Global partnership aims to deliver 3D printing O&P solutions

3D printing solutions provider Essentium, and Vorum, which works in CAD/CAM processes for the global O&P market, have announced an exclusive global partnership.

The partnership will deliver Essentium + Vorum, a 3D Print Solution for O&P customers worldwide. It also provides a transition methodology including proof of concept mapped to individual customer business goals, design, deployment path, training, installation and support.

Carl Saunders, CEO and Founder, Vorum: “Our partnership with Essentium means we can offer O&P customers the confidence that they will have the device they desire every time they print.  We know that practitioners don’t want to waste their time with experimental technology – they want to know that their investment in a 3D print solution will deliver the best devices for their patients. With our SurePath solution, we know that what Vorum can provide in collaboration with Essentium is a trusted end-to-end solution for the digital design and manufacture of orthotics and prosthetics that have the ability to improve people’s lives.”

The partnership brings together the Essentium High-Speed Extrusion (HSE) 3D Printing Platform and materials with Vorum’s O&P CAD/CAM solutions and SurePath methodology. With 30 years of experience in O&P digital processes, Vorum developed SurePath to provide O&P clinicians with a proven approach for 3D printing implementation, training and support.

Blake Teipel, CEO and co-founder, Essentium: “Our ground-breaking 3D printing platform combined with Vorum’s expertise will not only help O&P customers embrace a faster, more efficient method for producing custom-made orthotics and prosthetics, but the medical devices will also be produced with high quality and durability. Together we are re-writing the business and production model for O&P professionals that bring profoundly important mobility and independence to their patients.”