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MEDICALID 866323

Go Wheelchair

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    Additive Companion
Industry
Medical
Year
2018
Country
United Kingdom

Summary

A prototype wheelchair including an SLA seat structure, SLS seat in TPU and a DMLS foot rest in aluminium.

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Technology Details

Printer Technology
SLA (High Grade)
Printer Category
Vat Photopolymerisation
Material
Photopolymer Resin
Material Type
Resin
Feedstock Form
Liquid

Process Steps

Printer category: Vat Photopolymerisation

  1. 1
    Step 1Printing

Application Profile

Cost per Part

€€€€€

€500 plus

Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.

Complexity

Complex

Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.

Project Scale

Prototypes / Samples / One-Offs

Product Type

Mobility

Project Field

Commercial

Sustainability Rating

★☆☆

Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.

User Level

Professional

Key Advantages

Time Saving

Points of Interest

Hybrid

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