{"id":3642,"date":"2026-07-24T01:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10016\/3d-printers\/sls-3d-printers\/afs-500\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:34:24","slug":"afs-500","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/fr\/3d-printers\/sls-3d-printers\/afs-500\/","title":{"rendered":"AFS-500"},"content":{"rendered":"<main id='oxy-main'><main class=\"oxy-container-3642-474 oxy-container\"><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-133 oxy-container dpt-hero afs5-hero-bg\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-132 oxy-container dpt-hero-inner\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-129 oxy-container dpt-hero-content\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-110 oxy-text dpt-hero-badge\">\nIndustrial SLS \u00b7 Sand Molds + Investment-Casting Wax Patterns\n<\/div><h1 class=\"oxy-text-3642-111 oxy-text\">\nAFS-500 SLS 3D Printer \u2014 Print Sand Molds &amp; Wax Patterns Without Tooling\n<\/h1><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-112 oxy-text dpt-hero-sub\">\nA compact, industrial-grade SLS platform with a 500 \u00d7 500 \u00d7 500 mm build volume. Print resin-coated sand molds, cores and PSB investment-casting wax patterns directly from your CAD files \u2014 no pattern shop, no wax-injection dies, no weeks of waiting.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-115 oxy-container dpt-hero-actions\"><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-113 oxy-text-link dpt-btn dpt-btn-primary dpt-btn-lg\" href=\"\/fr\/get-a-quote\/\" target=\"_self\">\nDemander un devis\n<\/a><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-114 oxy-text-link dpt-btn dpt-btn-outline dpt-btn-lg\" href=\"#specs\" target=\"_self\">\nConsulter les caract\u00e9ristiques techniques\n<\/a><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-128 oxy-container dpt-hero-stats afs5-hero-stats\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-118 oxy-container dpt-hero-stat\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-116 oxy-text dpt-hero-stat-num\">\n500 \u00d7 500 \u00d7 500 mm\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-117 oxy-text dpt-hero-stat-label\">\nVolume d'impression\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-121 oxy-container dpt-hero-stat\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-119 oxy-text dpt-hero-stat-num\">\n80\u2013200 cm\u00b3\/h\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-120 oxy-text dpt-hero-stat-label\">\nVitesse de construction\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-124 oxy-container dpt-hero-stat\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-122 oxy-text dpt-hero-stat-num\">\n\u00b10.1 mm\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-123 oxy-text dpt-hero-stat-label\">\nPr\u00e9cision dimensionnelle\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-127 oxy-container dpt-hero-stat\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-125 oxy-text dpt-hero-stat-num\">\nCO\u2082 RF 55 \/ 120 W\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-126 oxy-text dpt-hero-stat-label\">\nPuissance du laser\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-131 oxy-container dpt-hero-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oxy-image-3642-130 oxy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SLS-wax-3D-printers-AFS-500.png\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SLS-wax-3D-printers-AFS-500.png 800w, https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SLS-wax-3D-printers-AFS-500-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SLS-wax-3D-printers-AFS-500-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/div><\/div><\/section><nav class=\"oxy-container-3642-144 oxy-container dpt-toc\" aria-label=\"Sur cette page\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-143 oxy-container dpt-toc-inner\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-134 oxy-text dpt-toc-label\">\nSur cette page\n<\/span><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-135 oxy-text-link\" href=\"#why\" target=\"_self\">\nWhy AFS-500\n<\/a><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-136 oxy-text-link\" href=\"#sand\" target=\"_self\">\nMoules et noyaux en sable\n<\/a><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-137 oxy-text-link\" href=\"#wax\" target=\"_self\">\nMod\u00e8les en cire\n<\/a><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-138 oxy-text-link\" href=\"#technology\" target=\"_self\">\nTechnologie\n<\/a><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-139 oxy-text-link\" href=\"#materials\" target=\"_self\">\nMat\u00e9riaux\n<\/a><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-140 oxy-text-link\" href=\"#cases\" target=\"_self\">\nExemples d'application\n<\/a><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-141 oxy-text-link\" href=\"#specs\" target=\"_self\">\nCaract\u00e9ristiques techniques\n<\/a><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-142 oxy-text-link\" href=\"#faq\" target=\"_self\">\nFAQ\n<\/a><\/div><\/nav><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-170 oxy-container dpt-section\" id=\"why\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-169 oxy-container dpt-section-inner\"><h2 class=\"oxy-text-3642-145 oxy-text\">\nWhy Foundries &amp; Investment Casters Choose the AFS-500\n<\/h2><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-146 oxy-text dpt-section-lede\">\nPattern tooling is the most expensive step between a design and a casting. The AFS-500 removes it \u2014 for both sand molds and investment-casting wax patterns.