LENS Medical & Specialty

Optomec’s LENS systems are an ideal solution for a broad range of high-performance manufacturing needs because they can fabricate superior metal components in less time and at a lower cost than competing methods.

Medical Device Fabrication
Medical device manufacturing is a regulated industry in which specialty metals are used extensively for the production of high-performance components. With its costs and time advantages, LENS is an ideal solution for applications including the development, prototyping and production of specialty surgical instruments and orthopedic implants, such as hip, knee and spinal devices. LENS can further be used to manufacture medical devices with a range of functional enhancements that improve wear characteristics and ultimate quality of life for the patient, such as:

• Quick turnaround for emergency procedures


• Longer part life and increased wear resistance reduces need for revision surgeries


• Lower weight and custom fit devices improve patient comfort


• Surface Texturing for improved integration with native tissue

Hybrid Manufacturing
The LENS system integrates well with conventional processes to create unique hybrid manufacturing solutions. For instance, LENS can be used to enhance an existing component by adding layers of wear-resistant material or other surface treatments. LENS can also produce value-added features on existing parts, such as adding a boss, mounting lug, or flange to a large cast component.

Advanced Product Development and Functional Prototyping
A LENS system serves as a powerful product development tool that facilitates basic materials research, design feasibility studies and functional prototyping. LENS offers unique flexibility in the geometries and material range it supports, enabling the use of innovative design concepts such as hollow and internal structures, and functional material gradients that incorporate mechanical property transitions within a single part.



Once a geometry and material or material combination has been identified, LENS can rapidly produce a 3-dimensional prototype with excellent mechanical properties that not only give the designer a view of form and fit, but also enable full functional and structural analysis. The tool-less process is driven directly from CAD data, so a prototype of a new design or a design iteration can be produced in a matter of hours, providing significant time compression advantages.