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DMLS Materials - Technical Specifications

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W H A T I S D M L S ?<br />

What is Direct Metal Laser Sintering?<br />

Direct Metal Laser Sintering (<strong>DMLS</strong>) is a<br />

revolutionary technology that produces otherwise<br />

‘impossible-to-make’ end-use metal parts<br />

directly from your 3D CAD data, whilst negating<br />

the investment in time and money of conventional<br />

tooling.<br />

The parts produced are comparable to<br />

a good investment cast part and the mechanical<br />

properties are comparable to those of a cast or<br />

machined component.<br />

The <strong>DMLS</strong> process is not restrictive in its application<br />

and the components produced can be used in place<br />

of almost any conventionally manufactured part,<br />

whether they would normally<br />

be machined or cast.<br />

The<br />

advantage of the process is<br />

that the more complex or<br />

feature rich the component,<br />

the more economical the<br />

process becomes.<br />

<strong>DMLS</strong> is an ‘additive’<br />

technology that works by<br />

fusing together very fine<br />

layers of metal powder using<br />

a focussed laser beam.<br />

www.3trpd.co.uk/dmls<br />

A<br />

support structure is required<br />

CAD Model<br />

Sintered Part<br />

to hold the parts in position during building and this<br />

is anchored onto a steel platform. The supports and<br />

components are built with a layer thickness ranging<br />

from 20 to 60 microns depending on the material<br />

used. Each layer is scanned with the laser fusing the<br />

powder to layer below and forming the new build<br />

layer, the base is lowered one layer, a fresh layer of<br />

powder is deposited, and the next layer is scanned. A<br />

powerful 200W Yb-fibre laser is precisely controlled<br />

in the X and Y co-ordinates allowing for exceptional<br />

tolerances to be held (

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