库莫维斯德国医疗3D打印初创公司已宣布其第一台3D打印机R1的商业供应。
The new system uses fused layer manufacturing (FLM) technology, and is geared towards use in the healthcare sector. Kumovis has designed the 3D printer to provide a solution for manufacturing patient-specific medical devices and prototypes using high-performance plastics like PEEK. Employing such materials, the company believes medical professionals can gain access to innovative healthcare products that meet the tough regulations of the medical industry in a resource-efficient way.
Key features of the R1 3D printer include a temperature control and filter system, allowing users to create a “clean room” environment in the build chamber. The R1 also uses print control from超电学, a German 3D printing software company, helping to optimize the system processes. Currently, three R1 3D printers are already in use at pilot customers. Stefan Leonhardt, co-founder of Kumovis, stated:
“With the Kumovis R1, we are excited to provide medical technologists with a resource-efficient additive manufacturing system that meets their high requirements, and what is more, leads FLM processing of high-performance plastics to industrial maturity.”
R1 3D打印机
库莫维斯’ R1 3D printer features a patented temperature management system that allows for homogenous heating, which improves layer adhesion. The user is able to raise the temperature of the build chamber up to 482°F (250°C).客户还可以选择可选的过滤器，以防止外国粒子进入构建室，从而避免组件中的缺陷。Kumovis将过滤器的效果比作清洁室的建立，该室是经常用于医学研究目的的清洁环境。可选的R1滤波器系统可帮助3D打印机生产满足制造患者特定医疗设备的严格要求的产品。
The cooling system equipped on the R1 allows for the manufacturing of parts with good reproducible mechanics and dimensional accuracy. This is necessary for the production of adaptive medical implants, in turn improving the patients’ healing process. Kumovis credits the effectiveness of the cooling system in part to the Hyperganic Print software.
Hyperganic董事总经理Lin Kayser评论说：“ Hyperandic与打印机制造商紧密合作，以实现深远的创新。从一开始，Kumovis创始人可以通过新材料和高级过程技术来重塑医疗应用的添加剂制造的愿景给我留下了深刻的印象。我们相信这一点，并期待加强与他们的合作。”
来自德国软件公司的打印控制程序使用算法来生成和设计复杂且功能性的零件和结构。配备了Kumovis的R1 3D打印机，Hyperdanic Print软件使用户可以优化整个零件的打印，并自定义和自动化其流程。Leonhardt补充说：“有了来自Hyperganic的软件专家等合作伙伴，我们将能够快速获得个性化的医疗产品，因此有助于为患者和医生创造附加值。”
Hotly tipped Kumovis medical 3D printing technology
库莫维斯was founded in 2017 by Miriam Haerst and Stefan Leonhardt, as a spin-off from theTechnical University of Munich。该公司已经开发了R1 3D打印机，并且始终将目光投向创建医疗3D打印机，可与PEEK这样的高性能聚合物使用。
雄心勃勃的愿景并未引起注意。该公司拥有Tu Munich的支持欧洲航天局，以及其他几个组织。它被列为Formnext 2018 Start-Up Challenge，与其他几家有前途的公司一起。库莫维斯的技术也帮助了它赢得Munich Business Plan Competition 2018。
该公司在2018年与3D印刷行业进行了交谈，讨论了R1 3D打印机：“我们设定了通过新的3D打印解决方案来实现医疗产品添加剂的目标。为了实现这一目标，我们将重点放在使用Kumovis系统处理高性能聚合物[…]上，这些塑料可以被处理患者的个人化，时间和成本效益，同时具有高水平的设计自由度。”
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