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Why choose selective laser sintering?

With Materialise's help in the development of plastic products, Kooymans Industrieel | Ontwerp has succeeded in reducing the design process considerably and been able to judge the feasibility of the project at an earlier stage. In many projects, we have used designs made in selective laser sintering and other Materialise technologies to discuss form, use, dimensions and funtionality. Together with Materialise, we have often defined the limits of what's possible and even pushed back frontiers…

Erik van der Veer, design engineer, Kooymans Industrieel | Ontwerp, The Netherlands

SLS components can easily simulate the flexibility of metal springs

SLS is the ideal solution for:

  • Fully functional prototypes with mechanical properties comparable to those of injection moulded PA12 parts
  • Series of small components as a cost-effective alternative to injection moulding
  • Large and complex functional parts up to 700x380x580 mm in one piece
  • Personalised Manufacturing, i.e. the production of unique, complex, personalised designs built as once-only products or in small batches.

Quin.MGX pendant lamp

Some good reasons to choose SLS:

  • Fast 
  • Economical
  • No support structure necessary
  • Durable parts for thermal and mechanical test
  • Large and complex parts
  • Small series can be produced in one building process
  • All kinds of finishing degrees
  • Can be made watertight

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