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Design World • February 24, 2022

BMF Expands in Boston and Shenzhen

Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) announced that it has expanded global operations with new state-of-the-art facilities in Greater Boston and Shenzhen, China. This news comes after a monumental year for BMF, as the company significantly grew global revenue in 2021 while adding over 100 new customers to double its installed base.
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TCT Magazine • February 24, 2022

BMF opens two new facilities in Greater Boston and Shenzhen

Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has announced new ‘state-of-the-art’ facilities in Greater Boston and Shenzhen, China as it expands its global operations.

This expansion comes after the company reported a successful 2021, which saw it add more than 100 new customers, doubling the instal base of its Projection Micro Stereolithography (PµSL).
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Press Release • February 23, 2022

BMF Expands in Boston and Shenzhen

Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), the pioneer in microscale 3D printing systems, today announced that it has expanded global operations with new state-of-the-art facilities in Greater Boston and Shenzhen, China.
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Press Release • January 11, 2022

Isometric Micro Molding Selects BMF for Micro 3D Printing

Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), the pioneer in microscale 3D printing systems, announced today that Isometric Micro Molding Inc. added additional BMF printers to support its customers' early design verification and prototyping efforts with micro 3D printing capabilities.
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TCT Magazine • December 14, 2021

A shot in the arm: How micro 3D printing could be used to deliver vaccines

A year ago, an industry began responding to one of the biggest pandemics in modern history. Face masks, face shields, ventilator components and nasopharyngeal testing swabs were output in their thousands, hundreds of thousands and millions as 3D printing providers and users mobilised.

At that time, Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) was just announcing the international roll-out of its Projection Micro-Stereolithography (PμSL) 3D printing technology, which was first introduced in Asia. Such is the profile of PμSL – a technology designed to print micro scale parts at high accuracies and resolutions – it was never likely to play a role as the global 3D printer user base sought to plug the gaps in PPE and medical equipment supply chains. But months later, when it came to plotting the route out of this pandemic and other public health emergencies to come, BMF was invited to take part in a project led by Carnegie Melon University (CMU).
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Medical Plastics News • December 10, 2021

BMF and 4D Biomaterials find new way to manufacture implants

This achievement marks the first time a bioresorbable material has been printed using micro 3D printing and aims to revolutionise the way implantable medical devices are manufactured in the future.

Aimed at creating biocompatible and bioresorbable micro-scale medical devices, the joint innovation has a variety of applications and opportunities for medical device manufacturers and innovators, ranging from micro-scale rigid orthopaedic devices and fixations through to micro-scale soft tissue applications.

The partnership combines BMF’s innovative projection micro-stereolithography (PµSL) approach with 4D Biomaterials’ 4Degra resin inks which together will help to solve design and biocompatibility issues for medical device manufacturers.

BMF has a growing group of customers working to develop new micro-scale medical devices. Its approach is gaining favour within multiple markets as companies look to solve design problems by making components and parts smaller and smaller.
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Plastics Today • December 10, 2021

World First: 3D-Printing Technique Can Produce Bioresorbable, Micro-Scale Medical Implants

3D-printing equipment maker Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) and UK-based 3D-printing materials company 4D Biomaterials announce that they have achieved the capability of printing micro-scale geometries using 4Degra bioresorbable materials. Reportedly the first time a bioresorbable material has been printed using this process, the technology has the potential to revolutionize the way implantable medical devices are manufactured. Miniature rigid orthopedic devices and micro-scale soft-tissue applications are cited by the companies as early opportunities.

The partnership combines BMF's projection micro-stereolithography (PµSL) approach with 4D Biomaterials' 4Degra resin inks. The inks are based on polycarbonate urethane chemistry and can be printed via PμSL and digital light processing to create finely detailed implantable medical devices that support the body's natural healing processes before degrading into harmless by-products that are absorbed and removed through normal metabolic processes. The chemistry can be tuned so that the 3D-printed product exhibits a range of mechanical properties.
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Design World • December 10, 2021

3D printable bioresorbable material aids medical device designers

Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), a pioneer in microscale 3D printing systems, and UK-based 3D printing materials company 4D Biomaterials announce the capability to print micro-scale geometries using 4Degra bioresorbable materials. This achievement marks the first time a bioresorbable material has been printed using micro 3D printing. It could affect the way implantable medical devices are manufactured in the future.

Aimed at creating biocompatible and bioresorbable micro-scale medical devices, the joint innovation has a variety of applications and opportunities for medical device manufacturers and innovators, ranging from micro-scale rigid orthopedic devices and fixations through to micro-scale soft tissue applications.
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