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4C Medical Technologies works with Materialise to Bring Mitral Regurgitation Solution to Market

Sabine Van Canegem
June 14, 2019
4C Medical Technologies works with Materialise to Bring Mitral Regurgitation Solution to Market

4C Medical Technologies is a medical device company working on minimally invasive solutions for structural heart diseases. Vice President of R&D and Operations Dr. Saravana Kumar and his team, are working striving to bring to market an their award-winning AltaValve, an innovative solution to addressing mitral valve regurgitation. Thanks to two delivery options, the device is easy to use and suitable for any anatomy in the patient population.

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How Medical 3D Printing is Gaining Ground in Top Hospitals

Todd Pietila
June 11, 2019
How Medical 3D Printing is Gaining Ground in Top Hospitals

Recently, many hospitals have started making a shift, from using medical images primarily for diagnostic purposes, to integrating them in patient-specific surgical planning. This has created enormous advantages for hospitals and their patients, and is largely supported by the expanding role of the radiologist as imaging expert.

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Race Your Way to Improved Quality Performance and Savings With The RapidFit Calculator

Stef Thulie
May 21, 2019
Race Your Way to Improved Quality Performance and Savings With The RapidFit Calculator

When going from concept to car, every second of the production process counts. RapidFit wants to help you reach this finish line faster by automating your parts-measurement process. Curious whether moving to laser checking fixtures is right for you? Read on to find out more about our RapidFit calculator and take the guess work out of determining your cost savings and efficiency gains from making the switch.

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Beyond Innovation: How Materialise is Powering Industry 4.0 with Essentium and BASF

Bart Van der Schueren
May 07, 2019
Beyond Innovation: How Materialise is Powering Industry 4.0 with Essentium and BASF

What does the future of the global additive extrusion space look like? We are shaping it as we speak, thanks to the strategic alliance we formed with our valued partner BASF and Essentium, Inc., a Texas-based developer of innovative solutions for disruptive, industrial additive manufacturing.

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Better workflow efficiency, costs savings and more accurate preoperative planning with Materialise OrthoView

Clare Satterly
April 23, 2019
Better workflow efficiency, costs savings and more accurate preoperative planning with Materialise OrthoView

Performing more than 45 planned surgeries a month, Dr. Levine has gathered plenty of data to analyze the benefits of using OrthoView for preoperative planning.

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Korean Architect Se Yoon Park Designs Stunning 3D Printed Trees for His Art Installation

Fabian Backer
April 18, 2019
Korean Architect Se Yoon Park Designs Stunning 3D Printed Trees for His Art Installation

Armed with the knowledge of 3D modeling and 3D printing, a background in architecture, and the will to liberate his creative mind, Korean designer Se Yoon Park has created a stunning art installation made up of 3D-printed trees. His work imitates the organic structure of trees and consists of many small geometric elements. Dive into the world of “Light, Darkness, and the Tree”.

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Metal 3D printing vs CNC machining? There’s no competition when ‘and’ can be better than ‘or’.

Ingo Uckelmann
April 09, 2019
Metal 3D printing vs CNC machining? There’s no competition when ‘and’ can be better than ‘or’.

Reduced waste, production efficiency and functional gain driven by greater design freedom and flexibility. An increasingly familiar summary of the key benefits afforded by metal 3D printing. Meanwhile, high-volume repeatability, precision surface finishing, particularly in relation to tight tolerances, remain characteristics more closely associated with CNC machining. But what if there was no competition? No ‘either/or’?

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Sign for My Future: Why Materialise’s CEO has Joined Belgium’s Biggest Climate Initiative

Aura Farrando
April 03, 2019
Sign for My Future with Materialise

“Sign for my future” is among Belgium’s biggest and fastest growing initiatives to address climate change, collecting over 100,000 signatures within its first week. This citizen-led initiative aims to collect as many signatures as possible via its website in support of a clear mandate and a more ambitious climate policy for Belgium.

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How a 3D Printer Is Making a Difference to a Greek Refugee Camp

Aura Farrando
March 27, 2019
3D printer donated by Materialise for the refugee camp in Greece

This is the story of Habibi.works, a maker space built to improve the everyday lives of thousands of refugees in Katsikas. One of the highlights of the workshop in Katsikas is the new 3D printer, a Mass Portal machine, donated by Materialise.

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A Day in the Life of a Materialise Clinical Engineer

Aura Farrando
March 20, 2019
A Day in the Life of a Materialise Clinical Engineer

Jorn was a Biomedical Engineering graduate who decided to take part in the Future Innovators Day to get a sneak peek into jobs and life at Materialise. A few months later, he walked through the door of Materialise again to start work as a Clinical Engineer. 

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