In this episode we answer your questions on 3D Printing with Tasos Pantelis, an Application Engineer at Protolabs and our 3D Champion for Europe. See below for a list of questions answered in this session:
· Are Protolabs able to give guidance on fatigue properties of metal materials?
· Do you need to perform any post-build operations in order to make the walls gas tight?
· Do you use any form of in-situ inspection to monitor build property during the build or only inspect after this is completed?
· Does morphology of the metal powder effect the build?
· How do you comprise between part strength and internal stresses?
· How well does DMLS deal with print in place parts?
· What systems are used to check density control between parts printed in the same batch?
· Why do overhangs not print on DMLS?
· Does Protolabs offer materials with flammability approvals?
· Is stress relieving a standard part of the process or must you explicitly request it?
· How does build orientation get decided?
· How is Protolabs set up to cope with the high demand of COVID19 parts?
Get involved in future sessions by sending in your questions to ProtolabsQA@protolabs.co.uk or use #ProtolabsQA.
