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A BURNLEY company which is pioneering the use of 3D printing to produce made-to-measure insoles for the NHS has secured a ?860,000 investment.
Using the system being developed by FDM Digital Solutions, hospitals will be able to scan a patient?s foot shape and email it to the firm, which will then print and deliver insoles to the exact specification within as little as 48 hours.
The process will replace traditional hand-made techniques, and could revolutionise the way the NHS buys orthotics and other products.
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/n...easure_insoles_for_the_NHS_secures___860_000/
More use than the rubbish plastic toys they always show to illustrate 3-D printing! 🙂
Using the system being developed by FDM Digital Solutions, hospitals will be able to scan a patient?s foot shape and email it to the firm, which will then print and deliver insoles to the exact specification within as little as 48 hours.
The process will replace traditional hand-made techniques, and could revolutionise the way the NHS buys orthotics and other products.
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/n...easure_insoles_for_the_NHS_secures___860_000/
More use than the rubbish plastic toys they always show to illustrate 3-D printing! 🙂