HP Germany is presenting its additive manufacturing solutions for orthoses and prostheses at OTWorld 2026 in Leipzig, the leading international trade fair for orthopedics and rehabilitation technology. The company is demonstrating how its Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technology can address the scalability challenges that many labs face when transitioning from manual, craft-based production to digital, serial manufacturing of patient-specific orthopedic devices. HP is showcasing end-to-end workflows that integrate 3D scanning, design software, and MJF printing to produce lightweight, breathable, and customizable orthoses and prosthetic sockets. The exhibition targets the persistent bottleneck in the orthopedic sector: moving beyond one-off prototypes to repeatable, cost-effective production runs.

This deployment fits squarely into the medical-dental vertical's ongoing adoption of polymer AM for mass-customized patient care, a segment where HP's MJF has already established a foothold through its work with partners like Andiamo and UNYQ. The orthopedic lab market has long been dominated by manual plaster casting and thermoforming, with digital workflows limited to high-end clinics. HP's push at OTWorld signals an attempt to lower the qualification and cost barriers for smaller labs, leveraging MJF's throughput advantage over SLS and its material set (PA12, PA11, TPU) that matches orthotic requirements for durability and flexibility. The competitive landscape includes 3D Systems (SLS and SLA), Stratasys (FDM/FFF), and Formlabs (SLA/DLP), but HP's differentiator is its focus on production-scale workflow integration rather than just printer sales.

For orthopedic labs evaluating digital production, HP's OTWorld presence is a practical signal that MJF-based orthotic manufacturing has moved beyond pilot projects into a commercially supported offering. The key execution challenge remains software interoperability and lab training, not printer capability. Labs should assess whether HP's workflow partners cover their specific design-to-production needs before committing to hardware.

HP showcases 3D printing for orthoses and prostheses at OTWorld 2026