Selective Laser Sintering · Coming Soon

Apollo SLS

Production-grade Selective Laser Sintering, engineered in India. Apollo prints strong, functional nylon parts with no support structures and full design freedom — the next step in Fracktal’s made-in-India additive manufacturing range. Full details are on the way.

Support-free geometryNylon end-use partsProduction gradeMade in India

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What it is

Powder Holds the Part Up, So Nothing Else Has To

Selective laser sintering builds a part by fusing nylon powder one layer at a time. The powder that is not fused stays where it is and holds the layer above — which means no support structures, anywhere, ever.

That single fact is what separates SLS from every filament process. An overhang costs nothing. An internal channel costs nothing. A hinge, a captive bearing or an assembly printed already assembled costs nothing. There is no support to design around and no scar to sand off, because nothing ever touched the surface.

The parts come out matte, slightly granular, and the same strength in every direction — which is why SLS is where functional plastic parts go when a printed prototype has to behave like the real thing.

How We Run SLS Today

What it is for

What Changes When Support Stops Existing

None of this is specific to Apollo — it is true of the process, and it is why an in-house SLS machine is worth waiting for.

Geometry with no penalty

Lattices, conformal channels and thin curved shells print as drawn. The design does not have to be negotiated with the machine.

Assemblies printed assembled

Hinges, captive pins and gear trains come out of the powder already working, because the powder between them is simply brushed away.

Even properties

Sintered nylon is close to isotropic, so a part is not weakest along the layer lines the way a filament part is.

The build volume is the batch

Parts nest in three dimensions rather than sitting on a plate, so a full chamber is a production run, not one part at a time.

Finish without post-processing

A uniform matte surface straight out of the machine — no support marks to sand, because there were no supports.

Powder is reusable

Unfused powder is refreshed and run again, so the material that held your part up is not thrown away with it.

You Do Not Have to Wait to Print in Nylon

Apollo is not shipping yet — but SLS is not new to us. We run it as a manufacturing service out of Bengaluru today, on the same nylon, to ± 0.3 %. Send the file and we will send the parts, and you will know what the process gives you long before the machine arrives.

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Straight answers

What We Can and Cannot Tell You Yet

When does Apollo ship?

No date has been published, and we would rather say that than give you one we might miss. Register your interest and you will hear it from us before it is on the website.

What will it cost?

Not published. Pricing is not settled, and a number here now would be a guess dressed up as a quote.

What is the build volume?

Not published yet. The same applies to laser power, layer thickness and chamber size — every one of those is a specification we will publish when it is final rather than when it is nearly final.

What materials will it run?

Nylon powder is the intended material family — PA12 is the workhorse of the process industry-wide. Which specific grades are qualified at launch is not decided.

Why is Fracktal building an SLS machine at all?

Because we run the process as a service and know exactly what it is like to own. Every machine we make started that way: Bengaluru-built, serviced by the people who designed it, without an import cycle between a broken part and a working one.

Can I try SLS before Apollo exists?

Yes, and you should. Send us a part through the SLS service. It is the cheapest possible way to find out whether the process suits your parts before anyone spends capital on a machine.

In the meantime

Machines You Can Buy Today

Industrial FFF

Dragon

Large-format single-extruder FFF, up to 700 × 400 × 400 mm, built for long unattended runs.

Explore Dragon

IDEX

Twin Dragon

Two independent extruders — soluble support, two-colour parts, mirror and duplication printing.

Explore Twin Dragon

High temperature

Volterra

450 °C hotend and a 90 °C actively heated chamber for PC, nylon and carbon-filled grades.

Explore Volterra

Be the First to Know

Apollo SLS is launching soon. Register your interest and our team will reach out with specifications, pricing and availability the moment they’re ready.