3D Direct Metal Laser Sintering and Melting Services

i3D MFG™ specializes in advancements in DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering) metal powder development, process refinement, and production applications. Our unique focus on production solutions makes us the North America EOS MPA (Material Process Applications) site partner.  i3D MFG™ invested in tools and partnerships that allow us to create custom metal powders and the corresponding computer programs (parameter sets).

i3D MFG™’s EOS M280 and M290 Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) machines use 20 to 40 micron powders and 400W lasers to fuse micro-layers of fine metal together at specific points directed by a 3D Solidworks design file to produce production parts. DMLS parts are typically characterized as having strength, hardness and durability that is, at the least, comparable to cast or forged parts in a comparable metal.

Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is a precision manufacturing process through which, a desired shape is cut to held tolerances of up to +/- .001mm using electrical discharges across a fine wire. With minimal set-up time for intricate cutting patterns, the CUT 30P is a perfect complimentary manufacturing process.  Many of our customers have found that their less complex, but high tolerance parts are well-suited to production on the Wire EDM.

Our 3D scanner performs surface height measurements of parts using Coherence Scanning Interferometry (CSI) using spectrally-broadband (‘blue-light’) illumination. 3D scanning is also a useful tool for FEA analysis, reverse engineering, obsolete part re-creation, and quality assurance measures.  i3D MFG™ uses its 3D scanner to inspect each part to insure specification conformance.