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What is SLS (3D printing)?

SLS stands for Selective Laser Sintering and is a method for 3D printing that fires a laser into a container full of compacted powder. Where the laser hits, the powder will melt (sinter) and form into a solid layer of the desired model. For each step, new powder will be added on top, and the laser will fuse the powder of each layer into a single object in 3D.


SLS can be used with both metal and polymer materials, and has many benefits when compared to other 3D printing methods such as FDM.

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