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-168 oxy-container afs5-why-grid\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-153 oxy-container afs5-why-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-149 oxy-container afs5-why-tag\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-147 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"M12 8v4M12 16h.01\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-148 oxy-text\">\nChallenge 01\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-150 oxy-text\">\nPatterns Are the Bottleneck\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-151 oxy-text\">\nEvery new sand mold starts with a wood or metal pattern; every wax pattern starts with an injection die. Both cost thousands, take weeks to make, and lock in the design before you have poured a single part.\n<\/p><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-152 oxy-text afs5-why-ans\">\nThe AFS-500 prints the mold or pattern directly from your CAD file \u2014 tooling cost drops to zero for every new design.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-160 oxy-container afs5-why-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-156 oxy-container afs5-why-tag\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-154 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"M12 8v4M12 16h.01\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-155 oxy-text\">\nChallenge 02\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-157 oxy-text\">\nComplex Geometry Is Expensive \u2014 or Impossible\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-158 oxy-text\">\nInternal oil galleries, water jackets, thin walls and hollow wax patterns cannot be machined or injection-molded in one piece, or only with costly multi-piece tooling.\n<\/p><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-159 oxy-text afs5-why-ans\">\nSLS builds these geometries as one piece, layer by layer \u2014 including internal channels that conventional core boxes and dies cannot form.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-167 oxy-container afs5-why-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-163 oxy-container afs5-why-tag\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-161 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"M12 8v4M12 16h.01\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-162 oxy-text\">\nChallenge 03\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-164 oxy-text\">\nAdditive Manufacturing Should Scale With You\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-165 oxy-text\">\nAn entry-level machine that traps you in a closed process becomes a dead end as order volumes grow \u2014 forcing a disruptive platform change later.\n<\/p><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-166 oxy-text afs5-why-ans\">\nThe AFS-500 runs the same AFSWin software and SLS process as the LaserCore-5300 and 6000, so the workflow you learn today scales to production tomorrow.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-194 oxy-container dpt-section dpt-section-alt\" id=\"sand\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-193 oxy-container dpt-section-inner\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-192 oxy-container afs5-feature\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-189 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-173 oxy-container afs5-feature-eyebrow\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-171 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polygon points=\"12 2 2 7 12 12 22 7 12 2\"\/><polyline points=\"2 17 12 22 22 17\"\/><polyline points=\"2 12 12 17 22 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-172 oxy-text\">\n01 \u00b7 Sand Molds &amp; Cores\n<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"oxy-text-3642-174 oxy-text\">\nSand Molds &amp; Cores, Printed Directly From CAD\n<\/h3><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-175 oxy-text\">\nFor foundries, the AFS-500 replaces pattern making for prototype and short-run castings. Print resin-coated sand molds and cores with complex internal geometry, assemble them with conventional cores, and pour the same alloys you pour today.\n<\/p><ul class=\"oxy-container-3642-188 oxy-container afs5-feature-list\"><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-178 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-176 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-177 oxy-text\">\nPattern-free workflow \u2014 no wood or metal patterns, no pattern storage or modification\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-181 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-179 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-180 oxy-text\">\nComplex cores in one piece \u2014 oil galleries, water jackets, cooling channels\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-184 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-182 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-183 oxy-text\">\nDesign changes in hours \u2014 update the CAD file and reprint instead of re-tooling\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-187 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-185 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-186 oxy-text\">\nSTL to sand mold to cast part in days, using your existing pouring practice\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-191 oxy-container afs5-feature-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oxy-image-3642-190 oxy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sls-sand-3d-printing-parts.