3D Systems says that it to expand its healthcare business in Denver, Colorado by over 50%.
This follows the company’s strategy to develop new metal and polymer additive manufacturing (AM) products for applications in the industry, including patient-specific surgical instruments and implants manufactured.
Plans are to improve 3D Systems’ time-to-market, expand its range and better support the needs of customers. The company also plans to expand production of craniomaxillofacial parts, and increase its role in the larger patient-specific orthopedics market by developing new joint replacement solutions. The expansion will include the addition of multiple 3D printers and large-scale post-processing equipment to automate some aspects of the production workflow.
‘The combination of maturing industrial-scale metal and polymer printing technology and ad-vanced material solutions […] is driving significantly increased demand for our products and services,’ said Dr Jeffrey Graves, president and CEO.
This story uses material from 3D Systems, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.
