Technology – between vision and implementation - Direct comparison

Direct comparison

Practical demonstrations of the 3D-printer, also of the additive production, and of milling or the subtractive production, could be watched at the stands of Stratasys and BZT/HARDO. In the subsequent plenum advantages and disadvantages of both production technologies were compared and the use of a 3D-printer for orthopedic shoe technology was discussed.

 

If you wanted to get an impression of both production technologies, you could do so at the stands of the exhibition. Practical presentations of additive and subtractive manufacturing could be watched at the stands of Stratasys and BZT/HARDO. Subsequently advantages and disadvantages of both production technologies were compared and the possibility of the usage of a 3D-printer within orthopedic shoe technology was discussed in the plenum.

Discovering and developing of business areas Roel Weijer, Dutch podotherapist and owner of Podomark, Pododirect and PodoXpert, provided an example with the history of his company of what the path from a traditional to a digital production could be like and what advantages this can have for business.

Jatinder Olk talked about the benefits of new technologies for public institutions. He works for the British Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital as a manager in production, improvement and business operations.