Medical is one of the fastest growing application areas of additive manufacturing. Whether as a better way to manufacture or enabling patient-specific devices, AM has distinct advantages for medicine. This page brings together resources to help you understand and optimize your application of stage of the 3D process.
Resources
- NEW! 2018 Medical AM3DP Report
- SME Medical AM/3D Printing Workgroup
- Medical Applications of Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing (PDF)
- Glossary of Terms
- Medical Additive Manufacturing Source (suppliers) Guide
- SME's Additive Manufacturing Standards database
- Quick guide to additive manufacturing processes (PDF)
- Bioprinters (PDF)
- SME & Additive Manufacturing (PDF)
- NEW! Rise of Point-of-care Manufacturing
- Technical papers
- YouTube Playlist
Events & Webinars
- RAPID + TCT Conference
- Medical Manufacturing Innovation Series
- Smart Manufacturing Series
- Webinars on Demand
Workforce Development, Education & Training
- Medical AM/3DP Job Competency Models and paper
- Additive Manufacturing Training Courses
- Additive Manufacturing Certification Program
- Additive Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship Program
External Resources
- JOURNAL: 3D Printing in Medicine
- International Journal of Bioprinting
- NIH (National Institute of Health) 3D Print Exchange
- FDA Technical Guidance (PDF)
- DICOM Standard (medical imaging files)
- NSF (National Science Foundation) Additive Manufacturing Workshop Report (PDF)
- NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Workshop
- RSNA 3D Printing Special Interest Group
- AMSC-Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative
News
- Advanced Manufacturing Media’s Medical Channel
- Advanced Manufacturing Media’s Additive Manufacturing Channel
- Newsletter