selective laser sintering
Cold Metal Fusion: How One Company Converts SLS to Metal 3D Printing
Headmade Materials could have a potentially transformative impact on 3D printing. It remains to be seen if the company can make its technology work well at scale and make it…
Farsoon Unveils Dual Fiber Laser 403P Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printer
Farsoon came out of the shadows a few years ago. The Chinese powder bed fusion company had been operating in China for years before crossing into Europe and America. Patent…
Compact SLS AM solution – the future for distribution companies
Additive manufacture is the biggest wave in an ocean of industry 4.0 innovations. The future of international manufacturing and supply chain is facing some uncertainty driven by the flexibility of…
Laser Sintering 3D Printer Firm Farsoon Expands into Japan
Aiming to become a global company and support its additive manufacturing (AM) user base on a worldwide scale, Farsoon Technologies has established multiple regional partnerships, international offices and developed a…
Virtual Review: the Formlabs Fuse 1 SLS 3D Printer
The desktop fused filament fabrication (FFF) movement quickly saw a proliferation of low-cost FFF systems, which was followed by a similar trend with desktop vat photopolymerization machines. The low-cost selective…
Modular 3D solutions are the future of additive manufacturing
Why is it important to maintain the most open additive manufacturing environment available? In uncertain times, the elasticity and the possibility of selecting components of a 3D printing system are…
Why it is important to have a broad SLS powder range?
Expectations of 3D printers are growing. Especially in the field of prototyping. To do it right, you need not only a reliable 3D printer but a wide range of materials…
Powder Handling Station from Sinterit: The First Complete SLS Solution Ever
Sinterit has just launched its Powder Handling Station (PHS), a supporting device designed to make post-processing and powder recovery as clean as possible. It is also a clear call for…
XYZprinting Case Study: TrySight Realized 90 Days Return on Investment of MfgPro230 xS SLS
TrySight is the leading Canadian manufacturer of magnification and reading systems for those with sight loss, developing various hardware and software solutions to help those with low vision and blindness….
Using Supraparticles to More Tightly Control Powders in SLS 3D Printing
German researchers continue current trends in research and development of composites, studying how to make materials with stronger mechanical properties, and experimenting with techniques for improved fabrication of stable structures….
Sinterit Achieves 26% Powder Refresh Ratio for SLS 3D Printing Material
Desktop selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing firm Sinterit, manufacturer of the Lisa series, knows that there are plenty of people out there who think that SLS is a costly…
XYZprinting’s SLS Technology Helps Validate Prototypes Faster
XYZprinting Inc. now offers highly competitive print-for-pay solutions from its California offices for customers looking for one to 1,000 selective laser sintering (SLS) PA-12 nylon parts. When global industrial engineering…
Sinterit Releases Three Accessories for its Low-Cost SLS Systems
Sinterit, a Polish manufacturer of low-cost selective laser sintering (SLS) systems, is releasing several accessories for managing SLS prints: a vacuum, a sandblaster, and a platform. These tools are meant…
EOS Buys 3D Printing Startup Vulcan Labs: Analysis and Comment
German firm EOS has acquired Vulcan labs and will integrate the startup into its Pflugerville operations to work on the Integra P 400. This brings aboard a very experienced team of people…
Austrian Vocational School Using Sintratec’s SLS 3D Printing for Classroom Projects and Spare Parts
The Higher Technical Federal Teaching and Research Institute Dornbirn (HTL Dornbirn), or Höhere Technische Bundeslehr- und Versuchsanstalt Dornbirn in its native Austrian, is a vocational school for adolescents from the ages…
Studying Thermosets for Use in Selective Laser Sintering
Selective laser sintering, or SLS, is a popular 3D printing process for good reason. It has a number of benefits: parts can be produced with virtually unlimited geometry, and supports…
EOS Launches the Integra P400 High Yield Industrial 3D Printer for Manufacturing
EOS is a German firm that does most of its development in Krailling Germany. A few years ago however it acquired ALM a US-based manufacturer of custom selective laser sintering…
3D Printing News Briefs: October 31, 2018
Happy Halloween, fair readers! We’re giving you a treat today instead of a trick – our latest edition of 3D Printing News Briefs. First up, Materialise has completed a mammoth…
Researchers Prepare Silicon Carbide-Polymer Composite Materials for SLS 3D Printing
Silicon carbide, or SiC, has a lot of potential for use in industrial applications, like aeronautic and aerospace engineering, the automotive industry, and the machinery industry, due to its excellent physical…
Xometry Goes Off the Wall in 3D Printing Materials Experiment to Test Durability
Xometry, an on-demand manufacturing and 3D printing service provider founded in 2014, is advancing manufacturing in the US with its proprietary machine learning-based software platform. This platform, which offers multiple on-demand…
Tundra-M Drone Prototype Flies High Thanks to CRP Technology’s 3D Printing and Windform Materials
Italy-based CRP Technology, part of the larger CRP Group, has used its versatile Windform composite materials and SLS 3D printing technology to manufacture everything from masks and golf drivers to motorcycle…
CRP Group Uses SLS 3D Printing and Windform Materials to Make Energica Motorcycle Components
The 3D printed Energica Ego electric motorcycle debuted in 2016 by CRP Group subsidiary Energica. The Italian company uses CRP’s advanced, high performance Windform materials to 3D print the components for the motorcycle, which…
3D Printed NIRI Grips Make Mountain Biking Painless
Riding a bike is fun, but it can be uncomfortable at times, especially when biking over rough terrain. When you hit a bump, a jolt is sent through your hands…
AFRL Researchers Successfully 3D Print High-Temperature, Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Parts
Together with researchers from the University of Louisville and NASA’s Glenn Research Center, the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) are looking into high-temperature polymer 3D…
