Smart Molding International 1-2022

41 additive manufacturing www.smart-molding.com of time and energy into the project so that the industrialization of SKOP could be realized made a real difference — collaborating with very young start-ups such as WeMed can be a risk. When we see the quality of our products today, we are very happy that Nexa3D dared to take this risk and that Third made this choice.” Solution Other technologies offering the pos - sibility of high-volume 3D printing have a very high cost associated. Nexa3D’s technology allowed production on an industrial scale while offering a suffi - ciently low production cost. The scale- up costs and complexities that could arise with purchasing a large number of printers has been eliminated by WeMed procuring 20 NXE 400 print - ers for its partner Third to manufacture the SKOP, bringing a greater return on investment. Nexa3D printers provide a very high print fineness, which is essential for guaranteeing the acoustic quality of the SKOP. The NXE 400 provides high- volume precision and has a 20x produc - tivity advantage that helped WeMed meet its supply demands and maintain its high quality. “When it comes to high-demand products like medical devices, speed is essential, and our groundbreaking technology is helping to bridge the gap by providing these ultrafast ca - pabilities,” explained Avi Reichental, CEO of Nexa3D. “Our access to global suppliers enabled us to customize and tailor materials for SKOP and it was extremely rewarding to see WeMed’s revolutionary designs and our technical advantages come together.” “Nexa3D’s technology is unmatched; it was an obvious choice to bring them onto the project to help meet the high production rates WeMed needed,” said Sonia Tadjdet, Communications Direc - tor at Hava3D. “Thanks to the success of Nexa3D’s technology, Third could work with WeMed on smaller adjust - ments and set up the scaleup produc - tion phase.” Results SKOP is now CE certified, has ob - tained marketing authorization in Can - ada and is in the process of obtaining authorization from the USA. The SKOP responds to a global medical issue — its reach is international and the pro - duction volumes Third provides using the NXE 400 must be able to keep up. SKOP offers the competitive advan - tages of high-quality 3D printed parts, high-volume production capacities on very short time scales, and an acces - sible per part cost for industrial pro - duction. Its availability helps people access remote healthcare, ensuring everyone receives the level of care they deserve and increasing patient satisfac - tion. WeMed is now working on sev - eral medical devices with a philosophy similar to SKOP, and plans to continue using Nexa3D’s ultrafast technology in the future. Nexa3D www.nexa3d.com About Nexa3D Nexa3D is passionate about digitizing supply chain sustainably. The company makes ultrafast polymer 3D printers, that deliver 20X productivity advantage, affordable for professionals and businesses of all sizes. The company partners with world- class material suppliers to unlock the full potential of additively manufactured polymers for volume production. The company makes automated software tools that optimize the entire production cycle using process interplay algorithms that ensure part performance and production consistency, while reducing waste, energy and carbon footprints. All pictures: Nexa3D