Healthcare - TCT Magazine (Page 36)

Sartori adopts SLM Solutions metal 3D printing technology for medical device production

Brazilian medical manufacturer Sartori has invested in SLM Solutions’ SLM 280 metal 3D printing system to produce medical implants and instruments.

By TCT Team

/ 9 Sep 2020

LightForce Orthodontics to further develop 3D printed teeth brackets product range after $14m investment

LightForce Orthodontics, a company using 3D printing to produce customisable teeth brackets, has secured $14m in investment from Tyche Partners, Matrix Partners and AM Ventures.

By TCT Team

/ 7 Sep 2020

LightForce Orthodontics to further develop 3D printed teeth brackets product range after $14m investment

Dental 3D printing: "We use it for pretty much every product in the lab”

Dental solutions provider DenMat on ramping up production with 3D printing and 3D Systems' dental stacking feature.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 4 Sep 2020

Dental 3D printing: "We use it for pretty much every product in the lab”

Formnext 2020 goes all digital with "Formnext Connect" amid COVID uncertainty

Organisers of the annual additive manufacturing trade fair have announced plans to replace its in-person event with a digital only format this year as a result of challenges from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

By TCT Team

/ 2 Sep 2020

Formnext2019_Druck Formnext 2020 to go virtual only.

Renishaw's 3D printing-enabled drug delivery device successfully used in second clinical Parkinson's drug trial

Renishaw’s 3D printing-enabled neuroinfuse drug delivery device has again been successfully deployed in a clinical trial of a medication designed to treat Parkinson’s.

By TCT Team

/ 27 Aug 2020

Renishaw's neuroinfuse device. Renishaw's neuroinfuse drug delivery device.

Phoenix GmbH harnesses 3D scanning & 3D printing to develop 'contactless' foot orthosis development process

Engineering services company Phoenix GmbH & Co. KG has harnessed 3D scanning and 3D printing equipment to develop a children’s foot orthosis for a German clinic.

By TCT Team

/ 25 Aug 2020

Phoenix calibry foot orthosis - Phoenix Gmbh&Co

Has the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of 3D printing?

Deputy Group Editor Laura Griffiths reports from a panel featuring experts at MakerBot, CONTEXT, Deutsche Bahn and Mobility Goes Additive on 3D printing’s rise during the pandemic.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 20 Aug 2020

Has the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of 3D printing?

Voodoo Manufacturing permanently shuts down 3D printing factory

The Brooklyn-based 3D printing service provider made the announcement in a note on its website which cited the pandemic as the central reason for its closure.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 18 Aug 2020

Voodoo Manufacturing permanently shuts down 3D printing factory

Protolabs: Medical Applications for Additive Manufacturing

In this TCT Approved White Paper, Protolabs examines the benefits of additive manufacturing in the medical sector, current applications and the significance of 3D printing for medicine in the future.

By TCT Team

/ 17 Aug 2020

Is additive manufacturing the missing link in your supply chain?

MakerBot's VP Engineering Dave Veisz examines what learnings we can take from recent events to help build more resilient supply chains in the future.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Aug 2020

General Motors installs additional 17 Stratasys FDM 3D printing platforms

General Motors has added 17 Stratasys FDM machines to its 3D printing capacity as it looks to take advantage of the technology's ability to produce lightweight tooling at faster speeds and lower costs.

By TCT Team

/ 5 Aug 2020

General Motors Stratasys FDM machines inside GM facilities. - Jeffrey Sauger Jeffrey Sauger for Genreal Motors

AK Medical expands GE Additive Arcam EBM capacity as demand for 3D printed implants increases in China

Chinese orthopaedic implant manufacturer AK Medical has expanded its 3D printing capacity to include eight Arcam Electron Beam Melting (EBM) platforms from GE Additive.

By TCT Team

/ 3 Aug 2020

GE Additive Arcam EBM machines at AK Medical. GE Additive Arcam EBM machines at AK Medical.