Medicine

3D printing technology has an increasingly important part to play in the medical sector. Made-to-measure implants produced directly from digital data open up greater scope for product personalization. Successful application examples also include 3D printed models used to plan surgical procedures.

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Porous titanium structures for patient specific implants

Porous structures with tailored structural stiffness can improve the load transfer from implant to bone and therefore, have great potential in orthopaedics and traumatology.

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Novel Design Method

This novel technology allows for the users to apply numerous boundary conditions and realize the best optimal solution with the Adaptive Minimal Density Surface (ADMS) methology.

AM Expo 2021

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Additively manufactured dental products

The Multiplate option can reduce the production time for dental indications. For example, the TruPrint 1000 can be used for continuous production at night or on weekends.

AM Expo 2021

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Additive pilot production under ISO 13485 for MedTech

Take advantage of the specialized know-how from the Swiss m4m Center and the most innovative additive manufacturing technology from TRUMPF to develop your medical products.

AM Expo 2021

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AM: maximum productivity in the smallest of space

Combining the Multiplate option with Multilaser gives you the highest productivity. Up to four build jobs can be printed without machine operator intervention. As a result, you achieve the lowest cost per unit. Learn more about it in the video.

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From titanium powder to hip implants

In an article recently published in Empa's magazine "Empa Quarterly", it is clearly shown how it goes from a pile of titanium powder to finished printed acetabular cups.

AM Expo 2021

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In the service of technology transfer

The Swiss m4m Center is dedicated to the technology transfer of additive manufacturing and supports interested companies from the idea to the ready-to-use product. In this article you will learn how we can support you in your project.

AM Expo 2021

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Truly comprehensive solutions to produce bioceramic implants

3DCeram has developed a technology based on stereolithography for the production of bioceramic skull or jawbone implants. This technology allows to control the porosity, use calcium phosphates as materials and adapt the implant to the patient.

AM Expo 2018

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Why CT perfectly complements additive manufacturing

For additively manufactured components with complex geometries, conventional test methods reach their limits. Using the example of housings intended for hearing protection and a connection angle, we show you how you can achieve reliable quality assurance despite complexity and structure.

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helpfulETH – engineering solutions to help healthcare

helpfulETH is an initiative by the ETH Domain and Swiss academia. Its aim is to place the expertise of Swiss academia and Swiss industrial partners at the disposal of the Swiss healthcare system in order to offer as much support as possible to tackle COVID-19.

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Swiss Medtech Expo 2019

Event Sep 10, 2019 - Sep 11, 2019

Additive manufacturing is one of twelve focus topics at the Swiss Medtech Expo from 10 to 11 September 2019 in Lucerne. Learn about the benefits of additive manufacturing in medical technology at the trade fair and at the Innovation Symposium.

Innovation Symposium: Medical

Event Mar 12, 2019 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

With an automated workflow from scan to prosthesis: Is this a dream of the future or already reality? At the Innovation Symposium at AM Expo, exhibitors will present exciting application examples from the field of medicine.

Providers (15)

GBN Systems GmbH - Performing Mechatronics - Made in Bavaria

"Turning your visions into products" - As your system supplier for Medical Technology and Additive Manufacturing Devices, we guide you with our services in manufacturing and development from your idea until final serial product.

Buch am Buchrain, Germany

Materialise

Materialise incorporates more than three decades of 3D printing experience into a range of software solutions and 3D printing services. Materialise combines the industry's largest group of software developers with one of the largest 3D printing facilities in the world.

Leuven, Belgium

Irpd AG

We are the Swiss market and technology leader for the design, production and distribution of additively manufactured products. Additive technologies are our major focus.

St. Gallen, Switzerland

3D-Model AG

Your application is our focus! As a sales and service partner of selected brands of professional 3D printers & 3D scanners, as well as 3D software, we offer you the opportunity to obtain even the most complex solutions from a single source.

Zürich, Switzerland

AM Expo

The AM Expo is the only trade fair in Switzerland with an exclusive focus on additive manufacturing. Exhibitors along the entire length of the value-adding chain present application-oriented examples of how additive manufacturing can be put to profitable use today.

Luzern, Switzerland

DIM3NSIONS GmbH

DIM3NSIONS is your partner for the successful start with in-house 3D printing. With professional 3D printers from Ultimaker and Formlabs as well as a wide portfolio of accessories and materials and customized trainings, our customers are in good hands.

Aesch ZH, Switzerland

Prototech Asia

French company with a China based factory, Prototech Asia provides rapid prototyping and low-volume production services. Specialized subsidiary of Unimold Asia, our factory is located south of Shanghai. High quality plastic and metal parts at a very competitive price and timely manner.

Yuyao, China

Jet Clean Systems AG

SURFAST® , the unique technology for surface machining, developped by Jet Clean Systems Ltd.

URMA AG

URMA is your competent supplier for CNC machines, 3D printers and automation solutions in Switzerland. Newly we offer, besides composite printers from Markforged, also polymer and metal 3D printers from EOS. URMA is also a Swiss manufacturer of high-performance tools for precise hole making.

Rupperswil, Switzerland