Partial Hand Solutions is dedicated to developing technology for amputees of all ages. Since its founding in 2007, the company has provided functional solutions to many children and adults with partial hand and finger amputations or more extensive prosthetic requirements.
Founder Matthew Mikosz's goal is to offer custom-made products to patients, which has long been greatly complicated. At Partial Hand Solutions, they have been exploring different technologies that could help them achieve their goal: from injection molding machines to SLA and FDM 3D printers.
It was only recently that Matthew had the opportunity to try out Formlabs' new Fuse 1 SLS printer along with a Fuse Sift post-processing station. This opens up new possibilities for the production of custom prosthetics, and at an affordable price. With the Fuse 1 and Fuse Sift, the company is finally able to produce highly functional 3D printed prostheses tailored to individual patients. This marks the first time Partial Hand Solution is printing lightweight, durable parts with technology that is affordable for a small company.
According to Matthew, the use of Fuse 1 has two main benefits. The first is a streamlined workflow that reduces costs and product design time. The second is the high quality of the printed parts, which allows the small company to produce unique, long-lasting custom prosthetics. Partial Hand Solutions was able to completely replace outsourced plastic injection molding with a single Fuse 1 3D printer. According to Matthew, the nylon parts from Fuse 1 bring four main benefits:
Fuse 1 makes powerful 3D printing accessible to small businesses, designers and manufacturers.
