3D printing is the absolute future indeed and it is great that Pyro is well positioned to take advantage of that...

Disruptive technologies

Fortunately, AM and titanium powder have now allowed the production of made to measure medical implants that are biocompatible and fit to the body seamlessly. The advancement of 3D printing has even made it possible to fabricate carbon copies using anatomical data of our own skulls.

Titanium has excellent properties as it can resist corrosion while simultaneously demonstrating strength, low weight and biocompatibility. AM using titanium powder allows complex bespoke implant designs to be produced at speed, in shapes no other manufacturing technology can deliver.

The precise placement of the metal powder allows the production of a lightweight structure that reduces material waste. AM is seen as a disruptive technology in the medical sector, providing life-changing solutions to patients.

The custom designs are made using a computerised tomography (CT) scan, an imaging technique that uses x-ray measurements taken from many different angles to produce a tomographic image of the body. The technique is hailed as a way to see inside the body without surgery and goes beyond any other medical implant design method.