Additive Manufacturing

AUG 2013

Modern Machine Shop and MoldMaking Technology present ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, a quarterly supplement reporting on the use of additive processes to manufacture functional parts. More at additivemanufacturinginsight.com.

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F E AT U R E Polyaxial Locking Surgical screws fasten bone sections together by locking into a plate. Typically, the screw has a set of threads at its head for mating to this plate. Because surgery is a manual process, the threaded hole in the plate should allow the surgeon some degree of play in the direction of this screw. Seen here is a plate concept that maximizes this play. Produced additively, this part features an engineered mesh form that fnds, guides and locks the screw head across a broad range of angles, maximizing the surgeon's hope of fnding the ideal angle of attachment during the procedure. 6— AM Supplement

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