Prodways Introduces the ProMaker P1000 S to Democratize SLS for Industrial Production

The French manufacturer Prodways introduced its brand new 3D SLS printer, the ProMaker P1000 S, at Formnext Digital Days. Designed to make SLS additive manufacturing more accessible, this new industrial solution is reliable, ergonomic, flexible and adapted to industrial production. The ProMaker P1000 S is compatible with PA12, PA11, TPU and PP, meaning that it caters to a wider variety of applications, offering mass part design and greater repeatability to any user. Thanks to this, the French company hopes to enable more professionals to build on the benefits of laser sintering technology.

SLS is one of the most widely used additive manufacturing processes on the market. It allows the design of parts with the best properties, especially in terms of isotropy, without any support, which increases possibilities in terms of geometric complexity. Finally, it is a technology that is particularly suitable for small and medium-sized production runs. However, the investment in an SLS machine is relatively high compared to processes such as extrusion or photopolymerization. Laser sintering also has its limits when it comes to mass production. Prodways has developed the ProMaker 1000 S to overcome these challenges.

The ProMaker P1000 S (photo credits: Prodways)

The features of the ProMaker P1000 S

With a printing volume of 300*300*360 mm (or 32L), the machine reaches a speed of 1.4L per hour and is equipped with a high quality 30W laser. Thanks to its two powder supply tanks, users can print their parts in a few hours without having to refill the tanks. Prodways claims that the machine can be set up in as little as 10 minutes, including cleaning and nesting. The “Slicing on the fly” functionality will allow parts to be added to production even if the machine has started. Finally, 50 print parameters are available to optimize your production.