{"id":13018,"date":"2013-07-25T15:31:11","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T15:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/selective-laser-sintering\/"},"modified":"2013-07-25T15:31:11","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T15:31:11","slug":"selective-laser-sintering","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29380\/selective-laser-sintering-sls","title":{"rendered":"Selective Laser Sintering"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_selective_laser_sintering_mean\">What Does Selective Laser Sintering Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p> Selective laser sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing process that is used to build three-dimensional solid prototypes and components, usually of a small scale. It is a rapid prototyping technique that use laser to sinter powder-based materials into solid products and models. It was first conceived by Dr. Carl Deckard at the University of Texas.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_selective_laser_sintering\">Techopedia Explains Selective Laser Sintering<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>SLS use a a high-powered laser beam such as a carbon dioxide laser to join together raw materials and create the desired product\/model. The material can be plastic, metal, glass or ceramic in a powdered form. The whole process of SLS is additive in nature. The laser beam takes cross section geometrical coordinates detail from a CAD drawing and adds the powder surface accordingly. When the layer is finished, the surface is powdered again and the process is repeated until the model is complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Selective Laser Sintering Mean? Selective laser sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing process that is used to build three-dimensional solid prototypes and components, usually of a small scale. 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