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Earlier this year, 3D Systems enabled surgeons to create a virtual pre-surgical plan with the addition of VSP Cranial tool in its Virtual Surgical Planning service.
3D Systems has today launched a new certified partner program which focuses on providing secure, premium services for medical device additive manufacturing companies.
The leading 3D printing organisation has also announced rms Company as the first business to join the network. Through the partner program, rms Company, a global manufacturer of medical applications, will leverage 3D System’s Direct Metal Printing technology to accelerate the design, development and production of medical implants. Using their respective expertise in additive manufacturing and medical device production, the two parties will look to develop implants that are FDA-cleared under one roof.
With two state-of-the-art facilities, one in Europe and one in North America, dedicated to the additive manufacturing of precision healthcare applications, 3D Systems is at the forefront of the drive to see a wider adoption of 3D printing technologies in the medical sector. Throughout the company’s history it has launched several products, and formed countless partnerships, that reinforce this commitment to the improving the development of healthcare applications. Earlier this week, the company announced the launch of Simbionix SPINE Mentor, a hands-on simulated training and practice tool for minimally invasive spine surgeries
Now, 3D Systems’ will offer its range of equipment, processes, materials and expertise medical 3D printing, to all companies who join its new partner program. Executive Vice President and General Manager of Metals and Healthcare, Kevin McAlea says the company is excited to be able to offer its vast knowledge in medical additive manufacturing to a greater range of clients.
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The Simbionix SPINE Mentor, launched by 3D Systems earlier this week.
“We want customers to be able to choose among multiple partners with the same level of medical device manufacturing expertise as 3D Systems,” said McAlea. “With our new certified partner program and our ability to insource models for large medical device companies at our certified partner program and our ability to insource models for large medical device companies at our certified facilities in Denver, CO, and Leuven, Belgium, we are able to offer the same quality experience to a broader set of customers.”
As part of the new certification process, rms has validated its ProX DMP 320 printer, the materials and critical support processes. The company is already engaged with several of its orthopedic customers to develop and manufacture implants using titanium powder.
“This partnership provides our mutual customers with access to the 3D printing, machining and secondary processing capabilities of two market leaders,” said Lee Zachman, President, rms Company. “Working together we have created a world-class service centre for the manufacture of medical implants.
“With the support of our parent company, Cretex, we will have the resources to rapidly invest and grow our capacity to meet the increasing needs of our customers. The ability to print parts, add machined features and perform secondary processing in one location provides our customers with a speed to market advantage that is hard to parallel.”
