{"id":7289,"date":"2025-01-29T07:08:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T07:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartfactory.lt\/?p=7289"},"modified":"2025-01-29T07:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T07:08:58","slug":"optimizing-model-orientation-in-sls-3d-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartfactory.lt\/lt\/optimizing-model-orientation-in-sls-3d-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimizing Model Orientation in SLS 3D Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/smartfactory.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/model-orientation.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_text=&#8221;model orientation&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know that the orientation of a part has an impact on a finished product?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>\u27a4 The orientation of a model during Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printing significantly affects the quality of the printed parts.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>\u27a4 Key factors impacted by model orientation include dimensional accuracy, surface roughness, mechanical properties, and overall process efficiency.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>\u27a4 Incorrect orientation can lead to deformation and uneven heat distribution, causing dimensional inaccuracies and poor surface finish<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>\u27a4 Upright orientation of specimens tends to produce the worst geometric performance due to increased deviations and flatness tolerance issues<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>But you don&#8217;t need to worry about the orientation our engineers will do it!<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the orientation of a part has an impact on a finished product? \u27a4 The orientation of a model during Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printing significantly affects the quality of the printed parts.\u27a4 Key factors impacted by model orientation include dimensional accuracy, surface roughness, mechanical properties, and overall process efficiency.\u27a4 Incorrect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7290,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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