Sartori, a Brazil-based manufacturer of orthopaedic implants and instruments, invests in Selective Laser Melting technology of SLM Solutions. With the acquisition of a new SLM®280 the company is taking an important step in successfully...
As the COVID-19 pandemic has ripped through much of the world this year, 3D printing has emerged as an agile and effective technology for producing personal protective equipment, medical equipment prototypes and nose swabs....
Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with support from Medtronic, have developed a groundbreaking process for multi-material 3D printing of lifelike models of the heart’s aortic valve and the surrounding structures that mimic the...
As part of its Additive Alliance Against Corona initiative, SLM Solutions has metal 3D printed plastic injection tooling molds that help produce face shield headbands for the Manufacturing & Advocacy Growth Network (MAGNET), a...
In our previous expert corner article published last year, ‘3D Printed Orthopedic Implants in China and the Challenges in Commercialization’, we reviewed the commercialization profiles of orthopedic 3D printing implants in China and showed...
Croom Precision Medical has chosen Renishaw as their additive manufacturing (AM) and metrology partner, utilising Renishaw technology throughout the production and validation of their ISO13485 certified medical devices. The company has found that using...
Lessons learned in installing additive manufacturing devices in a hospital Patient care is sometimes just as much about engineered devices or implants as it is about specialized surgical care or drug therapy. The Mayo...
April 7, 2020, a GKN Powder Metallurgy company, announced its production of readily-available protective equipment and testing supplies to aid in the fight against COVID-19. These parts fall under the CISA guidelines for manufacturing...
The Food and Drug Administration Friday approved the first 3D-printed gas mask respirator to meet its regulatory standards to protect clinical health care professionals against COVID-19. The announcement comes from a tweet issued by...
In the fight against the coronavirus crisis, hospitals are in dire need of mechanical ventilators to treat COVID 19 patients. In response to this shortage, Materialise, a Belgium-based pioneer in 3D printing, has developed...
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