SLS: the equivalent to HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF)
HP Multi Jet Fusion and Selective Laser Sintering are both nylon powder bed fusion: the same PA12 material family, the same support-free geometric freedom, and equivalent mechanical properties. If your parts run on MJF today, they print on our SLS cell without redesign.
From CAD to production-ready parts.
- STEP / 01Both processes start the same way: a recoater spreads a thin layer of nylon powder across a heated build chamber.
- STEP / 02MJF jets a fusing agent and applies infrared heat; SLS fuses the powder directly with a laser. Either way, the same PA12 cross-section becomes dense, solid nylon.
- STEP / 03In both processes, the surrounding unfused powder supports the part as it builds, so complex geometry, snap-fits, and living hinges print with no support structures.
- STEP / 04The finishing workflow is identical: after cooldown, parts are broken out of the powder cake, media-blasted clean, optionally dyed, and inspected.
- Parts already qualified on MJF
- Production nylon enclosures
- Complex enclosures with snap-fits
- Robotic EOAT and grippers
- Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30WCompact SLS · Nylon PA12, Nylon PA12-GF, TPU 90A
Aerospace-grade materials we run.
General-purpose, biocompatible nylon: the workhorse SLS material for functional prototypes and end-use production.
Glass-filled, biocompatible nylon with enhanced stiffness and heat resistance for demanding industrial environments.
Tough elastomer with high elongation at break and superior tear strength: flexible, resilient, and skin-safe.
About SLS vs. MJF
Qualified on HP MJF? Our SLS cell prints the same nylon geometry with equivalent mechanical properties.
When your team specifies HP Multi Jet Fusion, what you are really specifying is powder bed fusion nylon: PA12 with strong, consistent mechanical properties, fine feature definition, and no support structures. SLS delivers the same result from the same material family, and the published tensile properties of our Fuse-printed Nylon PA12 are right in line with HP's PA12 datasheet.
That means parts qualified on MJF print on our SLS cell without redesign: same geometry, same nylon, equivalent mechanical properties. You also gain AS9100D process control, full material lot traceability, and a single supplier that can carry your program across FDM, SLA, SLS, and DMLS as it grows.
This process runs at production scale for aerospace, defense, space, and industrial customers. If you have a part to quote, our engineering team will review geometry, material, and finishing requirements together, and can support you with design for additive manufacturing (DFAM).
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