Amplifying the Value of 3D Printed Medical Devices (by Peter Basiliere @ Monadnock Insights blog)
Implants and prostheses are the most valuable 3D printed items. While other items may generate more revenue, 3D printed medical devices are life-altering and life-saving.
A Start-up Worth Watching
Amplify Additive, a seven-month old start-up operating three new Arcam EBM Q10plus printers, is already driving the market for titanium medical devices and instrumentation. Amplify specializes in the design, engineering, and additive manufacturing of metal 3D printed orthopedic implants.
I visited the company, located north of Boston MA, to meet with founder and CEO Brian McLaughlin and learn more about their capabilities, and came away very impressed.
Not in the medical device field? Take a few minutes to read on anyway. If you can 3D print metal implants, with their stringent quality and performance requirements, you can produce anything.
Amplify describes itself as an “additive manufacturing supply chain company for orthopaedic implants.” McLaughlin is the driving force behind the company, has more than ten years in the medical device field, having worked in varying operations and sales...
