Looking for a 3D printer for prototyping or research, it may seem that there are many solutions on the market. However, when we narrow down our searches to more precise and reliable technologies like SLS, the number of available options drops almost to zero.
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Why is that?
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There are a few reasons. Until 2014 there were only big, industrial SLS 3D printers. Expensive (over 100 000 USD), big and heavy (weighing more than two metric tones). So for a small or medium-sized engineering or R&D company, it wasn’t a deal. Or even if it was, the lack of assessable printers (smaller, less expensive) for fast rapid prototyping was evitable.
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At the end of 2014, the patent for SLS technology expired and the market expected several small SLS 3D printers. But only a few companies delivered their models. The new player arrived in the US As Sinterit entered the US […]
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