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sls-sand-3d-printing-parts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sls-sand-3d-printing-parts-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sls-sand-3d-printing-parts-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sls-sand-3d-printing-parts-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-218 oxy-container dpt-section\" id=\"wax\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-217 oxy-container dpt-section-inner\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-216 oxy-container afs5-feature\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-196 oxy-container afs5-feature-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oxy-image-3642-195 oxy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLS-PSB-wax-technology.jpg\" alt=\"PSB investment-casting wax patterns produced by SLS 3D printing\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-215 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-199 oxy-container afs5-feature-eyebrow\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-197 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 2.69l5.66 5.66a8 8 0 1 1-11.31 0z\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-198 oxy-text\">\n02 \u00b7 Investment-Casting Wax Patterns\n<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"oxy-text-3642-200 oxy-text\">\nWax Patterns Without Wax-Injection Tooling\n<\/h3><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-201 oxy-text\">\nFor investment casters, the AFS-500 prints PSB casting-wax patterns that feed straight into your existing shell-building and dewaxing lines \u2014 no metal die, no wax-injection machine, no die maintenance. Thin walls, hollow forms and internal geometry print as single patterns.\n<\/p><ul class=\"oxy-container-3642-214 oxy-container afs5-feature-list\"><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-204 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-202 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-203 oxy-text\">\nNo wax-injection die \u2014 save 6\u201312 weeks of tooling lead time on every new part\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-207 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-205 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-206 oxy-text\">\nThin-wall and hollow patterns printed as one piece, without weld joints\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-210 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-208 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-209 oxy-text\">\nPSB wax compatible with standard shell building and dewaxing practice\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-213 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-211 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-212 oxy-text\">\nRepeatable dimensional accuracy across batches for consistent castings\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-253 oxy-container dpt-section dpt-section-alt\" id=\"technology\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-252 oxy-container dpt-section-inner\"><h2 class=\"oxy-text-3642-219 oxy-text\">\nIndustrial Build Quality, Proven Since 2004\n<\/h2><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-220 oxy-text dpt-section-lede\">\nThe AFS-500 shares the SLS architecture 3DPTEK has refined for more than 30 years \u2014 the same platform family that has run in production foundries and investment-casting shops since 2004.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-251 oxy-container afs5-tech-grid\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-225 oxy-container afs5-tech-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-222 oxy-container afs5-tech-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-221 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M13 2L3 14h7l-1 8 10-12h-7l1-8z\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-223 oxy-text\">\nCO\u2082 RF Laser (55 \/ 120 W)\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-224 oxy-text\">\nRadio-frequency CO\u2082 laser with continuously adjustable power and a dual-beam optical path that aligns the indicator beam with the sintering beam for precise, stable scanning at up to 6 m\/s.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-230 oxy-container afs5-tech-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-227 oxy-container afs5-tech-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-226 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14 14.76V3.5a2.5 2.5 0 0 0-5 0v11.26a4.5 4.5 0 1 0 5 0z\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-228 oxy-text\">\nPID Temperature-Field Control\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-229 oxy-text\">\nClosed-loop PID regulation keeps the build-chamber temperature field uniform and repeatable, so dimensional quality stays consistent job after job.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-235 oxy-container afs5-tech-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-232 oxy-container afs5-tech-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-231 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 8h9a3 3 0 1 0-3-3\"\/><path d=\"M3 12h13a3 3 0 1 1-3 3\"\/><path d=\"M3 16h6\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-233 oxy-text\">\nEnclosed Smoke &amp; Dust Filtration\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-234 oxy-text\">\nA sealed, built-in collection and filtration system removes smoke and spatter during sintering \u2014 cleaner parts, a cleaner workshop, and no external ducting.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-240 oxy-container afs5-tech-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-237 oxy-container afs5-tech-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-236 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 2.69l5.66 5.66a8 8 0 1 1-11.31 0z\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-238 oxy-text\">\nConstant-Temperature Water Cooling\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-239 oxy-text\">\nA fully sealed recirculating chiller keeps the laser and optical path in thermal equilibrium, protecting optics and stabilizing output on long builds.