Up till now, Matsuura’s laser sintering hybrid milling machines have been sold specifically to the die and mould industry in Japan and Asia.
The LUMEX Avance-25 metal laser sintering hybrid milling machine is the only machine with one-machine, one-process manufacturing of moulds and parts by fusing metal laser sintering (3D SLS) technology with high speed milling technology. The machine enables production of complicated parts through total manufacturing by digital engineering, using 3D data. Metal powders are melted and sintered via laser, while surfaces are precisely milled at high speeds.
MC Machinery and Matsuura are also focusing on the aircraft industry, in which lightweight parts could add fuel efficiency, and the medical industry, which requires custom-made bones and implants.
