Kumovis to showcase 3D printing solutions at COMPAMED and Formnext 2020
Kumovis is presenting new high-performance polymers at virtual.COMPAMED and Formnext Connect. Visitors will learn all about Kumovis R1 and the medical applications for which the industry-specific 3D printer is suited.
Kumovis has been developing 3D printing solutions for highly regulated infrastructures, including healthcare. To enable medical technology companies and hospitals to manufacture products in a resource-efficient way and ensure outstanding patient care, the Munich start-up has once more expanded its range of polymers that fit in with medical requirements. Implantable examples include PEEK, PEKK and PPSU. Their biocompatibility and resistance to common sterilization methods are the most important features for being usable in medtech, as well as their chemical and mechanical properties.
Kumovis technologies and workflows are more cost-efficient and time-saving than using conventional processes such as milling or injection molding, particularly when it comes to manufacturing patient-specific medical devices and small series. The company also offers a variety of resorbable and other polymers in addition to the well-known PEEK for fused layer manufacturing in medicine. The expanded portfolio now includes PEEK reinforced with carbon fiber (PEEK CF), as well as a PPSU material that is mixed with barium sulfate (PPSU + BaSO4) for improved X-ray visibility. PEI and the resorbable polymers PLLA, PLGA, PCL and PDO are also part of the range that is processable by the Kumovis R1 3D printer.
Stefan Leonhardt, Co-CEO and co-founder of Kumovis GmbH, said: “The positive response from the industry has been steadily growing since the introduction of the Kumovis R1 series in summer 2019. With this dedicated production system, the medical technology industry can process materials such as PEKK and PPSU in addition to the well-known PEEK in a reproducible way. And what is more, we achieve mechanical properties that are currently unique in 3D printing with polymers and can be compared to those of injection moulding.”