Powder Bed Fusion

PBF is a technique of Additive Manufacturing where a powder based feedstock is fused together to form a solid part. We offer a number of PBF materials and services.

Polymer PBF (SLS) Materials

  • We offer PA12 nylon printed in our SLS equipment.

    PA12 is a form of nylon that is known for dimensional stability, strength, and temperature resistance. It is less moisture sensitive than many other nylons, and prints with a rough but consistent texture.

    Our PA12 is printed in white, but can be treated with dye to be turned into most colors. Additionally, SLS PA12 can be machined, sandblasted, bead blasted, and vapor polished. This allows PA12 to be produced in a wide variety of appearances, ideal for production ready products that need to visually mimic other manufacturing techniques.

  • We offer PA11 nylon printed in our SLS equipment.

    PA11 is a form of nylon that is known for increased durability, crack resistance, and fatigue resistance over PA12. PA11 prints with slightly lower dimensional stability than PA12, which is the tradeoff for the additional toughness.

    Our PA11 is printed in white, but can be treated with dye to be turned into most colors. Additionally, SLS PA11 can be machined, sandblasted, bead blasted, and vapor polished. This allows PA11 to be produced in a wide variety of appearances, ideal for production ready products that need to visually mimic other manufacturing techniques.

  • We offer Glass Filled PA12 nylon printed in our SLS equipment.

    Glass filled PA12 is a form of PA12 that is loaded with a fine glass fiber. This fiber increases the stiffness, density, and thermal conductivity of PA12. This tradeoff comes with some reduced surface finish properties.

    Glass Filled PA12 is more difficult to post process than other forms of PA12, as the glass fibers make even coloration difficult and tend to reduce the ability of abrasives to affect the material. As a result, this plastic is more optimal for mechanical parts that do not need surface treatments.

  • We offer TPU 90A printed in our SLS equipment.

    TPU is a polymer that is known for flexibility and toughness. This polymer prints with a rough texture and in a grey color.

    Due to the flexible nature of TPU, abrasive blasting has little affect on the material (aside from potential overheating). Additionally, TPU does not take well to dye, nor does it respond well to vapor smoothing. Generally, we advise customers to use SLS TPU in it’s natural form.

SLS Equipment

We are equipped with;

4x SLS machines that share a build volume size of 250×250×270mm. These machines print all of the materials listed above, and give us a unified SLS production rate of several hundred parts per day on their own.


2x SLS machines with a build volume of 165×165×300mm. These machines primarily print PA11, but are able to print our other materials as well.

SLS Material Properties

PA12 PA11 PA12-GF TPU 90A Description
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Tensile Strength 46 MPa 48 MPa 46 MPa 9.3 MPa Tensile pressure at failure
Modulus 1800 MPa 1350 MPa 3600 MPa 82 MPa Stress over strain
Elongation at Break 12% 45% 5% 280% Percentage of stretch before material failure
HDT (0.45 MPa) 149 °C 189 °C 167 °C 92 °C Temperature before deformation at a given pressure
Surface Finish Great Good Poor Moderate Surface appearance & consistency
Dimensional Stability Good Good Great Moderate Resistance to creep and dimensional change over time
Toughness Moderate Good Poor Great Ability to resist impacts and sudden loads

Metal PBF Materials

  • We offer AlSi10Mg Aluminum printed in our metal PBF equipment.

    Aluminum metal is known for being soft, lightweight, corrosion resistant, and thermally conductive. This alloy in particular is also weldable.

    PBF Aluminum is easily sandblasted, glass bead blasted, and polished. Additionally, this alloy accepts some forms of anodization, which produces a durable scratch resistant surface coating.

  • We offer316L Stainless steel printed in our metal PBF equipment.

    Stainless steel is known for being relatively hard, tough, inert, and thermally resistive. This alloy is weldable, and is also prone to low outgassing in vacuum environments (after proper etching, passivation, and conditioning).

    PBF Stainless steel is easily sandblasted, glass bead blasted, and polished. Stainless steel can also be etched and chemically pacified to improve chemical resistance.

  • We offer 6Al-4V Titanium alloys on our metal PBF equipment. Grade 5 and Grade 23 Titanium shares the same fundamental alloy, however Grade 23 is a more pure form that offers slightly improved properties and better biocompatibility for medical applications.

    Titanium is known for being moderately hard, corrosion resistant, extremely inert (thanks to a strong oxide layer), relatively light, and having good heat resistance. In general, Titanium doesn’t shine in many specific qualities, but the combination of the qualities is often why it is chosen.

    PBF Titanium is easily sandblasted, glass bead blasted, and polished. Additionally, this alloy accepts some forms of anodization, which produces a durable scratch resistant surface coating.

  • We offer M300 Tool Steel printed in our metal PBF equipment.

    M300 is a maraging steel alloy known for being incredibly strong (the strongest material we can print), hard, tough, and hardenable. M300 is a maraging steel, meaning that it is age hardened by prolonged exposure to lower temperatures than traditional steel alloys which gives it a far more consistent hardening performance, dimensional stability, and hot working ability.

    PBF M300 is easily sandblasted, glass bead blasted, and polished. Additionally, this alloy prints in a form that is soft enough to machine, while being able to be hardened to a high of 55HRC and an eye watering 2,000MPa tensile strength. This makes M300 the ideal choice for AM foundry tooling, die casting molds, punches/forms, and any other high impact hot working applications

  • We offer Inconel 718 printed in our metal PBF equipment.

    Inconel is known for being tough, hard, corrosion resistant, and absurdly temperature resistant. This is a nickel based alloy that is designed to maintain useable material properties in the most extreme temperatures possible, making it one of the most common materials used for producing jet turbine components.

    PBF Inconel is easily sandblasted, glass bead blasted, and polished.

  • We offer CuCrZr Copper printed in our metal PBF equipment.

    Copper is known for being soft, extremely electrically conductive, and extremely thermally conductive. This alloy in particular is also weldable.

    PBF Copper is easily sandblasted, glass bead blasted, and polished. This alloy can also be artificially aged to form a protective surface patina that limits additional corrosion down the line.

Metal PBF Equipment

We are equipped with;

2x machines that share a build volume size of 250×250×350mm. These machines print Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Tool Steel, and Inconel.


2x machines with a build volume of 180×180×240mm. These machines print all of the alloys we offer.

Metal PBF Material Properties

Property Aluminum (AlSi10Mg) Stainless Steel (316L) Titanium (Ti-6Al-4V) Tool Steel (M300) Inconel 718 Copper (CuCrZr) Description
Tensile Strength (MPa) 420560105021001300380 Tensile pressure at failure
Modulus (GPa) 70190110210205120 Elastic stiffness; resistance to elastic deformation under applied stress.
Elongation at Break (%) 10401071830 Measure of ductility; percentage strain before fracture occurs in tensile testing.
Service Temperature (°C) 150550450550700250 Practical continuous operating temperature before significant loss of mechanical properties (creep/softening limits).
Surface Finish 151515151525 Typical as-built surface roughness from LPBF; lower values indicate smoother surfaces.
Dimensional Stability GoodVery GoodGoodVery GoodExcellentModerate Resistance to distortion, warping, and long-term dimensional drift under stress or thermal exposure.
Toughness ModerateHighHighModerate–HighHighModerate Ability to absorb energy and resist crack propagation under impact or cyclic loading.