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-245 oxy-container afs5-tech-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-242 oxy-container afs5-tech-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-241 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polygon points=\"12 2 2 7 12 12 22 7 12 2\"\/><polyline points=\"2 17 12 22 22 17\"\/><polyline points=\"2 12 12 17 22 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-243 oxy-text\">\nAutomatic Powder Feeding\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-244 oxy-text\">\nContinuous automated powder feed to the recoater keeps long jobs running without operator intervention, with an aluminum frame that stays rigid and true.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-250 oxy-container afs5-tech-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-247 oxy-container afs5-tech-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-246 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"2\" y=\"3\" width=\"20\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"21\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"21\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"17\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"21\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-248 oxy-text\">\nAFSWin V8.4 + Remote Monitoring\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-249 oxy-text\">\n3DPTEK\u2019s own control software (STL \u2192 CLI) with real-time status monitoring, automatic alarms, and an optional mobile app for remote supervision.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-282 oxy-container dpt-section\" id=\"materials\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-281 oxy-container dpt-section-inner\"><h2 class=\"oxy-text-3642-254 oxy-text\">\nThree Materials, One Platform\n<\/h2><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-255 oxy-text dpt-section-lede\">\nSwitch the process material and the same AFS-500 covers your sand-mold, wax-pattern and prototyping work \u2014 no second machine required.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-280 oxy-container afs5-mat-grid\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-263 oxy-container afs5-mat-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-257 oxy-container afs5-mat-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-256 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M21 16V8a2 2 0 0 0-1-1.73l-7-4a2 2 0 0 0-2 0l-7 4A2 2 0 0 0 3 8v8a2 2 0 0 0 1 1.73l7 4a2 2 0 0 0 2 0l7-4A2 2 0 0 0 21 16z\"\/><polyline points=\"3.27 6.96 12 12.01 20.73 6.96\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"22.08\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-258 oxy-text\">\nResin-Coated Sand\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-259 oxy-text\">\nFoundry-grade coated sand for sand molds and cores. Compatible with standard pouring of iron, steel, aluminum and copper alloys.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-262 oxy-container afs5-mat-tags\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-260 oxy-text\">\nMolds &amp; Cores\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-261 oxy-text\">\nFoundry Casting\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-271 oxy-container afs5-mat-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-265 oxy-container afs5-mat-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-264 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 2.69l5.66 5.66a8 8 0 1 1-11.31 0z\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-266 oxy-text\">\nPSB Casting Wax\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-267 oxy-text\">\nPrecision casting wax for investment-casting patterns. Matches conventional shell-building and dewaxing practice for reliable shell integrity.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-270 oxy-container afs5-mat-tags\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-268 oxy-text\">\nMod\u00e8les en cire\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-269 oxy-text\">\nMoulage de pr\u00e9cision\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-279 oxy-container afs5-mat-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-273 oxy-container afs5-mat-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-272 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polygon points=\"12 2 2 7 12 12 22 7 12 2\"\/><polyline points=\"2 17 12 22 22 17\"\/><polyline points=\"2 12 12 17 22 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-274 oxy-text\">\nEngineering Plastics\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-275 oxy-text\">\nFunctional plastic patterns and prototype parts for design validation before committing to tooling or casting.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-278 oxy-container afs5-mat-tags\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-276 oxy-text\">\nPrototyping\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-277 oxy-text\">\nFunctional Parts\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-335 oxy-container dpt-section dpt-section-alt\" id=\"cases\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-334 oxy-container dpt-section-inner\"><h2 class=\"oxy-text-3642-283 oxy-text\">\nApplication Cases \u2014 From Wax Patterns to Production Sand Molds\n<\/h2><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-284 oxy-text dpt-section-lede\">\nA look at the parts customers print on the AFS-500 platform every day.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-333 oxy-container afs5-case-grid\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-292 oxy-container afs5-case-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oxy-image-3642-285 oxy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Aircraft-Engine-Guide-Wax-Mold-3D-Printing.jpg\" alt=\"Turbocharger impeller wax pattern printed on the AFS-500\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"240\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-291 oxy-container afs5-case-body\"><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-286 oxy-text\">\nTurbocharger Impeller Wax Pattern\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-287 oxy-text\">\nSingle-piece PSB wax pattern for a turbocharger impeller. No injection die required \u2014 shell building started the same day.