由于选择性激光烧结（SLS）的发明者卡尔·罗伯特·德卡德（Carl Robert Deckard），3D印刷界遭受了巨大的损失，可悲的是于2019年12月23日去世。加法制造业中的一名先驱，持有27名专利，Deckard，由Joe Beaman博士支持雷电竞充值，，，，开发了SLS的流程作为学生University of Texas at Austin（UT-AUSTIN）。
The birth of SLS
Born in Houston on June 20, 1961, Deckard grew up with ambitions of being an inventor. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School, he enrolled at UT-Austin majoring in mechanical engineering, where, in his senior year, he decided to pursue a method to fabricate parts directly from drawings by using a laser to fuse together powder layer by layer in the shape of the part.
As the focus of his Master’s degree, Deckard further developed the concept which would later be known as SLS with the help of Dr. Beaman, an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering. This resulted in an SLS-produced cube within another cube. Following this success, a grant from theNational Science Foundation，，，，this technology was advanced by Deckard as a Ph.D. student under the direction of Dr. Beaman.
事件ually, UT-Austin agreed to license the technology in 1988, which was a first for the institution. This enabled the commercialization of the first SLS system. Deckard then worked with Jim Mikulak and Vikram Devarajan, to create new polymers for use in SLS to improve the quality of 3D printed parts under their company,结构聚合物。这是recently bought经过Evonik。
The future of SLS
2017年，Deckard和Devarajan与3D打印行业关于他们对SLS未来机会的看法以及他们如何设想材料开发解决SLS印刷在整个价值链中的核心挑战。
Deckard预测，接下来的五年SLS 3D打印机将在其设计中进行大修，以消除早期型号的温度，雷电竞app下载速度和成本的限制。这将类似于FFF/FDM系统的进步。
A celebration of Deckard’s life will be held this month. His family encourages those wanting to express their condolences to send donations to奥斯汀宠物还活着代替花。
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Featured image shows Carl R. Deckard. Photo via AMUG.
