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warpSCAN II Laser Marking Heads

February 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Medical, Rapid MFG

Rapid Custom Manufacturing Produces Spine Implants

December 11, 2008 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: CNC Milling Machines, Medical, Rapid MFG

Technology Improves Process for Making Implants

December 11, 2008 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Medical, Subtractive Fabrication

Geomagic Receives $8M Investment from Valhalla Partners

October 29, 2008 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Medical, Software

The Pros and Cons of Rapid Prototyping for Medical Purposes

September 18, 2008 By Ian Gibson Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Medical, Rapid Prototyping

Quick Turn Tooling For Silicone Molding

September 15, 2008 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Materials, Medical, Rapid Prototyping

Quickparts Project Wins Medical Design Excellence Award

July 18, 2008 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Medical, Rapid Prototyping, Software

Reverse engineering–The Biomedical Goldmine

July 2, 2008 By Pedro Gonzalez Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Medical, Reverse Engineering, Software

Injection molding cost: Making cents

June 24, 2008 By Brad Cleveland 2 Comments

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

Filed Under: Medical, Rapid Injection Molding

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