To demonstrate the laser-sintering processes, the company will be manufacturing parts on a FORMIGA P 100 and constructing tooling inserts on an EOSINT M 270. The exhibit will also include new examples of e-Manufacturing applications in the automotive and aerospace industries. EOS with be joined by three co-exhibitors-Materialise (Belgium), FIT (Germany) and LBC GmbH (Germany).

The EOS exhibit will highlight direct manufacturing of small, complex plastic parts with the EOSINT P process. The tool-less and flexible laser-sintering process constructs components in polyamide and polystyrene materials. The company will also present new materials for its FORMIGA P 100, EOSINT P 390 and EOSINT P 730. The material developments include a high impact strength material, a flexible material and two new colors.

The lamp "Chaos.MGX" was produced using plastic laser-sintering. It offers a very complex shade design, which would have been impossible to produce with traditional technologies. Photo: EOS / Materialise.

Cross section of a tool insert in the new material EOS MaragingSteel MS1. The injection moulding tool for a sanitary application offers conformal cooling channles that reduce the cycle times significantly. Photo: EOS / LBC.

For high volume applications, the company will show its Direct Metal Laser-Sintering (DMLS) process. On the show floor, an EOSINT M 270 will produce tooling inserts from EOS MaragingSteel MS1. Co-exhibitor and DMLS user, FIT will be on-hand to share it experience with DMLS. Charly Fruth, FIT's managing director said, "We have already manufactured more than 2,000 tools with DMLS technology. For us, the advantages are mainly the short lead times and, as a consequence, the ability to react fast and flexibly to product changes."

Attendees of the K 2007 trade fair can see the EOS e-Manufacturing technology in booth 2E23, hall 2.

About EOS (www.eos.info)
EOS was founded in 1989 and is today the world leading manufacturer of laser-sintering systems. Laser-sintering is the key technology for e-Manufacturing, the fast, flexible and cost-effective production of products, patterns or tools. The technology manufactures parts for every phase of the product life cycle, directly from electronic data. Laser-sintering accelerates product development and optimizes production processes. EOS completed its last business year on September 30th, 2006 with revenues in laser-sintering of 52.3 million Euro and thus continues its ongoing growth.