For 3D printed medical implant maker Tangible Solutions, the pandemic has not led to an interruption or a slowdown in work. Far from it — as implant suppliers stock up to get ready for the coming wave of elective surgeries that are currently being delayed, they are ordering more implants from Tangible. As a result, this business founded on the promise of additive manufacturing (AM) for scale production is now realizing that promise, shipping implants made via AM at the rate of about 1,000 per week.

In this special episode, we check in with Tangible Solutions co-founder Chris Collins to learn about the challenges of this level of production in terms of the demand on downstream operations. The episode is part of a series in which we revisit companies from past episodes to find stories of how AM is advancing in surprising ways during the coronavirus pandemic.



LEARN MORE ABOUT:

- Tangible Solutions:

https://tangiblesolutions3d.com/

- Our previous episode about 3D printed implant design:

https://www.additivemanufacturing.med...

- Additive manufacturing for scale production:

https://www.additivemanufacturing.med...

- Tangible Solutions’ beginning and vision (our original 2017 article):

https://www.additivemanufacturing.med...



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