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Qualifying 3D-printed replacement parts for use in critical medical products

November 18, 2020

In response to urgent need during the COVID pandemic, EWI conducted a study to validate the use of polymer additive manufacturing to make replacement parts for medical ventilators. The results of this research demonstrate that high-quality, leak-tight parts can be made quickly and efficiently using the 3D printing technology.

To read the details of this work, you are invited view a paper by EWI associates Jeff Ellis and Dan Kowalik, Evaluating the Feasibility of 3D-printed Parts for Medical Ventilators with Quantitative Leak Testing. The paper can be downloaded for free by submitting the form on this page.

For more information about using additive manufacturing processes to produce polymer parts, contact [email protected].

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