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-290 oxy-container afs5-case-tags\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-288 oxy-text\">\nAutomobile\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-289 oxy-text\">\nWax Pattern\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-300 oxy-container afs5-case-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oxy-image-3642-293 oxy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3D-printed-engine-block-wax-model.jpg\" alt=\"Engine block wax model with internal water jackets printed by SLS\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"240\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-299 oxy-container afs5-case-body\"><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-294 oxy-text\">\nEngine Block Wax Model\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-295 oxy-text\">\nFull engine-block wax model with internal water jackets, printed as one pattern for trial castings.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-298 oxy-container afs5-case-tags\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-296 oxy-text\">\nAutomobile\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-297 oxy-text\">\nWax Pattern\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-308 oxy-container afs5-case-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oxy-image-3642-301 oxy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLS-Sand-Mold.jpg\" alt=\"Pump housing sand mold printed as a single piece on the AFS-500\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"240\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-307 oxy-container afs5-case-body\"><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-302 oxy-text\">\nPump Housing Sand Mold\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-303 oxy-text\">\nCompact pump housing mold printed as a single piece \u2014 replaced a multi-part pattern and cut lead time to days.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-306 oxy-container afs5-case-tags\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-304 oxy-text\">\nIndustrial Pump\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-305 oxy-text\">\nMoule en sable\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-316 oxy-container afs5-case-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oxy-image-3642-309 oxy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLS-Sand-Casting-Parts-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Sand-cast functional parts produced from SLS-printed molds\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"240\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-315 oxy-container afs5-case-body\"><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-310 oxy-text\">\nSand-Cast Functional Parts\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-311 oxy-text\">\nPrototype and short-run castings poured from AFS-printed molds using the foundry\u2019s existing alloys.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-314 oxy-container afs5-case-tags\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-312 oxy-text\">\nFoundry\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-313 oxy-text\">\nMoule en sable\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-324 oxy-container afs5-case-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oxy-image-3642-317 oxy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3D-printing-of-wax-molds-for-water-return-pipes.jpg\" alt=\"Water return pipe wax molds with internal geometry printed on the AFS-500\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"240\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-323 oxy-container afs5-case-body\"><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-318 oxy-text\">\nWater Return Pipe Wax Molds\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-319 oxy-text\">\nHollow wax molds for water-return pipes with internal geometry that cannot be injection-molded.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-322 oxy-container afs5-case-tags\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-320 oxy-text\">\nIndustrial\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-321 oxy-text\">\nWax Pattern\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-332 oxy-container afs5-case-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oxy-image-3642-325 oxy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3D-printed-wax-models-of-industrial-machinery-parts.jpg\" alt=\"Investment-casting wax models for industrial machinery components\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"240\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-331 oxy-container afs5-case-body\"><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-326 oxy-text\">\nIndustrial Machinery Wax Models\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-327 oxy-text\">\nShort-run investment-casting wax patterns for industrial machinery components \u2014 tooling-free and repeatable.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-330 oxy-container afs5-case-tags\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-328 oxy-text\">\nMachinery\n<\/span><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-329 oxy-text\">\nWax Pattern\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-393 oxy-container dpt-section\" id=\"specs\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-392 oxy-container dpt-section-inner\"><h2 class=\"oxy-text-3642-336 oxy-text\">\nAFS-500 Technical Specifications\n<\/h2><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-337 oxy-text dpt-section-lede\">\nCore parameters \u2014 everything you need to plan your floor space, utilities and process. Full electrical and site-preparation details are provided in the installation manual before shipment.