Orion M150:
Medical-Grade PEEK 3D Printer
The future of medicine is patient-specific. The Orion M150 is engineered to give research institutes, hospitals, and medical device manufacturers the capability to print medical-grade biocompatible PEEK with the strength and density of injection-moulded parts.
Utilizing our proprietary Thermal Radiation Heating (TRH) technology to achieve injection-molding strength, the M150 is the ultimate R&D platform for pioneering the next generation of patient-specific medical devices.
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A Cost-Effective, High-Strength Alternative to Titanium
Biocompatible, X-ray-friendly polymers like PEEK are rapidly replacing titanium in osteosynthesis, cranial, and innovative dental research. PEEK's stiffness and elasticity closely mimic natural human bone, avoiding the stress-shielding effects of metal; and 3D printing it costs a fraction of traditional titanium machining.
Heating its active chamber with Orion AM's Thermal Radiation Heating (TRH) process, the M150 maintains the ultra-strict thermal environments required to process these sensitive materials without voids or delamination. It delivers up to 99.95% part density and near-isotropic strength, allowing medical engineers to prototype and develop novel 3D printed designs for implant applications.
Trusted by Charité University Hospital
The Orion M150 has been used by Dr. Andreas Schwitalla at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, one of Europe's most prestigious medical research institutions, to conduct research on optimal FFF parameters for PEEK, as well as to develop and validate patents for innovative dental implant designs.
By leveraging the M150's Thermal Radiation Heating process, medical and engineering researchers can rapidly iterate, prototype, and test complex geometries that would be impossible or cost-prohibitive to machine from polymers or titanium.
Precision & Contamination Control for Medical R&D
Medical innovation requires absolute reliability and rigorous documentation. The M150 is engineered to support the strict requirements of clinical research and low-contamination environments with a stainless steel architecture and repeatable process control and logging of thermal history.
A new approach to AM
Overview
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) suffers from weak interlayer bonding, delamination and warping because the material cools down after being deposited. A heated chamber usually heats the air, but Orion AM's Thermal Radiation Heating heats the material.
Benefits
With Thermal Radiation the heat penetrates through the material, allowing the layers to truly fuse together. This results in parts that are more uniform in strength, more dense and stronger.
Results
Orion's technology resolves the anisotropic nature of FFF 3D printing, even for difficult to print aerospace-grade materials like PEEK and PEI. This results in nearly isotropic properties.
Without Thermal Radiation Heating
- Visible Layers
- Porous Structures
- Poor Interlayer Bonding
- Low Strength, Anisotropic
With Thermal Radiation Heating
- No Visible Layers
- Dense, Homogenous Structures
- Good Interlayer Bonding
- High Strength, Isotropic
Thermal Radiation Heating
Orion AM's TRH process efficiently heats the print from all directions up to 300 °C. The heating chamber acts as an emission source of continuous thermal radiation, thus increasing the inter-layer bonding and improving mechanical strength. This ensures maximum stability and mechanical outcomes from the process.
PEEK for Medical Implants
PEEK in Osteosynthesis
PEEK is specially designed to offer optimal recovery due to its properties. A PEEK implant is comparable to the human bone stiffness and elasticity, allowing the human body to recover and accept the implant as if it were a natural human part.