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How digital manufacturing is making prosthetics more personal

How digital manufacturing is making prosthetics more personal

Posted On 25 September 2022 By Protolabs
Digital manufacturing is shaping the future of prosthetics and orthotics by producing more personalised and comfortable solutions faster and at a lower cost. It is also accelerating the development of new ideas through rapid prototyping to test new solutions.
Surgical instruments, aids and models and the role of digital manufacturing

Surgical instruments, aids and models and the role of digital manufacturing

Posted On 18 September 2022 By Protolabs
Digital manufacturing is revolutionising surgery. It provides both surgeons and instrument manufacturers with the information and equipment that they need to achieve better results faster and more cost effectively.
Speeding up product development for medical devices

Speeding up product development for medical devices

Posted On 11 September 2022 By Protolabs
Getting a new medical device from concept through approval and to manufacture to the deadlines that you and your team expect is a real challenge. Yet something that the recent pandemic has taught us is that it is possible to innovate and achieve production quickly when it is really needed.
3D printing and customised medical implants

3D printing and customised medical implants

Posted On 04 September 2022 By Protolabs
3D printing is making major inroads into customising medical implants for individuals. It allows implant manufacturers and sometimes even hospitals to create complex geometries and patient specific solutions that saves the surgeon time and improves a patient’s outcome.
Digital manufacturing and the future of dentistry

Digital manufacturing and the future of dentistry

Posted On 29 August 2022 By Protolabs
Major dental work traditionally takes days of time and effort but as technology evolves even complex treatment is possible in just a few hours thanks to digital technology.