Hearing aid 3D printing have you heard it?

Hearing aid3DPrint what you heard?

although3DPrinting has an impact on almost every industry, but it is not often seen3DPrinting technology completely occupies the entire industry. In the field of hearing aid housing production in the US and Europe,3DPrinting has completely occupied all production lines. If there is another company that uses other technologies to produce hearing aid casings, the company is no longer able to survive in the market. (SonovaHearing aid housing manufacturing video)

3DPrint-generated digital and customized production.

瑞士SONOVA The hearing group, including the Swiss Phonak and the Canadian Unicorn hearing aid brand.SONOVAThe Group is currently the world’s number one company in the global hearing aid market. Its strong product research and development capabilities are amazing, with new technologies and new product lines launched almost every year. Phonak hearing aids have been the number one brand of children’s hearing aids worldwide, occupying global children’s hearing aids50%Market. inSonovaOfAuroraOperations and distribution center (AODC), the factory is fullEnvisionTEC Perfactory 3DPrinter, each3DThe printer prints out about every hour20One3DPrint the hearing aid housing. inSonovaInstalled in global production facilities100MultipleEnvisionTEC 3Dprinter.

Through SwitzerlandSONOVALook3DHow print technology has been subvertedHearing aidindustry!

AODCThe technician uses a scanner to convert the silicone impression of the patient’s ear into a digital file, and then uses special software to design the housing, each individually tailored to each patient. according toAODCOperations and Finance DirectorMichael WalterSay,SonovaPassed every day3DPrinting technology produces thousands of hearing aid housings that produce millions of shells a year. according toSonovaVice President of Operations, USAMujo Bogaljevic.SonvaThe factory is currently working in two shifts, with more employees than500people.3DPrinting completely changed the way custom bereagies are made.

SonovaIs the earliest show3DOne of the companies that print technology enables mass customization. In the past, if a company wanted to make a customized hearing aid, it was a very expensive, lengthy and laborious process. Have3DPrinting technology,SonovaA better and more comfortable customized product can be quickly provided, and the optimized housing allows for more embedded microelectronic space inside, which makes both patients and audiologists highly satisfied.SonovaOn15Turned years agoEnvisionTECOf3DPrinting equipment to complete the production of the hearing aid housing, few people have heard of it at the time3Dprint.3DScience Valley learned that timeEnvisionTECJust released itPerfactory 3DThe printer is now the fourth generation. initial,SonovaPassing3DPrinting to produce a customized hearing aid housing is not satisfactory, and the product is not always good except for a lot of cost, time and effort.Sonova希望3DThe printed hearing aid housing is better suited to the patient’s ear canal and can better accommodate different types of electronic structural components. then,SonovaversusEnvisionTECStart cooperating to develop biocompatible and safe3DPrint materials that do not cause any irritation to the patient. With the joint efforts of both parties,SonovaNot only replaced all hearing aid housing production equipment3DPrinting equipment, but also digital production. last century90Mid-age,People have begun to3DPrinting technology produces hearing aid housings. But at the time, there was no 3D scanning software and software to match.3DPrinting technology.

Hearing aids are very demanding for comfort as a medical device worn in the human ear canal, and customized hearing aids are a way to achieve high comfort.3DDigital technology such as printing and 3D scanning brings accurate and efficient batch customization solutions to the hearing aid manufacturing industry. Forbes magazine once commented: 3DPrinting technology has subverted the hearing aid industry.

Through SwitzerlandSONOVALook3DHow print technology has overturned the hearing aid industry!Sonova In addition to the application in the production of hearing aid housingsEnvisionTECSuch resin photocuring3DPrinting equipment, also laser melting metal in powder bed3DPrinting technology is used in the production of hearing aid housings. according to3DMarket research in Science Valley,Sonova The Group’s Phonak Hearing Aid brand has launched a3DHearing aid printed in titanium housing-Virto™ BitaniumThe hearing aid housing is customized for design and production. metal3DThe printed titanium casing has a significantly higher strength than the resin casing, while the wall thickness of the casing is the resin casing.50%, leaving more room for internal electronic components.Virto B-TitaniumHearing aids also have smaller electronic components that make them less than previous models26%, it is the smallest custom product currently produced by Phonak. From the perspective of the entire hearing aid industry, not justSonovaOn3DActive layout in print, DanishWidex-The company has also invented3DPrint a patent for hearing aids. in2001In the year, the Danish Resound Company also introduced3DPrint hearing aid technology. Resound2003Purchased the first oneEnvisionTECOf3printer. There are usually multiple steps in making a hearing aid. In the traditional way, the technician needs to make an injection mold through the patient’s ear canal model.,But get plastic products. The final shape of the hearing aid is obtained by drilling the sound hole and manually processing the plastic product. If something goes wrong during this process, you will need to recreate the model.引入EnvisionTEC After the system and after the digital processing scheme, the labor costs of the production of hearing aids by Resound have dropped significantly.Simultaneous printing of multiple customized hearing aid housings via a single tray3DPrinting technology has replaced the steps that required manual handling of customized hearing aid housings.In addition to the cost reduction,3DPrinting technology also adds flexibility to the manufacture of hearing aids. Customized products can be printed on any printer as long as the patient’s scan data is available.