
High Value Manufacturing – Bártolo et al. (Eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00137-4
Flowability of powders for Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) investigated by
Round Robin Test
M. Schmid & F. Amado
Inspire AG, irpd, St. Gallen, Switzerland
G. Levy
IPL, CDRsp, Leiria, Portugal
K. Wegener
ETH Zürich, IWF, Zürich, Switzerland
ABSTRACT: Compacting and consolidation behaviour of SLS powders under motion and agitation plays an
important role during SLS processing. Powder density, part density and finally the mechanical properties of
the finished SLS goods are influenced from the flow characteristics of powders during movement. The paper ...