by Sam Scholes & Brock Vasic

envisionTEC a company from Germany produces a unique rapid prototyping machine that uses the same DLP technology used in televisions and projectors to produce rapid prototype models. One of the industries they do a lot of business in is hearing aides. Their machines are being used to actually manufacture custom hearing aides that are taken right off the machine, have electronics added to them, and are sent out to customers. Rapid prototyping meets rapid manufacturing. Interesting stuff. Here are a few from their booth. –Sam

Ultra RP machine

Hearing aides