MEDICALID 365446

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Industry: Medical
Sub-Industry: Prosthetics
Year: 2016
Country: United States

Summary

Low weight and high strength prosthetic.

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Technology Details

Printer Technology: DMLS
Printer Category: Powder Bed Fusion
Material: Titanium
Material Type: Titanium
Feedstock Form: Powder
Finishing: Sand Blasted

Process Steps

Printer category: Powder Bed Fusion

1
Step 1Design
CAD Design Type
Generative
CAD Software Type
Surface Modelling
Design Software
Fusion 360 (with Netfabb)
2
Step 2Printing
Technology
DMLS
Material
Titanium

Application Profile

Cost per Part

€€€

€50–€99.99

Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.

Complexity

Moderate

Requires basic problem-solving and routine skills.

Project Scale

On Demand

Project Field

Commercial

Sustainability Rating

★★☆

Can depend on fossil fuels and high energy use, but allows unconsumed material to be directly reused for printing without reprocessing, significantly reducing manufacturing waste. 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.

Software

Fusion 360 (with Netfabb)

CAD Design Type

Generative

CAD Software Type

Surface Modelling

User Level

Professional

Key Advantages

Superior Performance

Points of Interest

Hybrid

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