FAQs: Wear-Resistant SLS 3D Printing
Our SLS-printing materials have been engineered to produce plastic components that are three times more abrasion resistant than standard SLS materials. In this video, we answer our most frequently asked questions, including what parts we can print, the difference between 3D-printed and injection-molded components, when you can expect to receive your parts in the mail, and much more.
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00:00:01 [Music] hello everyone my name is Preston Sousa I'm the 3d printing product specialist here at I guess North America and joining me today is Tom Krause head of additive manufacturing at our headquarters in Cologne Germany thanks Preston today we will answer some of the most common questions we get from engineers about 3d printing Preston what
00:00:44 size of parts can we print many different sizes of parts can be printed the build platform is a hundred and seventy millimeters by 220 millimeters by 300 millimeters and all different types of pots can fit within this size platform if parts are larger than this then we can break them up into multiple pieces and then assemble them after the production process what types of
00:01:11 tolerances can we hold with 3d printing perhaps which have a size for up to 50 millimeters we have a precision of plus minus 0.1 millimeters and parts which are bigger we have a tolerance of plus minus 0.2 percentage okay so Preston reseed is a new SAS machine behind us what's the delivery time in the u.s. very exciting questions the first SLS printer implemented here at I
00:01:39 guess North America and it has allowed us to reduce our delivery times on 3d printed parts ready for shipment within two to three business days engineers commonly asked what are the differences between 3d printed parts and injection molded parts could you explain some of those differences biggest difference is of course we don't need to have any tools because 3d printing hi Tony tools
00:02:04 in general this means also I don't have the tooling cost so we can do all kinds of parts very cost-efficient from lot size one on this is did you read biggest difference here and furthermore at a ghostie only printing our own eateat or materials which are self-replicating materials so that we have here materials which have a similar very systems to our injection molded bearing matures Preston
00:02:32 what kinds of paths can we print you see in front of us here many different custom 3d printed parts from gears to lead screw nuts rollers and of course plain bushings all of these types of pots can be successfully printed as long as the wall thickness is a minimum of 0.7 millimeters and this is different from machining and injection molding where some very complex parts may not be
00:02:59 able to be produced so these were some of the most common creations we get from engineers about 3d printing we have lots of more questions answered in our blog click to the link below and they will find much more answers to such kinds of questions and if you have any needs for 3d printed parts today please visit our 3d print service at the link below you can upload your step file and you can
00:03:24 order your parts today thanks for watching you