Medical Device Prototyping May Be Enhanced with 3D Printing
February 11, 2015Stratasys is collaborating with design and product development company Worrell to accelerate medical device development through the use of 3D-printed injection molding, according to Designfax eMagazine.
The partners claim that using 3D printing injection mold tools can result in a 95% savings in the time it takes to create a medical device prototype, and a 70% cost reduction compared with aluminum molds.
New molds must be created every time a prototype is refined before manufacturing. 3D-printed injection molds can produce medical device prototypes in the final material, in this case polycarbonate.
"We have recognized a significant under-utilization of the 3D-printed injection molding process in medical device development, and we're working with Worrell to help fill this gap," says Nadav Sella, senior manager of Manufacturing Tools at Stratasys.
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