MNL - 1st in UK with new Nylon SLS Powder

After months of testing earlier this year, MNL are proud to announce another first in the UK. Innov'PA 1550 is a completely new Nylon SLS powder producing parts with a superior surface finish. With the look and feel much closer to injection moulded components, Innov'PA 1550 is a cut above other Nylon SLS powders. Innov'PA 1550 with its more “plastic like” behaviour, is based on a new formula and a radically different manufacturing process. The improvement in the mechanical properties, and its ability to produce finer detail is down to a smaller grain size resulting in better cohesion between layers. This polyamide powders natural colour is white-cream. Innov'PA produces models that are functional with excellent chemical resistance. These properties make components more suitable for rapid manufacture, than other Nylon powders.

• Grain size, average size approx 45 µm
• Mechanical properties and mechanical behaviour that simulate injection moulded components
• Excellent resolution of contour and surface for Rapid Manufacturing
• Superior surface finish
• Labour/Cost saving – Surface finish needs a lot less finishing than other powders in the RP market today
• Superior resolution of fine detail
• Very low porosity

New Powder enables Vacuum Metallizing on to SLS. In the past MNL has produced vacuum metallized parts, but this was a lengthy process ... yielding typical savings of 30-40% on both cost and timescales.
For more info on metalizing directly onto SLS click here.