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Whiteclouds provides a 3D-printed brace

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Panthers’ linebacker Thomas Davis injured his arm before the Super Bowl 50 game. He had surgery to put a metal plate and screws in his arm. Mr. Thomas said, “I’ve got two weeks to heal up. Come on, you know me. I ain’t missing the Super Bowl, and you know that.” However, he may get some help from a 3D printing company Whiteclouds.

Whitecloud, a 3D printing company, obtained a 3D scan of his arm and a 3D printed arm brace for him. The arm brace is made from a blend of plastic and rubber. The arm brace was 3D printed in 30 hours using Stratasys Connex machines. Whiteclouds is based in Ogden, Utah.

Panthers’ linebacker Thomas Davis injured his arm before the Super Bowl 50 game.  He had surgery to put metal plate and screws in his arm.  He said “I’ve got two weeks to heal up.  Come on, you know me. I ain’t missing the Super Bowl, you know that.”  However, he may get some help from a 3D printing company Whiteclouds.

Whiteclouds, a 3D printing company obtained a 3D scan of his arm and 3D printed arm brace for him.  The arm brace is made from a blend of plastic and rubber.  The arm brace was 3D printed in 30 hours using Stratasys Connex machines.  Whiteclouds is based in Ogden, Utah.

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3D Printing material, metals

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According to 3D printing,¨using plastic has limited scope due to the fragile nature of plastic. Any serious manufacturing is not possible without using metal. 3D printing using metal or Metal Additive Manufacturing has seen significant growth recently. Metals are 3D printed by melting metal powder using a laser beam to fuse it into a solid part.  Metals used for 3D printing include stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, copper, silver, gold, alloys of titanium, cobalt, titanium, nickel, among others.

3D printing of metals is used in several industries including aerospace, automobile industry, jewelry, medical, among others. The medical industry, for example, dental and orthopedics benefits from the ability to customize parts for specific individuals. The quality of the 3D printed metal objects is comparable to objects made by conventional manufacturing processes. Manufacturing based on 3D printing results in very little waste compared to conventional manufacturing. Therefore Metal Additive Manufacturing continues to grow and become a significant part of manufacture.¨

By John Hewitt

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