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Bolivian teen Leonardo Viscarra, who grew up without his left hand, has designed and built his own prosthesis using a 3D printer at his school and design help from Thingiverse. The 14-year-old was diagnosed with amniotic band syndrome, a birth defect which left him without his left hand. His prosthesis is made thermoplastic works with nylon threads that collect movements from his wrist and transmits them to the prosthetic fingers. Amazingly, the prosthetic cost Leonardo only about $100.
A British couple believe they've found a way to revolutionise the orthotic support industry using 3D printing, potentially helping up to 100 million people globally. Joel Flynn reports.
ŠKODA AUTO uses 3D printing, for example, in prototype production in its Pilot Hall. Plastic 3D printing is used, in particular, in the maintenance departments in vehicle production. The carmaker also employs the technology in Central Technical Service.
In cooperation with its partners Mahle and Trumpf, Porsche is now establishing a new milestone in the use of additive manufacturing processes for highly-stressed drive components.
Paris, Apr 18 (EFE), (Camera: Luis Miguel Pascual).- A pop-up hand sanitizer laboratory looking to curtail a shortage of the product in France as the country confronts the coronavirus pandemic has flourished in a central street in Paris, a city temporarily robbed of tourists and pedestrians.FOOTAGE OF THE HAND SANITIZER LABORATORY IN PARIS.
In response to the corona crisis, the Volkswagen Group has started to produce face shield holders by 3D printing. This is part of a joint transnational initiative with Airbus and the 3D printing network “Mobility goes Additive”, which includes about 250 companies. The products developed by Airbus will be used in Spain and will be flown from Hamburg to Madrid by Airbus, next week. This cross-industrial initiative was launched in response to requests from the Spanish authorities, which will also distribute the products in the country. The aim is to make as many holders as possible by then. In addition, there are a number of other initiatives by Volkswagen Group brands to produce medical supplies.
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