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Encourage Healthy Practices as Your Company Gets Back to the Office as Lockdowns Lift

Madeleine Fiello
April 23, 2020
Encourage Healthy Practices as Your Company Gets Back to the Office as Lockdowns Lift

As restrictions related to COVID-19 begin to lift, it’s absolutely critical to have a plan to protect your employees as you return to work. We’re sharing policies and tools that we’ve implemented in order to inspire other companies to take similar actions and keep their people safe.

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The Future Is…Conscious

Nele Motmans
April 14, 2020
The Future Is…Conscious

Materialise’s mission has always been to build a better and healthier world for everyone. We believe that we have a responsibility to care for both our employees and the environment, which is why have integrated both strong environmental principals and human-centered production into everything we do.  

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3D-Printed Non-Invasive PEEP Masks Aim to Alleviate Ventilator Shortage

Brigitte de Vet
April 06, 2020
3D-Printed Non-Invasive PEEP Masks Aim to Alleviate Ventilator Shortage

As coronavirus infections continue to rapidly spread, hospitals around the word are in dire need of mechanical ventilators, which are currently critically under supplied. We developed a solution to deliver oxygen and create high positive pressure without the use of a ventilator by designing a 3D-printed connector that holds together standard medical equipment. It is called the Materialise Passive NIP, with NIP standing for non-invasive PEEP, and is currently being fast tracked through the regulatory process to make it available as soon as possible during this crisis.

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Fast and Reliable: MedTech Solutions amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brigitte de Vet
April 01, 2020
Fast and Reliable: MedTech Solutions amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the world has looked to 3D printing to provide fast and reliable solutions. However, 3D printing can support communities with much more than just these quick fixes, it also has the ability to develop solutions that can have a hand in improving healthcare for years to come.

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State of the Healthcare Market 2020: Point-of-Care 3D Printing Trends

Todd Pietila
March 30, 2020
State of the Healthcare Market 2020: Point-of-Care 3D Printing Trends

The adoption of 3D printing by hospitals and clinics continues to grow at a rapid pace with 2019 being no exception. As the technology becomes more accessible and the benefits to physicians and patients is further appreciated, more hospitals are choosing to invest resources in 3D printing infrastructure as an enabler of personalized healthcare. 

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How 3D Printing at the Point-of-Care Can Support in Fighting COVID-19

Todd Pietila
March 27, 2020
How 3D Printing at the Point-of-Care Can Support in Fighting COVID-19

COVID-19 has placed a significant burden on healthcare systems around the globe that are straining to handle the volumes of ill patients requiring life-saving treatment. The shift in clinical priorities in response to the pandemic provides the opportunity for 3D-printing resources at the Point-of-Care, including software, equipment, and skilled personnel, to be used in other ways. 

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5 Ways to Maintain AM Productivity during COVID-19 Pandemic

Madeleine Fiello
March 26, 2020
5 Ways to Maintain AM Productivity during COVID-19 Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s necessary for people all over the world to work from home or practice social distancing. But that doesn’t mean that working with AM has to be less productive. Here are our tips for using AM software to maintain productivity during this difficult time. 

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Slowing Coronavirus Spread with 3D-Printed Hands-Free Door Openers

Madeleine Fiello
March 19, 2020
Slowing Coronavirus Spread with 3D-Printed Hands-Free Door Openers

Do less harm, use your arm! To avoid the further spread of germs like coronavirus, Materialise designed a hands-free 3D-printed door opener. We are making the design available to all for free as part of our mission to create a better and healthier world. Join us in our mission and make a change!  

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Materialise and HP Strengthen User Control over AM Processes

Madeleine Fiello
March 05, 2020
Materialise and HP Strengthen User Control over AM Processes

Materialise and HP met up at Formnext to discuss enhancing process communication, digital rights management, and the HP Digital Manufacturing Network. With the further enablement of user control over AM processes, Materialise and HP see productivity and security improving drastically. 

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The Dream Bus: Bringing 3D Printing to the Next Generation

Jana Obermueller
March 03, 2020
The Dream Bus: Bringing 3D Printing to the Next Generation

How do you provide learning opportunities to schoolchildren located in remote, rural areas? You build a classroom on wheels and hit the road. Find out how the Dream Bus has reached over 270 000 students as it tours the legendary Silk Road through Western China.

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