Selective Laser Sintering of polyamide

Development and 3D printing of polyamide 12 (nylon) components and small series by rapid prototyping equipment EOSINT P700 – EOS (working volume W700xD380xH580 mm). The rapid prototyping technology allows the additive manufacturing of complex geometry objects, without using tools, in a few hours and directly from the mathematical model designed by three-dimensional CAD system. An appropriate laser beam is automatically focused to polymerize layer by layer the polyamide powder. The obtained polyamide objects exhibit high aesthetic features, excellent surface finishing, long-term stability, thermal, chemical and mechanical resistance.

The polyamide printed objects, including functional prototypes and series production parts, are suitable for several applications:

components exploitable as finished products, such as moulds for industrial production;
design objects useful for aesthetic inspections and for the creation of simulacra for dissemination or advertising purposes;
prototypes suitable for functional checks such as couplings between parts of a device;
fluid dynamics tests, for example in aerodynamic applications:
biocompatible components for contact with skin or foodstuffs (not alcoholic products).

The printed components can be painted or sterilized in autoclave and certified for medical use.