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Selective laser sintering (SLS) uses a high power CO2 or YAG laser to fuse small<br />

particles layer-by-layer into 3D object. 2 As illustrated in Figure 2.7, a thin layer of<br />

powdered material is spread across a build platform where the laser selectively fuses the<br />

powdered material by tracing a cross-section pattern of the part. The platform then<br />

descends by one layer thickness and a new layer of material is applied on top, and the<br />

next cross-section is sintered to bond to the previous. This process continues until the part<br />

is completed.<br />

Figure 2.7 Schematic of the selective laser sintering process (custompartnet.com).<br />

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