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

集成可扩展的增材制造技术以提高矫形产品制造的可持续性

• 批准号: 76476
• 金额: $ 11.63万
• 依托单位: CRISPIN ORTHOTICS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=76476
• 关键词: Integrating; Scaleable; Additive; Manufacturing; Technology

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.

Crispin Orthotics致力于为定制矫形产品的制造创造一个高效、有效和可持续的流程。目前用于提供定制矫形产品的系统是侵入性的，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，这些扫描用于创建矫形器的虚拟表示，可以在制造之前呈现给临床医生和患者，以确保其符合预期。一旦获得批准，虚拟表示将使用功能性3D打印系统制造为物理矫形器，以提供以下设备：* 精确 * 功能性 * 舒适 * 美观 * 轻巧其他环境效益包括：* 减少了与传统制造方法相关的不可回收材料浪费 * 由于消除了运输成本，从扫描到制造的时间缩短，这也有利于减少二氧化碳排放。*减少后制造过程，降低与生产相关的能源成本数字扫描技术的集成为全球范围内的应用提供了潜力，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和制造过程的效率，以创造比传统设备更具成本效益的产品。我们预计，在未来几年内，对我们服务的需求将增加。新冠肺炎后矫形临床服务的恢复，因为该系统可以提供时间效率优势。创新资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向矫形师及其患者提供这种新的创新技术。