Rapid Prototyping for Baghdad

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With HQ in Europe, Materialise is the world leader in the field of software development for industrial and medical Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing applications. Its medical software packages Mimics and SimPlant are used by clinicians world-wide to assist them in the most complex cases of surgery.

Materialise USA donates 12 000$ financial support and Materialise Belgium donates 9 600€ financial support to RP4Baghdad in addition to management support, 2 computer systems and free software Mimics (value: 20,000$) and SimPlant CMF (value: 13,000$). Materialise supports also the RP4Baghdad by pledging each year 25 RP models produced with the stereolithography technologie.

Z Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets the world’s fastest 3D Printers - machines that produce physical prototypes quickly, easily, and inexpensively from computer-aided design (“CAD”) and other digital data. Z Corp.’s 3D Printers are used by companies to make prototypes ranging from toys for market feedback to fan blades for functional testing. Their printers are also used to produce medical anatomical models, some in full color with their proprietary full-color 3D printing process.

Z Corporation is supporting the RP4Baghdad effort by pledging 70 RP models produced with 3D Printing technology and also by pledging cash support to the project.

Medical Modeling offers advanced “tactile imaging” services to reconstructive surgeons across the globe. They create highly accurate replica models of anatomy to allow medical specialists the opportunity to see and touch what they can otherwise only imagine. The company has experience in several cases of surgical separation of conjoined twins.

Medical Modeling supports the RP4Baghdad effort with model building support to Z Corporation. They provided 2500 US$ in cash support for the RP4Baghdad project. They also donated approximately 10,000 US$ worth of surgical supplies: titanium mini-plates and screws for fixation of cranio-maxillofacial fractures.

EOS is the world-leading manufacturer of laser-sintering systems used for Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling and Rapid Manufacturing. Laser-sintering is the key technology for e-Manufacturing, the fast, flexible and cost-effective production directly from CAD data. EOS donates 5,000 US$ each year to the RP4Baghdad project. Within the scope of this project EOS is going to build up medical models with its laser-sintering systems. These models are intended for use during surgeries e. g. as drilling blankets. Moreover, EOS is offering to build implants in Cobalt-Chrome or stainless steel. Especially suited for these applications is the EOS technology "Direct Metal Laser-Sintering (DMLS)" which already is used in several medical applications today.

DSM Somos has developed a full line of ProtoFunctional® rapid prototyping materials that replicate the performance parameters of production materials, saving both time and money in new product development. From thermoplastic elastomers to polyethylene, polypropylene and ABS, Somos has ProtoFunctional solutions for multiple applications including: Functional Models, Fit/Assembly, General Purpose, Investment Casting, Snap Fit, Injection Molding/Direct Tooling and Wind Tunnel Testing.

DSM Somos donates 10,000 US$ to the RP4Baghdad project.

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For over a century, DENTSPLY International has been committed to providing the dental community with innovative, high quality, cost effective dental products. From our humble beginnings in 1899, the Company has grown to become the largest professional dental products company in the world. From our facilities in 22 nations on six continents, the Company distributes its dental products in over 100 countries under some of the most well established brand names in the dental industry. Worldwide, the profession now depends upon DENTSPLY for innovative new products that advance the practice of dentistry.

One of the most annoying needs in Bagdad clinics is the lack of dental anaesthetics and also endodontic material. Dentsply donated this kind of material which will help a great number of people. Their material will be shipped to the 'Dental College Hospital' in Baghdad.

Read all about the donation of dental equipment by Dentsply

Redding Engineering LLC has announced the agreement to donate 250+ medical CT/MRI engineering models to the Rapid Prototype for Baghdad (http://www.rp4baghdad.org/) project currently underway throughout the world. “It is of the utmost importance to use technology that is otherwise unavailable to most of the Iraqi citizens who have been injured due to the conflict there. We are proud to join the other members and sponsors of this effort. The recipients of this help in most cases are simply innocent civilians caught in the crossfire who have their lives changed inexplicably. All the technology in the world won’t help these people unless we make an effort to get it to them and that’s just what this group is doing. We would also encourage others in our industry to get involved, as well as those outside to donate to what we feel is an extremely worthy cause for the betterment of humanity. ” – Duane Redding

More information on Redding Engineering at http://www.reddingengineering.com.

