The promise of distributed manufacturing has focused on industrial applications and (re)locating nimble production facilities near end users. These are unfit applications because it overlooks the huge difficulty in scaling up centralized manufacturing, let alone decentralized factories. The game-changing levers are small machines making small parts with certified materials. All perfect variables for the healthcare industry, specifically dental, to thrive. In-office workflows are crossing over from early adopters to broad adoption to deliver real medical devices to patients before they leave the clinic. But does the modern Additive Manufacturing ecosystem have the requisite toolset?
Learning Objectives:
To learn about the history and in-office workflows and comparable technologies that have succeeded in the past.
To understand the current state of technology and adoption across doctor's offices to deliver better outcomes for patients with rapid and decentralized manufacturing tools.
