Prodways Enters the 3D Printed Hearing Aid Market with Acquisition of Surdifuse-L’Embout Francais

“Many industries have been influenced heavily by 3D printing, but perhaps none so heavily as the hearing aid industry. More than a decade ago, EnvisionTEC 3D printed hearing aids for hearing aid manufacturer Sonova, specifically its Phonak brand. Sonova was beyond impressed with what 3D printing did for its product – it was able to provide a level of customization, comfort and fit that previous manufacturing technology could not accomplish. Siemens, Materialise, 3D Systems and other firms all industrialized the 3D Printing of custom ITE (In the Ear) hearing aids. Once other hearing aid companies got wind of this, they wanted to try 3D printing as well – and within two years, traditional manufacturing techniques had all but disappeared from the custom hearing aid industry, replaced by 3D printing…”

https://3dprint.com/233076/prodways-enters-the-3d-printed-hearing-aid-market/