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The Selective Laser Melting System® 280HL provides a 280 x 280 x 350 mm build chamber with unique double laser beam technology that increases productivity by 40%. The system is equipped with a 400W fiber laser with the option to add an additional 400W laser, or you may exchange for 1000W fiber lasers.

Together with a patented bi-directional loader, safe filter system, and highly efficient protective gas management, the SLM® 280HL is defining the industry gold standard for achieving greater safety, speed, and quality. Options for an automated and continuous transport of metal powder provides best-in-class operator safety by eliminating time consuming manual fills and powder handling. Additionally, the bi-directional loader feeds powder in the forward and reverse motion—saving 35% of auxiliary cycle time.

Open software architecture and system parameters allows you to make modifications according to your specific design and production needs. You gain greater control and flexibility of the laser and build characteristics (laser power, laser/scan speed, powder layer thickness, hatch pattern and spacing). The system is equipped with Materialise, the leading software for additive manufacturing, to process CAD/STL-data files. Additional options offer the ability for monitoring, auditing and quality assessment to exercise optimal quality control in production.

“From design and prototype to part production, our inclusive systems give companies the chance to optimize their production in a more efficient and independent way. All standard parameters are provided and totally transparent so the user can make modifications as desired. An open architecture—quite powerful and different than competitive offerings today.”

— James Fendrick, VP-North America SLM Solutions NA, Inc.

Materials

The SLM 280 covers a wide range of metals such as Stainless Steels, Tool Steels, Cobalt Chrome, Inconel,Aluminum and Titanium. You may use metal materials from SLM Solutions or another material provider without any risk to the machine warranty. Further available options will also increase the versatility and usability of the system.

Specs

• Build Chamber Volume in mm (x/y/z): 280 x 280 x 350
• Length, z-axis in mm: 360
• Laser Power: 400/1000W or 2x 400W YLR-Fiber-Laser
• Build Speed: 20 – 35 ccm/h
• Practical Layer Thickness: 20 – 75 / 100 μm
• Min. Wall Thickness: 200 μm
• Operational Beam Focus: 80 – 150 / 700 μm
• Scan Speed: 15 m/s
• Inert Gas Consumption in Operation: Ar/N2, 2.5 – 3.0 L/min
• Inert Gas Consumption Venting: Ar/N2, 1700 L @ 100 L/min
• Compressed Air Requirement: SO 8573-1, 18 L/min @ 1.5 bar
• Dimensions in mm (B x H x D): 1800 x 1900 (2400) x 1020
• Weight: ca. 1000 kg
• E-Connection / Consumption: 208 or 480 Volt 3NPE, 32 A, 60 Hz, 8 KW/h

For more information visit: www.slm-solutions.com