Three trends show a path to a more mature use of 3D printing: production in hospitals and clinics, technology developments and reimbursement.
The future vision for POC medical manufacturing includes printing patient-matched implants where no existing devices are available.
New materials for 3D printing are rapidly evolving.
CNC machine tools supplier Methods Machine Tools is hosting concurrent open houses at its Phoenix and Los Angeles technical centers Oct. 5 to Oct. 7.
Additive manufacturing manufacturers are beginning to refocus on innovation where the additive process begins—metal powder.
Syqe Medical’s Selective-Dose inhaler aims to increase the effectiveness of patient treatment.
CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute said it added GE Digital to its ranks of partners and members.
Markforged, creator of the integrated metal and carbon fiber additive manufacturing platform, The Digital Forge, announced Eiger Fleet, a cloud-based software solution designed to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing operations at scale.
To address the changing requirements of component post-finishing processes, a closer collaboration between CAM and AM is needed.
As additive manufacturing processes trend toward the standard of care for many conditions, health care organizations will be forced to confront two main challenges with establishing and/or scaling their programs, particularly as it relates to anatomical studies: image segmentation and printing time.