DMLS Materials - Technical Specifications
DMLS Materials - Technical Specifications
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 (