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1. Medical and Digital dentistry. a. Custom implants inside patients made with Titanium b. Crowns, bridges, fillers for patients c. Surgical guides for both dentistry and orthopaedics 2. Manufacturing companies a. Ability to produce metal components which are impossible to achieve using Subtractive manufacturing technology b. Assist in rapid prototyping for companies c. Mass manufacturing 3. Aerospace, Automobile and Weapons manufacturing a. Intricate and customised component manufacturing b. By not outsourcing, components can be manufactured in-house to avoid leaks of the design, concept and technology – strongly catered for weapons manufacturing. c. Special materials to suit the needs of customers varying between strength to quality.
Website : http://www.ionic3dp.com
Current Status: Proof of concept
Business Model: B2B
Product Description
We, Ionic3DP Ventures Private Limited an incubated startup from MakerVillage, are working on producing India’s first metal 3D printer - where a thin layer of metal powder is melted using a high intensity fiber laser. Currently, this technology is imported from European countries under heavy constraints such as cost, duties, heavy maintenance and high material expense. In addition towards implementing this project, we are also going to implement a one-of-a-kind approach into the field of additive manufacturing manufacturing by merging both additive and subtractive manufacturing techniques together, to be termed as F-DMLS (Finished Direct Metal Laser Sintering) which would be patented upon implementation.
This is an extremely complex and high technology project and it blends several engineering disciplines together such as Mechanical, Metallurgy, Electronics and Computing. This project would re-shape the customized mass manufacturing industry especially in the field of medicine where custom implants are required for patients.
Currently the cost of importing this technology from Europe and US including the raw materials has made it impossible for everyday Indian citizens to utilize (be it dental or orthopedics). By implementing this project in India, the costs can be brought down by 1/10th compared to any competitor in the world. Upon implementation, this technology can further be expanded to support other manufacturing and defense industries.
