DMLS Advantages and Disadvantages - Aurum3d

1. DMLS Advantages and Disadvantages While creating a part or prototype, you have the option to choose from several additive manufacturing technologies. Each additive manufacturing technique produces the part or prototype using fusing specific materials or filaments. Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) is a widely used 3D printing technology that produces fully-functional production parts and prototypes using metal materials.

2. Like other 3D printing technologies, DMLS prints solid three-dimensional objects layer by layer based on digital 3D models. But DMLS, unlike other 3D printing technologies, creates opportunities for engineers to produce parts using a variety of metal alloys. The DMLS printers spread thin layers of metal powder on the build platform. The metal powder is sintered selectively using a laser. The laser makes DMLS effective in producing solid items without melting the metal powder. The sintering feature makes DMLS different from widely used metal additive manufacturing technologies like selective laser melting. At present, enterprises use DMLS for both rapid prototyping as well as mass-production of metal parts. But you must remember that DMLS, like other metal additive manufacturing technologies, has its pros and cons. You can print superior parts or prototypes only by understanding major DMLS advantages and disadvantages. The understanding will help you to boost the metal 3D printing process by overcoming some of the important shortcomings of DMLS.

3. Here are the major Advantages of DMLS 3D Printing. Wide Range of Metals DMLS facilitates metal additive manufacturing by supporting a wide range of metals – aluminum, titanium, steel, stainless steel, cobalt chrome, nickel alloys, and precious metals. Hence, engineers have the option to choose from both pure metals and metal alloys according to the requirements of the 3D printer. Also, many companies have been launching new metal filaments to leverage the growing adoption of DMLS technology. Direct Metal Printing In addition to supporting a wide range of metal alloys, DMLS prints the metal parts or prototypes directly. Direct metal printing helps engineers to keep the properties of the metal alloy intact. Many engineers further leverage the feature to produce innovative and superior parts by combining multiple metal powders. Production of Strong Functional Parts As mentioned earlier, enterprises these days use DMLS technology to produce both fully-functional parts and prototypes. The metal alloys make DMLS effective in producing functional parts that are both strong and durable. Also, engineers can create metal parts without melting the metal powder. Hence, the mechanical properties of the metal remain intact after the part is produced.

4. Mass Customization While using DMLS technology, engineers can produce parts without using tools or fixtures. The absence of tooling and fixturing makes it easier for them to customize and fine-tune the metal parts during mass production. They can simply make relevant changes to the design and produce many variants of the part on a mass scale. Material Reusability Like SLS 3D printing technology, DMLS enables engineers to reuse the unsintered metal powder after the printing process. The material reusability makes the technology effective in producing parts and prototypes without increasing material wastage and escalating overall material costs.

5. Here are the major Disadvantages of 3D Printing High Printing Costs The overall cost of a 3D project varies according to both technology and filament. DMLS is one of the relatively expensive additive manufacturing technologies. Enterprises have to incur both upfront and recurring expenses to combine the machine and materials. That is why; DMLS is often described as an industrial additive manufacturing technology. It is widely mainly by enterprises to produce metal parts and prototypes. Porous Parts DMLS produces more porous parts than other metal additive manufacturing technologies. The engineers also have the option to control the porosity during the DMLS printing process. But they lack the option to eliminate the porosity during the post-processing stage. Small Build Volume While planning 3D printing projects, engineers always choose and recommend the appropriate technology based on the build volume. DMLS is one of the metal additive technologies that have relatively small build volumes. The smaller the build volume makes the technology suitable for small parts. Enterprises often look for DMLS alternatives while producing large parts.

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