DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING (DMLS)
DMLS technology was developed jointly by Rapid Prototyping Innnovations (RPI) and EOS Gmbh in 1994. It was the first commercial RP-method to produce metal parts in a single process. Metal powder (20 µm diameter) without binder is completely melted by scanning of a high power laser beam. The density of a produced part is about 98 %. SLS has about 70 %. One advantage of DMLS compared to SLS is the small size of particles which enables very detailed parts.
Abbreviation: DMLS
Material type: Powder (Metal)
Materials: Ferrous metals such as Steel alloys, Stainless steel, Tool steel; Aluminium, Bronze, Cobalt-chrome, Titanium, Ceramics..
Min layer thickness: 0,02 mm
Surface finish: Average
Build speed: Fast
Applications: Form/fit testing, Functional testing, Rapid tooling, High heat applications, Medical implants, Aerospace parts..
DMLS technology was developed jointly by Rapid Prototyping Innnovations (RPI) and EOS Gmbh in 1994. It was the first commercial RP-method to produce metal parts in a single process. Metal powder (20 µm diameter) without binder is completely melted by scanning of a high power laser beam. The density of a produced part is about 98 %. SLS has about 70 %. One advantage of DMLS compared to SLS is the small size of particles which enables very detailed parts.
Abbreviation: DMLS
Material type: Powder (Metal)
Materials: Ferrous metals such as Steel alloys, Stainless steel, Tool steel; Aluminium, Bronze, Cobalt-chrome, Titanium, Ceramics..
Min layer thickness: 0,02 mm
Surface finish: Average
Build speed: Fast
Applications: Form/fit testing, Functional testing, Rapid tooling, High heat applications, Medical implants, Aerospace parts..