Industrial 3D Printing for Medical Technology

Additive Manufacturing in Medicine
3D Printing for Medical Technology
Customized and Optimized Production

Additive manufacturing offers the medical industry great freedom of design, adaptability and functional integration. For the manufacturers of dentures, medical and orthopedic technology products, orthoses and prostheses, this creates many far-reaching opportunities. There is complete control over the shapes, materials and specific designs based on patient-specific data which makes it possible to offer more individual treatments, simplifies biomechanical reconstruction and enables innovative therapy methods to be implemented quickly.

With more than 30 years of experience in manufacturing all kinds of machines and solutions for additive manufacturing, we have accompanied and supported our customers across a diverse range of exciting and innovative medical projects. In doing so, we have learned to understand the specific requirements of this market.

We design our production technology to reflect our knowledge of the challenges associated with certifications and material-specific requirements. For better patient care.

With additive manufacturing, prostheses, orthoses and dental implants can be manufactured directly from each patient’s individual anatomical data. This results in custom products that are rapidly available, which significantly improves the healing process and prognosis.

Industrial 3D printing opens up far-reaching opportunities for manufacturers of dentures, medical and orthopedic technology products, orthoses and prostheses: the customization potential of products, combined with cost-efficiency, makes it possible to manufacture better and more economically viable products and develop new business models.

Industrial 3D Printing

for Orthoses and Prostheses

Orthoses and prostheses need to meet strict quality and certification guidelines. Industrial 3D printing can make this happen: by offering individual freedom of shape and cost-efficiency.

3D Printing for Dental Technology

Additive Manufacturing in the Field of Dentistry

Dental end products from the 3D printer: additive manufacturing by EOS gives dental laboratories and service providers a reliable process for consistently high quality, e.g. for bridges and crowns.

The ability to create complex geometries and integrate functionality with the additive manufacturing process creates vast benefits in orthopedic technology and when manufacturing complex medical equipment.

Our technologies have now been used in custom implants for several years. In complex cases, cancer treatment, implant revision or serious accidents, these patients may benefit from EOS additive manufacturing technology which allows a specific and potentially very complex product to be designed and quickly made available based on their individual diagnosis. EOS 3D printing technology can also be used to create a wide variety of surface structures, which can simplify processes such as osseointegration, namely the growth between living bone tissue and the surface of the bone implant.

For high-tech medical equipment and specialized machines, the freedom of design means that assemblies can be simplified and functionality can be integrated into the part. In these cases, additive manufacturing can pay off even with small batch sizes. Tool costs are eliminated, as well as any assembly and logistics costs.

With 3D printing, the design is driven by functionality and no longer by manufacturability. Whether for manufacturing implants, surgical instruments or complex medical technology products: additive manufacturing empowers you to reimagine the geometry. As a result, you can design and manufacture your products more efficiently for their specific applications.

Orthopedic Technology

Implants and Instruments

The success and speed of post-implantation healing processes is strongly dependent on the properties of the material and the surface. By providing freedom of design, additive manufacturing gives orthopedic applications far more flexibility than any other manufacturing process.

Medical Equipment

Laboratory Equipment and High-Tech Medical Products

High-quality and complex medical equipment often require expensive tools when manufactured conventionally. Additive manufacturing instead offers an efficient alternative that optimizes the costs and improves the product.