Medicine & Orthopaedics

ALTO — a versatile industrial 3D printer dedicated to custom orthopaedic devices. Designed for orthopaedic professionals, ALTO enables the production of tibial and femoral sockets, braces, splints, moulds and specific parts on a single machine platform.

ALTO does more than reproduce a shape. It allows geometry, wall thicknesses and functional zones to be adapted from the design stage, in order to obtain devices that are lighter, better suited to the patient’s real use and more easily reproducible. As a next-generation production tool, ALTO meets today’s orthopaedic requirements: personalisation, comfort in use, weight reduction and control of mechanically stressed areas.

ALTO (automation)

To support medium to high-volume production, ALTO can be equipped with an automatic build plate changing system. This solution enables prints to be run one after another, without immobilising the machine during cooling or part removal. Each build plate can be identified by barcode, enabling production to be tracked from the manufacturing order through to shipment preparation.

ALTO (production farm)

Thanks to its reliability, repeatability and automation capabilities, ALTO can be deployed as a production farm to support the scaling-up of orthopaedic production. The management system simplifies production launch: files are prepared, scheduled and distributed according to priorities, materials or available machines. With automation mode and camera monitoring, production gains a high level of autonomy — human intervention is refocused on preparation, supervision and validation.

HÉLIA — speed, precision and a geometry suited to plagiocephaly helmets. Thanks to its delta kinematics and efficient filament cooling system at the nozzle outlet, HÉLIA combines speed, precision and print quality.

Its cylindrical build volume is particularly well suited to the geometry of plagiocephaly helmets. Its lightweight print head enables sharp changes of direction, useful for printing patterns, customised designs or fine geometries.

HÉLIA (automation)

HÉLIA can be equipped with options that turn it into a compact automated production unit. The autonomous filament feeding system allows up to four filament inputs to be preloaded and automatically switches from one to another when a spool runs out. This function also makes it possible to use different colours according to the print files, without manual filament changes.

An automatic part ejection system can complete the equipment, enabling prints to be run one after another, day and night — HÉLIA transforms the production of plagiocephaly helmets into a fast, precise and customisable process, adapted to the requirements of modern medical workshops.

MOEBIUS — continuous production for trial fitting shoes and orthopaedic applications. With its 45° printing angle, MOEBIUS facilitates the production of orthopaedic devices such as trial fitting shoes, while reducing the need for support structures.

Its conveyor-belt print surface enables automated production. Printed parts are discharged progressively as the belt moves forward. Files can be added to a print queue: MOEBIUS then runs the prints one after another, day and night.

Ideal for

MOEBIUS is particularly suited to repeated production runs requiring simple automation and continuous printing.

NEVIA — large-format, high-throughput 3D printing. Designed for large devices and productions requiring reduced manufacturing times, NEVIA can produce braces, seating systems, shells and technical parts, including applications requiring reinforced materials.

Compatible with both 1.75 mm and 2.85 mm filaments, NEVIA offers a high degree of freedom in the choice of materials, flow rates and printing strategies. It can also integrate a dual-material print head for specific developments.

Trauma brace — in less than 4 hours

When a brace needs to be available quickly, manufacturing time becomes a direct factor in patient care. With NEVIA, a trauma brace can be printed in less than 4 hours from a suitable digital workflow. Produced at high throughput in spiral mode with thick and rigid walls, it is preferably printed using fibre-reinforced materials to maximise rigidity. The brace is then cut after printing to obtain a device ready to be adjusted to the patient.

Brace personalisation

By adjusting wall thicknesses directly in the digital file, the orthotist-prosthetist defines reinforcement areas, flexible zones and weight reduction. Compared with traditional methods, the brace can be multi-perforated to improve ventilation and everyday comfort. Attachment slots can be printed directly with the brace. Printed in polypropylene from a single material, the device is easier to recover at end of life.

SEMIA — the compact solution for 3D-printed orthopaedic insoles. Compact, lightweight and easy to integrate, SEMIA is dedicated to the production of orthopaedic insoles and customised podiatry applications.

Its extrusion system is optimised for printing flexible filaments, enabling the production of insoles adapted to patient comfort, support and individual needs. SEMIA can operate locally or be connected to a Wi-Fi or Ethernet network for remote control. Its cold print surface helps reduce energy consumption.

Key advantage

A dedicated software solution can also define different hardness zones on the same insole, without changing filament — opening up possibilities for truly individual orthopaedic care.