According to that tested video they are heating the chamber, part of why it doesn't have a window is apparently to aid in temperature control but i'm guessing its not getting hot enough to do sintered metals, also maybe the laser their using isn't powerful enough, over my head tbh. NFI how they compare strength wise to Shapeways, depends alot on what powder you load in there I guess. In that video they do mention one of their engineers printed out pushbike pedals and uses them on his bike so i guess fairly robust. There is a brief comparison near the end w/ a print that came off a shapeways printer iirc