3D Systems, a provider of 3D modelling, rapid prototyping and manufacturing tools, has announced that it has entered into a private label arrangement with MCP Tooling Technologies. Under the terms of this agreement, 3D Systems plans for the immediate availability of the Sinterstation Pro DM100 and DM250 SLM Systems, direct metal manufacturing systems that build fully dense parts for end products, prototyping and tooling.
The DM100 and DM250 Systems build metal parts using Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technology where a laser fuses metal powder into a solid, 3D part in an additive, layer-by-layer process. Using CAD data, these direct metal manufacturing systems produce highly accurate, detailed parts with smooth surface quality within hours without significant additional tooling. Unlike other niche application direct metal systems, DM100 and DM250 Systems are well suited for a broad range of medical, dental, aerospace, automotive, electronics and military applications as well as for tooling and conformal cooling applications that require accurate, fully dense metal parts made from a wide selection of metals.
With a quick polish to a finished part, Sinterstation Pro DM100 and DM250 SLM Systems directly build parts in aluminium, titanium, stainless steel, tool steels, cobalt chrome and inconel. In addition to the advantages of using such a wide range of materials, the smaller build volume of the DM100 is well suited for digital dentistry applications while the larger build volume of the DM250 provides general-purpose flexibility and high throughput.