Point Designs brings prosthetic production in-house with One Click Metal
Point Designs, based in Broomfield, Colorado, USA, is producing titanium finger prosthetics in-house using a metal Additive Manufacturing machine from One Click Metal headquartered in Tamm, Germany. With this technology, Point Designs has improved production efficiency and flexibility while delivering durable and functional prosthetic fingers to patients more quickly.
The challenge: producing durable finger components for daily use in-house
More than 45,000 people in the US experience finger amputations each year. For these individuals, regaining independence depends on access to strong and lightweight prosthetic solutions. Point Designs develops prosthetic fingers tailored to these needs.
Before adopting in-house Additive Manufacturing, Point Designs relied on external suppliers to produce its titanium finger components. While this enabled early market entry, it posed difficulties when scaling production. High costs, long lead times, and limited control over intellectual property slowed progress and made it harder to refine designs.
To address these requirements, Point Designs brought production in-house with a One Click Metal Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing machine. Titanium was chosen for its combination of strength, durability, and biocompatibility, making it well-suited for medical use.
Once CAD models and build preparation are complete, the company can launch production directly on its own AM machine. A full build plate can reportedly produce seventy-four finger components, equal to eleven complete prosthetic assemblies, in sixteen hours of machine time. Optimised orientation minimises support structures and post-processing, enabling rapid prosthetic manufacturing.
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Functional prosthetics, enabled by AM
The ability to produce finger components internally has allowed Point Designs to focus on product development and innovation. With metal Additive Manufacturing, the company states it is able to reliably achieve lightweight construction and offer geometric flexibility to support iterative improvements and patient-specific optimisation.
Point Designs has now transitioned to in-house production of finger prosthetics using its One Click Metal machine. The streamlined workflow from digital design to finished titanium components aims to provide the scalability needed to meet growing demand.