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-372 oxy-container afs5-spec-grid\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-368 oxy-container afs5-spec-list\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-340 oxy-container afs5-spec-row\"><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-338 oxy-text\">\nBuild Volume (L\u00d7W\u00d7H)\n<\/strong><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-339 oxy-text\">\n500 \u00d7 500 \u00d7 500 mm\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-343 oxy-container afs5-spec-row\"><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-341 oxy-text\">\nSyst\u00e8me laser\n<\/strong><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-342 oxy-text\">\nCO\u2082 RF, 55 W \/ 120 W\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-346 oxy-container afs5-spec-row\"><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-344 oxy-text\">\nMax Scan Speed\n<\/strong><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-345 oxy-text\">\n6 m\/s\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-349 oxy-container afs5-spec-row\"><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-347 oxy-text\">\nVitesse de construction\n<\/strong><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-348 oxy-text\">\n80\u2013200 cm\u00b3\/h\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-352 oxy-container afs5-spec-row\"><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-350 oxy-text\">\n\u00c9paisseur de la couche\n<\/strong><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-351 oxy-text\">\n0.08\u20130.35 mm\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-355 oxy-container afs5-spec-row\"><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-353 oxy-text\">\nPr\u00e9cision dimensionnelle\n<\/strong><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-354 oxy-text\">\n\u00b10.1 mm (\u2264100 mm) \/ \u00b10.1% (&gt;100 mm)\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-358 oxy-container afs5-spec-row\"><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-356 oxy-text\">\nMat\u00e9riaux\n<\/strong><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-357 oxy-text\">\nResin-coated sand, PSB casting wax, engineering plastics\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-361 oxy-container afs5-spec-row\"><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-359 oxy-text\">\nLogiciel de contr\u00f4le\n<\/strong><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-360 oxy-text\">\nAFSWin V8.4 + AFSlicer (STL \u2192 CLI)\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-364 oxy-container afs5-spec-row\"><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-362 oxy-text\">\nMachine Size (L\u00d7W\u00d7H)\n<\/strong><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-363 oxy-text\">\n1,960 \u00d7 1,200 \u00d7 2,200 mm\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-367 oxy-container afs5-spec-row\"><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-365 oxy-text\">\nPoids de la machine\n<\/strong><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-366 oxy-text\">\n\u2248 2.0 t\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-371 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-370 oxy-container afs5-spec-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oxy-image-3642-369 oxy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SLS-wax-3D-printers-AFS-500-1.png\" alt=\"AFS-500 SLS 3D printer exterior view\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-391 oxy-container afs5-site-strip\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-375 oxy-container afs5-site-item\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-373 oxy-text afs5-site-item-label\">\nAlimentation \u00e9lectrique\n<\/span><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-374 oxy-text\">\n380 VAC \/ 50 Hz \/ 15 kW, three-phase five-wire\n<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-378 oxy-container afs5-site-item\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-376 oxy-text afs5-site-item-label\">\nAir comprim\u00e9\n<\/span><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-377 oxy-text\">\n0.6\u20130.8 MPa, \u22651.0 m\u00b3\/min, clean &amp; dry\n<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-381 oxy-container afs5-site-item\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-379 oxy-text afs5-site-item-label\">\nTemp\u00e9rature ambiante\n<\/span><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-380 oxy-text\">\n20\u201330 \u00b0C\n<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-384 oxy-container afs5-site-item\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-382 oxy-text afs5-site-item-label\">\nHumidit\u00e9 ambiante\n<\/span><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-383 oxy-text\">\n\u2264 60% RH\n<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-387 oxy-container afs5-site-item\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-385 oxy-text afs5-site-item-label\">\nFootprint\n<\/span><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-386 oxy-text\">\n1,960 \u00d7 1,200 mm\n<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-390 oxy-container afs5-site-item\"><span class=\"oxy-text-3642-388 oxy-text afs5-site-item-label\">\nPoids de la machine\n<\/span><strong class=\"oxy-text-3642-389 oxy-text\">\n\u2248 2.0 t\n<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-418 oxy-container dpt-section dpt-section-alt\" id=\"advantages\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-417 oxy-container dpt-section-inner\"><h2 class=\"oxy-text-3642-394 oxy-text\">\nThe 3DPTEK Difference \u2014 More Than a Machine\n<\/h2><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-395 oxy-text dpt-section-lede\">\nYou are not just buying hardware. You are buying three decades of SLS application knowledge and a supplier that stands behind every installation.