Achieve Faster, Cost Efficient Builds for High Volume Metal Part Production

What’s Cool

The Selective Laser Melting® System SLM®500HL’s large 500 x 280 x 320 mm build envelope and unique twin laser technology enhances additive manufacturing production capabilities for complex metal parts. With the option of high performance quad lasers (4x 400W or 2x 400W and 2x 1000W), the beam profiles may be used independently or simultaneously parallel in the process to significantly increase your build speed.

Features & Benefits

The SLM 500HL is built to optimize metal part production, ensure operator safety, and lower overall operational costs. Likewise, the newly integrated SLM Build Processor and open software architecture offers the freedom of controlling system parameters to meet strict production needs.

Additionally, SLM’s patented closed-loop transport of metal powder increases operator safety and eliminates time consuming manual fills and powder handling. To further reduce ancillary times, an automatic powder sieving procedure does not interfere with the parallel-running build process. The finished build cylinder is transported out of the system and the cooling process takes place inside the unpacking unit, so that the next build process can begin immediately.

Achieve greater component quality and control your performance of each powder layer with the next generation SLM 500HL.

Who’s It For

SLM Solutions focuses on the development, assembly and sales of machines and integrated system solutions in the field of Selective Laser Melting®. These additive manufacturing systems are used worldwide by customers in the aerospace, energy, healthcare and automotive industries who benefit significantly from best-in-class operator safety and greater recoating speed.

From design and prototype to part production, our flagship SLM®500HL system provides companies the chance to optimize their production in a more efficient and independent way. Thanks to its multi-laser technology, this is the most productive laser melting system on the market – and clearly, the news is spreading.

— Dr. Markus Rechlin, CEO, SLM Solutions Group AG

Materials

The SLM 500HL 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.

Specs

• Build Envelope Volume (x/y/z): 500 x 280 x 320mm
• Laser Power: 2x 400W; or optional 2x 1000W or 4x 400W Yb-Fiber-Laser
• Build Speed: 105 ccm/h
• Pract. Layer Thickness: 20 – 200 μm
• Min. Scale Line / Wall Thickness: 160 – 180 μm
• Operational Beam Focus: 80 – 120 / 700 μm
• Scan Speed: 10 m/s
• Inert Gas Consumption in Operation: Ar/N2, 5.0 L/min
• Inert Gas Consumption Venting: Ar/N2, 2500 L @ 100 L/min
• Compressed Air Requirement: ISO 8573-1, 30 L/min @ 1.5 bar
• Dimensions: (B x H x T) 4000 x 2200 (2500) x 1100mm
• Weight: approx. 2600 kg
• E-Connection / Consumption: 400 Volt 3NPE, 64 A, 50/60 Hz, 8 KW/h – 10 KW

More Info

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