In recent years, digitizing and automation have gained an important place in fabrication of
medical parts. Rapid Manufacturing could be very suitable for medical applications due to their
complex geometry, low volume and strong individualization. The presented study investigates
the possibility to produce medical or dental parts by Selective Laser Melting (SLM). The SLMprocess is optimized and fully characterized for two biocompatible metal alloys: TiAl6V4 and
CoCrMo. This paper reports on mechanical and chemical properties and discusses geometrical
feasibility including accuracy and surface roughness. The potential of SLM as medical
manufacturing technique is proved by a developed procedure to fabricate frameworks for
complex dental prostheses.Mechanical Engineerin
