Objective Due to their complex shape, high dimensional accuracy, good surface finish, and one-of-a-kind production prosthesis are usually manufactured by investment casting. Consequently, the materials used for prosthetic applications have to present a multiplicity of characteristics that are practically impossible to achieve simultaneously. Moreover, casting requires considerable tooling and complex finishing operations and the process often leads to poor quality and significant metal scraping. Also, the large numbe r of manufacturing steps and intensive skilled labour requirements make the process costly and slow. In addition to that, a large number of valuable higher reactivity titanium alloys and higher melting point alloys such as tantalum and zirconium alloys can not be cast altogether. The RAMATI project aims at developing Laser Powder Deposition to the production of biomedicai titanium implants for small size, customised prosthesis, for dental, maxilofacial and cranial reconstruction applications, in a one-per-on e basis, in order to allow exact tailoring of the prosthesis to the clinical requirements. LFFM eliminates the limitations of existing casting processes: (a) single-step process that produces near-net shape parts, the time expenditure and cost associated w ith multiple step fabrication are largely eliminated; (b) no machining is required; (c) being a highly automated process, labour requirements are low; (c) higher material purity are obtained because contamination by tools, machining oils, lubricants, clean ing agents and binders is avoided and part manipulation is reduced to a minimum; (d) no tooling or fixturing is required; (e) manufacturing planning is automatic and easy; (f) the factory footprint, capital investment and human resources required are low; and, more importantly, (g) a turnaround time of a few hours or days instead of a few weeks for conventional processes, (h) waste-free process because unused powder can be # Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringtribologylubricationnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringsubtractive manufacturingmedical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologyimplantsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Keywords cranio-facial implants dental implants laser free-form manufacturing maxillofacial implants Programme(s) FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) NMP-2002-3.4.3.1-2 - New and user-friendly production equipment and technologies, and their incorporation into the factory of the future Call for proposal FP6-2002-NMP-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator INESC INOVACAO - INSTITUTO DE NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS EU contribution No data Address Rua Alves Redol, 9 LISBOA Portugal See on map Total cost No data Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FORCE TECHNOLOGY Denmark EU contribution No data Address Park Alle 345 BROENDBY See on map Total cost No data FUNDACION INASMET Spain EU contribution No data Address Mikeletegi Pasealekua 2 SAN SEBASTIAN See on map Total cost No data IREPA LASER - INDUSTRIALISATION DES RECHERCHES SUR LES PROCEDES ET LES APPLICATIONS DU LASER France EU contribution No data Address Pole API, Boulevard Gonthier d'Ondernach, Parc d'Innovation ILLKIRCH See on map Total cost No data EROTHITAN TITANIMPLANTATE AG Germany EU contribution No data Address Allendestrasse 68 SCHMALKALDEN See on map Total cost No data MATERIALISE NV Belgium EU contribution No data Address Technologielaan 15 LEUVEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTITUTO PER LE RICERCHE DI TECNOLOGIA MECCANICA E PER L'AUTOMAZIONE S.P.A. - ISTITUTO R.T.M. S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Regione Lime VICO CANAVESE See on map Total cost No data PYROGENESIS S.A. Greece EU contribution No data Address Technological Park of Lavrion, Athens-Lavrion Avenue LAVRION See on map Total cost No data F&S STEREOLITHOGRAPHIETECHNIK GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Technologie-Park 12 PADERBORN See on map Total cost No data FOTONA PROIZVODNJA OPTOELEKTRONSKIH NAPRAV D.D. 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