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-416 oxy-container afs5-adv-grid\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-400 oxy-container afs5-adv-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-397 oxy-container afs5-adv-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-396 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7\"\/><polyline points=\"8.21 13.89 7 23 12 20 17 23 15.79 13.88\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-398 oxy-text\">\n30+ Years of SLS Experience\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-399 oxy-text\">\n3DPTEK has developed SLS platforms since 2004 and served foundries for more than 30 years. Your applications team has likely seen your part before.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-405 oxy-container afs5-adv-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-402 oxy-container afs5-adv-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-401 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polygon points=\"12 2 2 7 12 12 22 7 12 2\"\/><polyline points=\"2 17 12 22 22 17\"\/><polyline points=\"2 12 12 17 22 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-403 oxy-text\">\nOne Software, One Workflow\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-404 oxy-text\">\nAFSWin runs identically on the AFS-500, LaserCore-5300 and LaserCore-6000. Scale up to production throughput without retraining operators.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-410 oxy-container afs5-adv-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-407 oxy-container afs5-adv-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-406 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"4\" y=\"4\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" rx=\"2\"\/><rect x=\"9\" y=\"9\" width=\"6\" height=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"9\" y1=\"1\" x2=\"9\" y2=\"4\"\/><line x1=\"15\" y1=\"1\" x2=\"15\" y2=\"4\"\/><line x1=\"9\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"9\" y2=\"23\"\/><line x1=\"15\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"15\" y2=\"23\"\/><line x1=\"20\" y1=\"9\" x2=\"23\" y2=\"9\"\/><line x1=\"20\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"23\" y2=\"14\"\/><line x1=\"1\" y1=\"9\" x2=\"4\" y2=\"9\"\/><line x1=\"1\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"4\" y2=\"14\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-408 oxy-text\">\nGlobally Sourced Core Components\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-409 oxy-text\">\nMitsubishi PLC, Omron fiber-optic sensors, Sanyo servo drives and Schneider low-voltage components \u2014 built for years of service, with easy spares.\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-415 oxy-container afs5-adv-card\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-412 oxy-container afs5-adv-icon\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-411 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"oxy-text-3642-413 oxy-text\">\nSupport From Install to Production\n<\/h4><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-414 oxy-text\">\nOn-site installation, operator training, a 12-month warranty, remote diagnostics and a stable consumables supply.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-453 oxy-container dpt-section\" id=\"faq\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-452 oxy-container dpt-section-inner\"><h2 class=\"oxy-text-3642-419 oxy-text text-center\">\nAFS-500 FAQ\n<\/h2><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-420 oxy-text dpt-section-lede text-center\">\nQuestions customers ask most before choosing the AFS-500.\n<\/p><ul class=\"oxy-container-3642-451 oxy-container dpt-faq-list\"><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-425 oxy-container\"><button class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-421 oxy-text-link dpt-faq-question\" target=\"_self\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\nWhat can the AFS-500 actually produce?<span class=\"dpt-faq-icon\">+<\/span>\n<\/button><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-424 oxy-container dpt-faq-answer\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-423 oxy-container\"><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-422 oxy-text\">\nSand molds and cores for foundry casting, PSB casting-wax patterns for investment casting, and engineering-plastic prototypes. The 500 \u00d7 500 \u00d7 500 mm build covers a wide range of small and mid-size parts.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-430 oxy-container\"><button class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-426 oxy-text-link dpt-faq-question\" target=\"_self\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\nIs the AFS-500 a sand printer or a wax printer?<span class=\"dpt-faq-icon\">+<\/span>\n<\/button><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-429 oxy-container dpt-faq-answer\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-428 oxy-container\"><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-427 oxy-text\">\nBoth. It is the same SLS platform \u2014 you simply change the process material. Foundries commonly dedicate one AFS-500 to sand and use another for wax patterns, or switch materials between jobs.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-435 oxy-container\"><button class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-431 oxy-text-link dpt-faq-question\" target=\"_self\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\nAFS-500 vs LaserCore-5300 \u2014 which should I choose?