Laser sintering (SLS – selective laser sintering) / 3D printing
As one of the first companies in the industry, we also make use of modern 3D printing technology in the production of our engineering plastic parts. Particularly in the case of single pieces or small series, this results in considerable advantages for our customers, not only in terms of costs.
SLS laser sintering
In this process, plastic or metal powder is fused in thin layers with a laser. The workpiece is created layer by layer in a powder bath in which even complicated workpieces with extensive and otherwise difficult-to-build internal geometries are realized.
This process is particularly suitable for complex components that would otherwise have to be assembled from several components at great expense. Strengths are high and production times are short. Due to the direct control of the machines from the design data, not only prototypes but also medium-sized series can be produced quickly and economically.
Laser sintering (SLS) is used not only to produce prototypes and models
Laser sintering was initially used to create prototypes and models. Today, parts are produced in small and medium series as part of e-manufacturing or rapid manufacturing. It is used where parts are needed quickly and flexibly.
We achieve accuracies defined in the ISO 2768 standard with the laser-sintering process. Please ask for the exact tollerance class (m to sg) on a component-specific basis.
The working spaces of our machines allow to build workpieces up to a volume of 700 x 380 x 580 mm. Larger parts are usually realized in several parts.
By default, we use the following plastics in laser-sintering:
- Polyamide PA 12 (also filled with glass, aluminum, carbon)
- Polyamide PA 11
- PEEK
Other materials we can arrange individually.
In addition to untreated parts, we can supply components in slide-ground, infiltrated, powder-coated (in RAL colors) or metallized finishes.
3D Printing / FDM Process
This is the simplest generative manufacturing process. Directly from the data drawing or 3D data, a print head is used to build up a workpiece in layers in a three-dimensional plane. The print head can be thought of as a kind of hot glue gun.
Prototyping & model making at the highest level
This technology can be used to produce individual workpieces with simple geometry and low load requirements.
Printable 3D models according to your templates
From your 3D data we produce small series, models as well as presentation and functional models in best quality, reliably, cost-efficiently and on schedule and of course also in color.
For this we use the most modern 3D printers! This means that a wide range of 3D printing technologies is available to you as a customer. Depending on the application and model, you will always find the optimal cost-effective process with us.