Latest Medical News & Resources
Practices and Pitfalls of 3D Printing for COVID-19
June 22, 2020
By now, most of us in the manufacturing world are familiar with the steady stream of news describing organizations, large and small, providing medical equipment using 3D printers.
By Bruce Morey
Senior Technical Editor,
SME Media
Reimagining Healthcare With 3D Printing
June 10, 2020
Speaking at the 3DHEALS 2020 virtual conference, Sam Onukuri from Johnson & Johnson discusses the emergence of 3D Printing in healthcare coinciding with new expectations from customers.
By Bruce Morey
Senior Technical Editor,
SME Media
Planning the Process for Additive Manufacturing
June 4, 2020
The medical industry is booming. Aging populations, rising rates of health care utilization and advancements in manufacturing technology are driving the industry forward—and toward a future that includes additive manufacturing (AM) as a major part of the part-production environment.
Workholding for High Accuracy Medical Device Machining
June 4, 2020
Metal 3D printing can enable rapid, low cost iterations of new medical devices, since no tooling costs are involved.
Using Cast Urethanes and 3D printing for Advanced Medical Manufacturing
June 3, 2020
When injection molding is cost-prohibitive, medical equipment manufacturers are turning to a marriage of two advanced methods—urethane casting and 3D printing.
Improving Patient Outcomes With Additive Manufacturing
June 2, 2020
Surgical outcomes are increasingly being scrutinized by groups like the National Health Service (NHS) and World Health Organization (WHO), who audit outcomes and publish their findings.
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Expert OpinionState of 3D Printing in Healthcare
May 21, 2020Formlabs was founded by MIT researchers in 2011, when high-quality 3D printing was inaccessible for most. We’ve now shipped over 50,000 machines while cementing our mission to “expand access to digital fabrication, so anyone can make anything.” -
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
AM in the Medical Field
May 20, 2020Additive manufacturing (AM) in medicine continues to grow each year. It is a remarkable enabler, but the industry is fraught with barriers to adoption, slow for the sake of patient safety. -
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Promise and Challenges of 3D Printing for Anatomy Studies
May 18, 2020Mayo Clinic’s 3D Anatomic Modeling Laboratory is inventing how to use 3D printing for surgical planning and instruction. People undergoing new, uncommon or complex surgeries at Mayo Clinic may benefit from access to the clinic’s expertise in 3D anatomic models. The models the lab builds also helps with patient and medical education.
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