Shapeways, a 3D printing marketplace and service bureau, has added Nylon PA11 to its materials portfolio to enable the creation of 3D printed orthotics and prosthetics.As a result of anongoing partnership和领先的3 d打印机OEMEOS, Shapeways’ offeringof Nylon PA11 has been undertaken to increase 3D printing’s accessibility for medical professionals.
“我们只有在我们首次开门时才想到，将我们的影响力扩大到医疗行业，以改善生活的增强功能。”格雷格·克雷斯（Greg Kress）, CEO of Shapeways.
“We look forward to working with the medical industry and creating products [that] make someone’s life better. This is what the 3D printing industry has been working towards and making it available to businesses of all sizes is a real dream.”
Shapeways和EOS
Shapeway成立于2007年，当时，EOS成为最早成为该网站合作伙伴的添加剂制造名称之一。雷电竞充值总部位于纽约市，整个美国和欧洲的Shapeways设施多个EOS 3D打印机。雷电竞app下载
The EOS P 396 3D printer in particular, is enabling the production of PA11 parts at Shapeways. With high impact resistance and low water absorption PA11 is well suited to external medical applications. As such, Shapeways expects to be producing the links of prosthesis, braces, insoles and other supportive devices with the material.
格林·弗莱彻（Glynn Fletcher）, President, EOS North America, comments, “PA11 has the potential to transform how the medical industry can use 3D printing to improve patient outcomes. It has the additional benefit of lowering the negative, ecological effects that are generally associated with petroleum-based plastics.”
Shapewaysexpanding capabilities
2018年，Shapeways获得了另外3000万美元的资金来扩大其服务。近几个月来，该公司在与Stratasys此后，与硅谷的合作伙伴关系Carbon, givingShapewayscustomers access to Digital Light Synthesis（DLS）技术。
弗莱彻（Fletcher）在最新的PA11添加中得出结论：“与Shapeways的行业有远见的人合作一直感觉像是一种特权。共同努力结合他们的专业知识，我们的技术与环保的聚合物突破似乎是我们补充开拓性态度的适当扩展。”
“We are proud to be part of the venture and look forward to seeing how far the technology, material, and collaboration can take us.”
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Featured image shows a 3D printed cast using Nylon PA11. Photo via Shapeways.
