EOS Features New Materials at Rapid 2008

By DE Editors

EOS GmbH (Krailling, Germany & Novi, MI),  a manufacturer of laser sintering systems, presents two new commercial materials at SME’s Rapid 2008 Conference and Exposition on May 20–22.

Cable fixtures, hearing aid shells,  sunglasses, and door opener manufactured with EOS plastics

The company’s new plastic, PrimePart DC, is an impact-resistant polyamide with a tensile strength of 48MPa. It has an elongation at break of 50 percent, about twice as high as those of previously available materials. The material is well-suited for automotive components, such as interior parts, and aerospace applications.

Produced for direct metal laser sintering, EOS StainlessSteel PH1 offers improved hardness,  corrosion resistance, and mechanical properties, which complement the company’s 17-4 EOS StainlessSteel GP1 and match the traits of stainless steels currently in use in the medical and aerospace industries.

EOS will demonstrate FORMIGA P 100 plastics laser sintering equipment and EOSINT M 270 for direct metal laser sintering during Rapid 2008 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort and Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista,  FL. Dr. Michael Shellabear, company vice president, addressed quality requirements for industrial applications of direct metal laser sintering at the Rapid Manufacturing session on May 21.

North America’s largest annual rapid manufacturing conference and exposition, Rapid 2008 brings buyers, sellers, and end-users of design, prototyping, tooling, and direct manufacturing technologies together in an environment that facilitates networking and business interaction.

Founded in 1989, EOS GmbH is a manufacturer of laser sintering systems. EOS of North America Inc. sells, services, supports, and markets the entire EOS line of rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, and rapid manufacturing systems, including solutions for plastic laser sintering and direct metal laser sintering.

For details, go to EOS.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.