GENESIS GraphenENovEl SelectIve Sinter

当聚合物粉末被选择性激光烧结（SLS）时，它们具有包含大量孔隙的微观结构，从而赋予较差的机械性能-特别是与常规加工材料（例如注塑成型或挤出）相比的伸长率和韧性。我们已经证明，对于传统的尼龙PA 12 SLS粉末，Rapid Powders的新型复合工艺可以显着提高PA 12的伸长率和韧性，我们建议开发其他材料的范围。该联盟由复合粉末的Rapid Powders，石墨烯制造商2-dTech，制造SLS组件的Euriscus和IMI Rapid Prototyping以及潜在最终用户Ultra Electronics组成。如果这个项目成功，将产生更多的业务，大大提高他们的集体生产力和竞争力。

When polymer powders are selectively laser sintered (SLS), they have a microstructure that contains a significant amount of porosity conferring inferior mechanical properties – particularly elongation and toughness compared to conventionally processed materials such as injection mouldings or extrusions. We have shown that for conventional Nylon PA12 SLS powders, Rapid Powders’ novel compounding process can improve the elongation and toughness of PA12 significantly and we propose to develop ranges of other materials. The consortium consists of Rapid Powders who compound the powders, 2-dTech who are a graphene manufacturer, Euriscus and IMI Rapid Prototyping who manufacture SLS components and Ultra Electronics who is a potential end user. If this project is successful it will generate additional business and improve their collective productivity and competitiveness considerably.