Direct Metal Laser Sintering – DMLS

Linear Mold & Engineering utilizes Direct Metal Laser Sintering – DMLS, a cutting-edge technology that has made substantial advances in materials offered throughout the recent years, thus, allowing it to become the technology of choice for building functional metal prototypes that are equivalent in strength to cast or billet physical properties, with a surface finish equivalent to a quality investment casting.

After the Direct Metal Laser Sintering process, the parts can be post processed (machined, welded, heat treated, polished, etc.), if desired, as any cast or billet material can be.   In fact, the process yields parts with physical properties that fulfill the needs of final production parts and in cases of smaller volumes, DMLS is being used as an alternative to the traditional manufacturing processes.

By manufacturing the part with DMLS, it allows the engineer to optimize their design, because the traditional rules of “design for manufacturing” do not bound them. Direct Metal Laser Sintering grow internal passages that curve, or multiple piece assemblies built as one.

Custom manufacturing is never a problem for DMLS. With a machine build envelope of 250 x 250 x 215mm (9.84″ x 9.84″ x 8.46″), many medium-sized to small-sized parts and inserts can be constructed in hours-and-days versus days-and-weeks using traditional prototyping processes.

Linear Mold & Engineering can serve your prototyping needs with our four Direct Metal Laser Sintering Stations.  We currently service the following markets:

Aerospace
Automotive
Medical
Consumer Products
Packaging

Contact Us

To speak with a representative at our office call 734-422-6060 or contact us by email.