Soft TPU in high-speed sintering process
Launhardt, 3D printing, Fraunhofer IPA, high-speed sintering, SpheroFlex® TPU 50
Whether selective laser sintering (SLS), high-speed sintering (HSS), multi-jet fusion (MJF), or selective absorption fusion (SAF), these are all powder-based additive manufacturing processes, each with different advantages and disadvantages.
The basis of all processes is that they require a free-flowing plastic powder material as the starting material.
HSS process, Voxeljet [Source: Fraunhofer IPA]
More information about soft-elastic TPU components from HSS and other interesting topics can be heard and seen at the following event:
Powder bed-based melting of polymers using infrared light
- Date: October 1, 2025
- Time: 9:45 am to 4:00 pm
- Location: Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, Universitätsstr. 9, 95447 Bayreuth.
- Costs: Free
Here you can find further information and the opportunity to register:
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