Sunnyvale, CA — Laser Scanning Solutions (LSS) has released the warpSCAN IITM series of Laser Marking Heads. These high performance galvanometer scanners are compact, 165 mm (6.6 in.) wide x 117 mm (4.62 in.) high x 146 mm (5.75 in.) deep, dust … [Read more...] about warpSCAN II Laser Marking Heads
Medical
Rapid Custom Manufacturing Produces Spine Implants
AlloSource, one of the nation’s largest non-profit bone and tissue providers, uses an assembly line of MDX-540s desktop milling machines from Roland to quickly produce parts used in spine fusion surgeries. Said Thomas A. Cycyota, AlloSource president … [Read more...] about Rapid Custom Manufacturing Produces Spine Implants
Technology Improves Process for Making Implants
Changes are coming to the way orthopedic implants are produced. According to James R. Schroeder, founder of Vantus Technology, traditional processes used wrought stock, and cast or forged parts, followed by machining and grinding to produce the … [Read more...] about Technology Improves Process for Making Implants
Geomagic Receives $8M Investment from Valhalla Partners
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Geomagic has received an $8 million investment from Valhalla Partners. The funds will be used to develop innovative products and software platforms in engineering and medical markets, accelerate growth rates, and build a … [Read more...] about Geomagic Receives $8M Investment from Valhalla Partners
The Pros and Cons of Rapid Prototyping for Medical Purposes
Rapid prototyping (RP), also referred to as layer-based additive fabrication, is in its third decade of commercial technological development. Since its introduction there have been a number of significant changes, including improvements in accuracy … [Read more...] about The Pros and Cons of Rapid Prototyping for Medical Purposes
Quick Turn Tooling For Silicone Molding
Delano, Minnesota - Sil-Pro Silicone Professionals is now offering Quick Turn Tooling for molded silicone parts, with delivery in days, not weeks. Targeting medical products, Sil-Pro provides molds and parts in as little as 3 days depending on part … [Read more...] about Quick Turn Tooling For Silicone Molding
Quickparts Project Wins Medical Design Excellence Award
Atlanta, GA – Quickparts recently completed a project known as the POWRsyringe Injector for Pinyons Medical Technology that won a prestigious Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA). The POWRsyringe Injector was named one of the finalists in … [Read more...] about Quickparts Project Wins Medical Design Excellence Award
Reverse engineering–The Biomedical Goldmine
Very few additive rapid manufacturing materials are approved by the FDA, so food processing and biomedical applications are limited. As a result, subtractive rapid manufacturing is often a more effective and lucrative option. Every human body part … [Read more...] about Reverse engineering–The Biomedical Goldmine
Injection molding cost: Making cents
You can justify low-volume injection molding, and rapid injection prototyping shows you how. Traditional injection molding is all about quantity. Making a multi-cavity, high-performance hardened steel tool is a slow, expensive process, but once … [Read more...] about Injection molding cost: Making cents
