Abstract
The article describes a computer-aided manufacturing of compression garments used for rehabilitation of burn and post-operative scars implemented in Tricomed S.A company. Steps of manufacturing processes include 3D scanning, obtaining control parameters for a self-generating CAD templates from STL file, conversion control parameters depending on the degree of compression and type of knitwear, generating DXF files for the cutting machine, sewing.
Highlights
Increasing competition requires companies to minimize costs, maximize efficiency, and offer improved, personalized products and services
The product obtained as a result of the improved technological process is immediately profiled, so it does not have to be adapted to the patient several times at later stages
The product is personalized and dimensionally suits the individual patient, so the pressure distribution of the band on the desired body surfaces is even. This was achieved, among others, due to the application of increased density of measurements performed on the 3D model in relation to the density adopted in the measurement protocols
Summary
Increasing competition requires companies to minimize costs, maximize efficiency, and offer improved, personalized products and services. The traditional production of this type of product consisted of stapling fabric knitwear, which each time involved drawing paper patterns based on manual measurements (using a measuring tape) at the company's headquarters. This conventional measuring method used in tailoring is time consuming and not very accurate, and requires direct contact with the patient's body, which may cause discomfort to him. The use of innovative reconstructive engineering techniques in conjunction with the capabilities of the 3D CAD system enables the non-contact and noninvasive measurements of individual parts of the patient's body, and automates the pattern preparation stage In this paper, these possibilities are presented on the example of a compression glove. Tricomed S.A., in cooperation with the Cracow University of Technology and the Łódź University of Technology, developed and implemented computer-aided technology for the production of a whole range of compression products, including armbands, lower leg or thigh bands, as well as socks, knee socks, stockings, reforms and t-shirts
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