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Additively manufactured (AM) three-dimensional lattice structures from titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V may be applied in medical devices like bone implants for better osseointegration. Sintered from metal powder, the lattice structures are covered with Ti-6Al-4Vpowder particles that need to be cleaned to remove particles in order to assure patients´ safety and high product quality. The influence of different treatments and cleaning methods on the structure and the surface of the lattice will be shared. Moreover, the mechanical testing of AM lattice structures can be also be a challenge. One approach to setting up a test plan, defining test specimens and performing the tests according to the relevant standards that can be used as a basis for future work will be discussed.

Stephanie Kochbeck, a Mechanical Engineering graduate from ETH Zurich and MBA graduate from Collège des Ingénieurs, is Business Development Manager Medical at EOS GmbH since 2012. EOS is the technology and market leader for design-driven, integrated e-Manufacturing solutions for Additive Manufacturing, an industrial 3D printing process. EOS offers a modular solution portfolio including systems, software, materials and material development as well as services. Stephanie is responsible for establishing Additive Manufacturing solutions in the orthopedic market as well as discovering and exploring new business opportunities in this field.

EOS is the world's leading technology and quality leader for high-end solutions in the area of additive manufacturing (AM). The company, which was founded in 1989, is a pioneer and global leader in the area of direct metal laser sintering, and also a provider of a leading polymer technology. For these industrial 3D printing processes, EOS offers a modular solutions portfolio that consists of systems, software, materials, as well as technical and AM consulting services. EOS is the partner of choice for industrial AM-based production, and provides long-term solutions for industry. Customers using these solutions are able to take advantage of a technology that is heralding a paradigm shift: light-weight structures, cost reductions based on functional integration, product customization and accelerated product development and production. More under www.eos.info