SLS - Selective Laser Sintering

Rapid Prototyping
Carnegie Mellon
Andy Sadhwani
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
 Manufacturing Technique
 Made with Plastic/Elastomer Powder
 Sample built layer by layer
 Horizontal Slide with Fixed Vertical Movement
 Powder stays on table
 Filetype ‘.stl’ used - structural triangle language
 Finished sample cools for 12-24 hrs then pulled
out of Powder
SLS Machine
SLS Powder
 SLS con’t
 Powder
– Nylon-11
 For High Strength and Elasticity
– Nylon-11 with 50% Glass Reinforcement
– Nylon-12
 Finer Surface Quality but lower elasticity
– Elastomer
 Simulate Rubber-Like Products
– Strain and Tolerances Available on Website
 SLS con’t
 No Limitation to Maximum Size
– Sintered Parts can be Glued Together Easily
Providing High Strength
– Single Part can be 30cm x 30cm x 60cm
 Minimum Wall Thickness
 0.85 [mm] for PA11
 1.00 [mm] for PA11-GF50
 0.65 [mm] for PA12
 0.60 [mm] for Elastomer
Example of SLS Part (Drill)
 Contact Information
 Mareco bv Rijnaakkade
 www.marco.nl

 Quotes Available through Email

– Price Dependent on:
 Height, Finishing, File Type
– Quote Available in One Day
– 1 Week to Manufacture Part