Manufacturing of implants by selective laser melting

Abstract

In recent years, digitizing and automation have gained an important place in fabrication of medical parts. Rapid Prototyping could be very suitable for medical applications due to their complex geometry, low volume and strong individualization. The presented study investigates the possibility to produce medical or dental parts by Selective Laser Melting (SLM). The SLM process is optimized and fully characterized for different biocompatible metal alloys, such as: TiAl6V4 and CoCrMo. The potential of SLM as medical manufacturing technique is proved by a developed procedure to fabricate frameworks for complex dental prostheses.

Keywords

• Selective Laser Melting