R. Ian Campbell

TL;DR: In the case of aircraft components, AM technology enables low-volume manufacturing, easy integration of design changes and, at least as importantly, piece part reductions to greatly simplify product assembly.

TL;DR: In this article, the suitability of four different additive manufacturing (AM) processes to assess their suitability in the context of upper extremity splinting was compared using a digital design workflow that combined recognised clinical best practice with design for AM principles.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Integrated Product Development research group of the Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa is applying various CAD/CAM/RP technologies to support a medical team from the Grootte Schuur and Vincent Palotti hospitals in Cape Town, to save limbs as a last resort at a stage where conventional medical techniques or practices may not apply any longer.

TL;DR: A novel digitised splinting process using 3D printing in an attempt to overcome issues contributing to poor patient compliance for splint wear, and shows promise for the benefit of both practitioners and their patients.

TL;DR: In this paper, the 3D computer aided industrial design geometry for a consumer product was translated into appearance models using the contrasting techniques of workshop-based fabrication techniques and rapid prototyping using stereolithography.