Additive manufacturing (AM) offers a few major benefits to biomedical applications. To improve the knowledge on AM possibilities, Sirris is organizing two different masterclasses. The first will address the technology, materials used and applications, with experts in the matter explaining all relevant aspects.

1. Masterclass:
Biomedical applications of
Additive Manufacturing
Part 01: General considerations and clinical case studies

2. • Materialise
• Engineering on Anatomy
• Dicom to custom implant design
 Applications of the Mimics Innovation Suite
• Live demonstration
• Q&A
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3. Additive
.MGX Manufacturing
Services
i.materialise Software for
Additive
Manufacturing
Cranio-Maxillo RapidFit+
Facial
Orthopaedics Biomedical
Engineering
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4.  Mimics® Innovation Suite
• Mimics®
• 3-matic ®
• Services
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7. CT or MRI Scan 2-D Cross Sections Mimics
3D model

8. Filter the images to reduce noise
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9. Mimics®
• Threshold based methods
• Contour based methods
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10. Wrap and Smooth the 3D model to remove small gaps
and make the model smoother
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11.  Measurements
 Export option to Matlab
 Fitting primitive shapes
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12.  Partcomparison
 Thickness analysis
 Curvature analysis
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13.  Design and meshing software dedicated
for anatomical data
Acetabular cup with custom flanges
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14.  3-matic is CAD on STLs
 Reverse Engineering to use traditional CAD
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15.  Export to any FEA package

16.  Export as STL (RP)
 Export as IGES (CAD/CAM)
 Magics
• Prepare files for printing
 Streamics
• Data management
• Process control/automation
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18.  Questions?
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