<span class=\"dpt-faq-icon\">+<\/span>\n<\/button><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-434 oxy-container dpt-faq-answer\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-433 oxy-container\"><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-432 oxy-text\">\nBoth run the same AFSWin software and SLS process. The AFS-500 offers a 500 mm build and 80\u2013200 cm\u00b3\/h throughput at a lower entry cost; the LaserCore-5300 offers a larger build and higher throughput for volume production. Many customers start with the AFS-500 and add a LaserCore as volumes grow.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-440 oxy-container\"><button class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-436 oxy-text-link dpt-faq-question\" target=\"_self\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\nHow does a printed wax pattern compare with an injection-molded one?<span class=\"dpt-faq-icon\">+<\/span>\n<\/button><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-439 oxy-container dpt-faq-answer\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-438 oxy-container\"><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-437 oxy-text\">\nFor investment casting, SLS-printed PSB wax patterns meet the same shell-building and dewaxing requirements as injection-molded patterns, and add the ability to print hollow, thin-wall or internally complex geometries that a die cannot form.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-445 oxy-container\"><button class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-441 oxy-text-link dpt-faq-question\" target=\"_self\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\nWhat facility requirements should I plan for?<span class=\"dpt-faq-icon\">+<\/span>\n<\/button><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-444 oxy-container dpt-faq-answer\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-443 oxy-container\"><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-442 oxy-text\">\n380 VAC \/ 50 Hz \/ 15 kW three-phase five-wire power; clean, dry compressed air at 0.6\u20130.8 MPa and \u22651.0 m\u00b3\/min; ambient 20\u201330 \u00b0C; humidity \u226460%. The machine footprint is 1,960 \u00d7 1,200 \u00d7 2,200 mm and it weighs about 2.0 t.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"oxy-container-3642-450 oxy-container\"><button class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-446 oxy-text-link dpt-faq-question\" target=\"_self\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\nWhat support and training are included?<span class=\"dpt-faq-icon\">+<\/span>\n<\/button><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-449 oxy-container dpt-faq-answer\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-448 oxy-container\"><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-447 oxy-text\">\nOn-site installation, operator training, a 12-month warranty, remote diagnostics and consumables supply. Our applications engineers also help with process parameter setup for your materials.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-476 oxy-container dpt-section\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-477 oxy-container dpt-section-inner\"><h2 class=\"oxy-text-3642-478 oxy-text\">\nCompare with other SLS 3D printers\n<\/h2><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-479 oxy-text\">\nFor a different build volume, compare the SLS platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/fr\/3d-printers\/sls-3d-printers\/lasercore-5300\/\">LaserCore-5300<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/fr\/3d-printers\/sls-3d-printers\/lasercore-6000\/\">LaserCore-6000<\/a>. Or browse the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyafs.com\/fr\/3d-printers\/sls-3d-printers\/\">SLS 3D printers<\/a> range.\n<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"oxy-container-3642-473 oxy-container dpt-cta-banner\"><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-472 oxy-container dpt-cta-content\"><h2 class=\"oxy-text-3642-454 oxy-text\">\nPrint Your Part on the AFS-500 \u2014 See the Quality First\n<\/h2><p class=\"oxy-text-3642-455 oxy-text\">\nSend us a 3D model. We will print a sand mold or wax pattern on the AFS-500, ship you the result with a cost analysis \u2014 no obligation.\n<\/p><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-458 oxy-container dpt-cta-actions\"><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-456 oxy-text-link dpt-btn dpt-btn-primary dpt-btn-lg\" href=\"\/fr\/get-a-quote\/\" target=\"_self\">\nDemander un devis\n<\/a><a class=\"oxy-text-link-3642-457 oxy-text-link dpt-btn dpt-btn-outline dpt-btn-lg\" href=\"mailto:sales@lyafs.com\" target=\"_self\">\nTalk to an Application Engineer\n<\/a><\/div><div class=\"oxy-container-3642-471 oxy-container afs5-cta-trust\"><span class=\"oxy-container-3642-461 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-459 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-460 oxy-text\">\nFree test print of your part\n<\/div><\/span><span class=\"oxy-container-3642-464 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-462 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-463 oxy-text\">\nYour design is confidential \u2014 NDA available\n<\/div><\/span><span class=\"oxy-container-3642-467 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-465 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><path d=\"M12 7v5l3 3\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-466 oxy-text\">\nTypical turnaround 3\u20135 business days\n<\/div><\/span><span class=\"oxy-container-3642-470 oxy-container\"><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-468 oxy-text\">\n<svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><path d=\"M3 12h18M12 3c3 3.5 3 14 0 18M12 3c-3 3.5-3 14 0 18\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/div><div class=\"oxy-text-3642-469 oxy-text\">\nExp\u00e9dition dans le monde entier depuis P\u00e9kin\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/main><\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFS-500 SLS 3D printer: 500x500x500 mm build, CO2 RF 55W\/120W, 80-200 cm3\/h. 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