Integrating Scaleable Additive Manufacturing Technology to Improve Sustainability in the Manufacture of Orthotic Products

Crispin Orthotics致力于创建一种高效、有效和可持续的定制矫形器产品制造流程。目前提供按需测量矫形器产品所使用的系统是侵入性的、不一致的，并产生大量不可回收的废物。我们的项目使用最有效的便携式3D扫描系统来提供解剖测量，而不是使用石膏模型。然后使用这些扫描来创建矫形器的虚拟表示，该虚拟表示可以在制造之前呈现给临床医生和患者以确保其满足预期。一旦批准，使用功能3D打印系统将虚拟表示制造为物理矫形器，以提供如下设备：*精确*功能*舒适*美容*重量其他环境好处包括：*减少了与传统制造方法相关的不可回收材料浪费*由于去除了运输成本，从扫描到制造的时间减少，这也有利于二氧化碳的减少。*减少制造后过程，降低与生产相关的能源成本数字扫描技术的集成为该过程提供了全球使用的潜力，从而提供了一个有效的出口市场。我们的项目是进一步探索设计中的效率我们预计，在新冠肺炎恢复矫形外科临床服务期间，由于该系统可以提供时间效益，对我们服务的需求将会增加。创新基金将使我们能够通过增加我们的项目时间资源和财务投资分配来实现快速完成，并确保我们能够在完成后将这一新的创新技术提供给矫形外科医生和他们的患者。

Crispin Orthotics are working to create an efficient, effective and sustainable process for the manufacture of custom made orthotic products.Current systems used in the provision of made to measure orthotic products are invasive, inconsistent and create high volumes of non-recyclable waste.Our project uses the most effective portable 3d scanning systems to provide anatomical measures, rather than using plaster casts. These scans are then used to create a virtual representation of an orthosis which can be presented to the clinician and patient before manufacture to ensure it meets expectations.Once approved, the virtual representation is manufactured as a physical orthosis using a functional 3d printing system to provide a device which is:* Exact* Functional* Comfortable* Cosmetic* LightweightAdditional environmental benefits include:* A reduction in non-recyclable material waste associated with traditional manufacturing methods* Time from scan to manufacture is reduced due to the removal of transport costs which also benefits CO2 reduction.* A reduction in post manufacturing processes reducing energy costs associated with productionThe integration of digital scanning technology provides the potential to for the process to be utilised globally and as a result providing an effective export market.Our project is to further explore efficiencies in the design and manufacturing process to create products which are more cost efficient than traditional devices.We expect demand for our service will increase during post Covid-19 reinstatement of Orthotic clinical services due to the time efficiency benefits that this system can provide. The innovation funding will enable us to achieve a fast track to completion by increasing both our project time resources and financial investment allocations and ensure we can make this new and innovative technology available to Orthotists and their patients upon completion.