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Grand Valley State lands grant to study 3D printing for medtech
January 18, 2019
The grant will allow the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based institute, along with contract manufacturer MediSurge (Grand Rapids) and 3D printing company Carbon (Redwood City, Calif.) to create production-grade, implantable medical devices, which isn’t currently possible due to existing materials used for prototyping. The institute has a new Carbon 3D printer.
“We are thrilled to be the first university in the Midwest to provide students with direct access to this type of innovative technology on campus,” said Brent Nowak, executive director of aMDI, in a prepared statement. “This novel 3D additive manufacturing technology, targeting medical grade materials, will soon be the new standard, and this study will be a launch pad for course content that is used in curriculum throughout the university.” Continue Reading