Focusing on 3D Digital Dentistry, Materialise Dental offers a range of products and services to aid dental specialists in the treatment of their patients. Materialise Dental holds a strong technological position in medical image processing, surgery simulation, rapid prototyping. Branded under the SimPlant name is an entire range of solutions for Computer Guided Implantology. The SimPlant Platform includes the SimPlant treatment software, a variety of surgical guides, including bone-supported guides, collaboration with a global network of scan sites and much more. A worldwide support channel and a "SimPlant Academy" have been established to make implant surgery even more successful.

Since august 2007 a new phase in the RP4Baghdad project has begun. Next to the cranio-maxillofacial and prosthetics surgeries, dental surgery will be made possible for the Iraqi patients. Materialise Dental has agreed to donate the use of the SimPlant Software, SurgiGuide drill guides and a SAFE demokit to support us in this new stage.

UNI-DENT is a Belgian company, located in Leuven, that is active in the technical, operational and logistical implementation of medical-dental cases. Their teams consist of experts active in all technical fields of the oral, maxillofacial and cranial care. UNI-DENT has dentists, multidisciplinary teams, universities, hospitals, homes for the elderly and dental laboratories as customers.

UNI-DENT supports the RP4Baghdad project with the realisation of PMMA models.

BioSystems provides highly specialised consultancy services in Computer & Manufacturing Assisted Surgery, Biomedical Modelling and Biomechanics. The company has accumulated experience in integrating Medical Imaging with CAD, FEA and RP techniques, for diagnostic, pre-operative planning and customised implant design purposes. It is among the very few providers of such services worlwide.

BioSystems supports the RP4Baghdad project by providing expert technical and clinical knowledge, as well as donating a Pioneer Magneto-Optical Drive (MOD) for exporting the digital image output of Baghdad's CT scanners to PCs and the Internet.

Wohlers Associates, Inc. is an 19-year old consulting firm that provides technical, marketing, and strategic advice on the new developments and trends in product design, rapid prototyping, 3D printing, rapid tooling, and rapid manufacturing.

Stryker Leibinger Micro Implants made a significant contribution of medical devices to the project. They donated several distraction osteogenesis devices, from their DynaForm and Multi-Guide II product lines. Stryker also provided several complete sets of resorbable cranio-maxillofacial fixation from their Inion product line. More information on Stryker at www.stryker.com.

Biomet Microfixation made a substantial contribution of titanium plates, screws and instrumentation to the project. Many complete titanium sets for mandibular, midface and cranial reconstruction were donated along with enough spare plates and screws to provide for reconstruction of a large number of patients. An overview (photos and a detailed list) of the second donation from Biomet Microfixation can you find here. More information on Biomet Microfixation at www.biometmicrofixation.com.

Ono & Co., Ltd., founded in 1897, has been one of the leading wholesalers of steel products in Japan. The company is now expanding its business in the field of medical models. Ono & Co., Ltd. provides consultancy service to medical schools and other related firms, distributing Materialise software packages, Mimics and Magics, and creating precise medical replica models for surgical planning. The models can be shaved, so they are also used at medical workshops for the transference of surgical techniques.

ARRK's ability to provide complete product development means more than the process-by-process pursuit of quality and added value. ARRK's comprehensive system to support development is, in itself, a value-added product which has been recognized by industrial design companies, as a strategy that places ARRK among the leaders in the industry.

NEXT21 was established in 1989 (Tokyo, Japan), advances the research and development in cooperation with some enterprises and universities, and is playing the role as the project manager. The enterprise that has a state-of-the-art basic technology in each field is related to development in the raw material supply and the computer image processing as the joint research participation organization.

Minneapolis-based Haberman & Associates is a public relations firm that tells the stories of the nations most newsworthy and undiscovered pioneers — people and companies who are changing the way business is done or making the world a better place.

Its clients range from Volvo Cars of North America to Organic Valley to BioE, and include numerous consumer, high-technology, medical-technology and public companies. Visit www.modernstorytellers.com for more information.

DHL attaches great importance to corporate citizenship. In Bonn, they have a separate ‘Corporate Citizenship’ department which concerns itself with DHL’s social role. They generally do this by providing logistics for ‘worthy causes’.