3D Metal
Printing
Fu Yu is one of only two to three facilities in Singapore equipped with the 3D Systems DMP Flex 350.
Request Technical ConsultationWhat is 3D Metal Printing?
3D metal printing, also known as Direct Metal Printing or laser powder bed fusion, builds fully dense metal parts directly from a digital file. Complex metal components move from design to validated part without hard tooling, welded assemblies or long casting lead times.
Direct Metal Printing / LPBF
A precision laser melts fine metal powder layer by layer inside a tightly controlled build chamber. The result is a near-net-shape component with internal channels, lattices and consolidated features that would be difficult, costly or impossible to machine.
The DMP Flex 350 Platform
Operated at our Industry 4.0 Smart Factory in Tuas, Singapore: a 500W fiber laser, 275 × 275 × 420 mm build volume, <25 ppm oxygen chamber control and 3DXpert build software, production-grade repeatability, not just prototype capability.
Design-to-Validated-Part Integration
Fu Yu connects DfAM, printing, stress relief, HIP, CNC machining, EDM, surface finishing and metrology under one manufacturing system, fewer supplier handoffs, fewer quality gaps and one accountable partner from STL or STEP file to validated component.
Why the DMP Flex 350 Matters?
Every specification below answers one question: what does it mean for your parts, your costs, your lead time and your quality risk?
<25 ppm Oxygen for Titanium Integrity
The best-in-class vacuum chamber maintains <25 ppm oxygen, while conventional gas-flush systems typically run at 100–1000+ ppm. Lower oxygen pickup preserves aerospace- and medical-grade titanium chemistry, protecting ductility and fatigue life, reducing reject risk and supporting repeat-certifiable batches.
500W Laser, 420 mm Z Height
A 500W fiber laser and 275 × 275 × 420 mm build volume give your parts more usable vertical space than many competing systems at 325–365 mm. Larger parts print in one piece instead of being split, welded and revalidated, and dense nesting reduces per-part cost.
5 µm Layers for Fine Detail
Layer thickness is adjustable down to 5 µm, with typical production layers at 30, 60 or 90 µm. Minimum wall thickness is approximately 150 µm, minimum feature size around 200 µm, finer surfaces, sharper internal features and less secondary finishing on critical detail.
60 µm Repeatability for Qualification
Machine-to-machine repeatability is 3σ = 60 µm in X/Y/Z, with typical accuracy of ±0.1–0.2%. Once your part, build recipe and inspection plan are qualified, production repeats from the same digital process, de-risking the move from prototype to serial production.
99.9% Density, HIP-Ready Strength
DMP parts can reach up to 99.9% density. Hot Isostatic Pressing closes internal micro-porosity to >99.97%, depending on alloy and geometry, supporting forging-class strength and fatigue performance for aerospace, medical and high-load industrial parts.
Fast Alloy Changeover, Clean Pedigree
The Removable Print Module supports a one-module-per-alloy strategy: titanium-to-steel changeover in minutes with zero cross-contamination. Your material pedigree stays protected for medical and aerospace use, while 24/7 lights-out production keeps lead times short.
Materials
Fu Yu prints with 3D Systems LaserForm metal alloys selected for regulated, high-performance and thermally demanding applications. Final mechanical properties depend on alloy, orientation, build parameters, heat treatment, HIP and validation route, typical values below are representative planning ranges, not release specifications.
Titanium Alloys
LaserForm Ti Gr5 & Ti Gr23 ELI, implant-grade, biocompatible and high strength-to-weight for premium orthopedic and medical components.
Typical Ti-6Al-4V UTS after HIP: ~900–1000 MPa
Stainless Steel
LaserForm 316L, corrosion-resistant and sterilizable for surgical tools, manifolds and components exposed to cleaning cycles or aggressive fluids.
High ductility: ~40% elongation, fully sterilizable
Aluminum
LaserForm AlSi10Mg, lightweight and thermally conductive for brackets, housings, heat exchangers and functional prototypes.
Typical UTS: ~470 MPa, high thermal conductivity
Cobalt-Chrome
LaserForm CoCrF75, wear, heat and corrosion resistance for dental, orthopedic, turbine and high-friction applications.
Biocompatible per ASTM F75 chemistry
Nickel Superalloys
LaserForm Ni718 & Ni625, high strength with oxidation and corrosion resistance at elevated temperatures for turbine and extreme-environment parts.
Typical aged Ni718 UTS: ~1200–1400 MPa
Maraging Steel
LaserForm Maraging Steel 1.2709, hard, machinable steel for conformal-cooled tooling inserts and high-strength mould features.
Typical aged UTS: ~1800–2000 MPa
The Fu Yu Advantage
Fu Yu is one of only two to three facilities in Singapore equipped with the 3D Systems DMP Flex 350, bringing aerospace- and medical-grade metal additive manufacturing to Singapore within a single vertically integrated precision manufacturer.
Rare Capability
One of a select few DMP Flex 350 operations in Singapore, and the only one positioned inside a vertically integrated manufacturer of this scale.
Vertically Integrated
Tooling, metal injection moulding since 2006, CNC, EDM, cleanroom assembly and metrology under one roof. Your part never leaves one accountable manufacturing chain.
Certified Quality
ISO 9001, ISO 13485, IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 quality systems, with Smart Factory automation and MES traceability supporting tolerances of 2–5 microns.
At Fu Yu’s Industry 4.0 Smart Factory in Tuas, your part does not move from printer, to machine shop, to inspection vendor, to assembly supplier, it stays within one accountable manufacturing chain. Across five manufacturing hubs in Singapore, Malaysia and China, Fu Yu brings 40+ years of manufacturing excellence, more than 1.5 million sq ft of production capacity and 400+ machines to your programme.
