SLS Models

Until the advent of Selective Laser Sintering the potential for Rapid Manufacturing was limited by the available process's and materials. Utilising one of our EOS Plastic Sintering Machines means that you can now select from a range of materials, currently based on Nylon's.

The real potential of this process is that fact that parts can be designed that could not be produced using traditional methods such as injection moulding. So for parts with complex geometry the additive nature of laser sintering means that design can be simplified ignoring tooling requirement.  With no tooling costs lower production volumes become cost effective.

A practical and very useful material that Ogle was one of the 1st Rapid Prototyping Companies in Europe to provide is a Fire Retardant UL 94 V0 rated (at 0.2mm wall thickness) nylon PA2200FR.

Recent applications include a range of telecommunication trays produced in volumes of 2000+ (with parts delivered in small batches to suit manufacture). The material has also been passed for aerospace use.

Laser Sintering (SLS)

SLS is a 3D manufacturing process using an Argon laser to draw your part, one slice at a time, onto finely powdered nylon 12 whilst melting the layers together (sintering) to form a solid component.

Because the process is fully self supporting, it allows for parts to be built within other parts with complex geometry that simply could not be made any other way.

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