lower for Consumer. A Company is 24/7 working and earn Money. Consumer Market is very different to Business Market. Less Money, more Custumers to service. Same as CNC or other "industrial" Applications. Only Company that i know is PRUSA, because Businesses Machine for Customers and the other Way. Every body is happy. If you look to other as FDM. There is no Company out there like this. Formlabs bring SLS for less than 2000, closed Source open Source what ever, but be the first. But the Consumer Market fear Companies. Not always the First make the Money or NOT enough Money came back. Or Worst Case is you paying on top. Hahahahaha in the near Future no Cheap SLS at Hobby. Nice Video!!