When researching the market for a desktop or a benchtop SLS 3D printer, your options are limited. Sinterit offers two, the most recent of which, the Lisa Pro, is the subject of high demand.
“The vast number of reservations made for Lisa Pro after last year’s release surprised us. We didn’t plan to deliver so many units in 2018. So the dates of the first shipments were not satisfactory for everyone. We learned the lesson, scaled up the process and achieve the new, short lead time. If you order Lisa Pro today, it will be ready for delivery in just two months,” says Konrad Głowacki, Sinterit co-founder.
There are still only a few small SLS 3D printers on the market. Few are ready to run, plug-and-play devices, with many still “reservation only” prototypes with the delivery date unknown. It is not uncommon to see clients waiting some 18 months and longer.
Why Introduce the Lisa Pro?
“We have been thinking about Lisa Pro from the very beginning” explains Konrad Głowcki, Co-Founder of Sinterit. “We believed that having a bigger printing area, and a possibility to choose from a wide range of materials was what clients wanted. But the goal was to keep it simple and affordable, so we needed some time to test a lot of different solutions.”
After the breakout success of the original Lisa benchtop SLS machine, Sinterit refined the system further with the Lisa Pro. “Watching how our clients reacted after releasing Lisa, we have made sure that we have taken the right direction. It proved that the market not only needed it but also was ready for it,” says Głowacki.
“The Lisa Pro is far more advanced, based on what we learned developing the first model, Lisa” explains Michal Grzymala-Moszczynski, Co-Founder and R&D lead at Sinterit. “In the Lisa Pro, we cater to more needs of engineers, academics and medical researchers. Our clients are delighted with a superb print detail quality and a possibility to produce bigger prints,“.
Previously the reserve of big-budget industries and print service providers, SLS printing technology becomes ever more accessible and affordable with the Lisa Pro. And only with the Lisa Pro do you get a ready-to-run benchtop solution in this nascent market. Available now to help engineers around the world achieve their goals using SLS, the Lisa Pro is ready for a productive 2019.
What is Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)?
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a 3D printing process that uses a laser to selectively sinter powder feedstock, building an object up layer by layer. It offers a number of advantages over more popular 3D printing methods such as FDM — primarily its ability to print complex, movable parts without the need for support material and the post-processing it necessitates. Engineers choose SLS when they need excellent surface mapping and small details, especially in prototyping. This is why the Lisa Pro is a popular choice for engineering companies, labs, universities, and even medical researchers.
Opening the Market to SMEs
As recently as 2014, getting your hands on SLS printed parts required $100k+ investment in machinery or the outsourcing of jobs to third party service providers. For small, innovative companies looking to iterate quickly on their designs, these approaches are unsuitable. Sinterit changed this with the launch of the Lisa, offering the same quality as expensive industrial SLS machines for one-tenth of the cost.
In the Lisa Pro, Sinterit builds upon an established and winning formula, offering a larger print volume and wider material compatibility.
Based in Poland with clients around the globe, Sinterit is known for its breakout first device, the Lisa. A disruptive surprise, it showed that it is possible to combine selective laser sintering technology with an affordable price tag. The Lisa Pro takes things further, offering advanced features and affordability, even for small to medium-sized enterprises.
For more information about Lisa Pro, read here: Sinterit Lisa Pro SLS 3D Printer: Review the Specs