Overview – EOS Formiga P396
EOS is well known for having the best SLS machines in the market. The EOS P396 is our go-to machine for larger parts. Featuring a high-powered CO2 laser and scanner system, the EOS P396 is one of the best choices for precision in the Podwer Bed Fusion (PBF) landscape.
The EOS P396 is the largest SLS machine we offer. With it’s larger build volume and high part accuracy, bigger geometries and higher volume part orders are far easier to manufacture than the smaller EOS P110s.
With the addition of 3DPRINTUK’s custom RAMP calibration systems, we have further improved the accuracy of parts above and beyond the industry standard for these machines.
Our EOS machines print in white parts as standard, this means they can also be dyed in a range of other colours.
Why 3DPRINTUK?
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Capacity – With three of these machines in-house, and the capacity to print sometimes over 1,000 models on each in a single build, we can produce the volumes you need for your larger scale production runs, all under one roof.
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Multi-Layer Calibration – 3DPRINTUK have built their own calibration systems, called RAMP, which uses mass data sets to perfect the accuracy, making our machines the most accurate machines of their type in the world.
Capacity
3 x EOS P396 systems
Build Size
Maximum size of a part we can print in one piece:
600mm (Z) x 300mm (X) x 300mm (Y) (Economy & Trade service)
EOS Formiga P396 – Highly recommended for
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Larger Parts – With the EOS P396, you can print up to 600mm in the Z and 300mm in the X and Y - +
Warpable Geometries – it is easier to flatten warped parts with SLS than MJF or SAF
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White/Coloured Parts – prints natrually in white, which can also be dyed other colours - +
Bulk Builds – with it’s high build volume, you can get a lot of parts in a build
Materials Available
How does Selective Laser Sintering work?
Powder is heated up to just below the melting point. Once up to temperature, a laser if fired into the powder to sinter (melt) the powder at the precise position of each part on the layer. When the sintering is complete, the build platform moves down 0.12mm and a new layer of powder is applied and heated.
This process happens around 6,000 times in a 40 hour cycle to complete a build. This results in a build bin full of powder, some of it is part, and some of it still powder.
The powder acts as both the build and support material, meaning you don’t need a physical support, resulting in much cleaner prints than other technologies such as FDM, SLA or DLP.
When the build is completed, it is left to cool over a 48 hour period. The build is then taken to a powder removal station where the parts are removed from the powder by hand. They then go onto the automated cleaning stage before any additional finishing.
Talk to Andrew, our Head of Technical Sales, and discover how our services can save you time and money while achieving the highest quality prints.
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