{"id":3892,"date":"2024-11-18T10:54:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T09:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/perfi-prints-a-hearing-aid-in-seconds-could-transform-the-entire-industry-2\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T10:54:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T09:54:42","slug":"perfi-prints-a-hearing-aid-in-seconds-could-transform-the-entire-industry-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/en\/perfi-prints-a-hearing-aid-in-seconds-could-transform-the-entire-industry-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PERFI Prints a Hearing Aid in Seconds \u2013 Could Transform the Entire Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to Anna Danielak and her colleagues, the hearing aid industry will soon have a before and after PERFI<\/a> <\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the launch of our user-friendly desktop printer, we aim to expand our solution,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Anna Danielak<\/strong><\/a> is co-founder and Chief Product Officer at the Danish startup PERFI, which has just received an investment from Rockstart Emerging Tech Fund and Allan Junge Hyldal, business angel and former VP at 3Shape. This comes on top of an Innofounder grant<\/a><\/strong> from Innovation Fund Denmark. More funds and resources may be on the way. <\/p>\n

PERFI\u2019s ultrafast volumetric printing technology opens up new possibilities for a completely decentralized solution for producing earmolds for hearing aids, as well as instant chairside printing of dental objects.<\/p>\n

Time Is Money<\/h3>\n

\u201cThe hearing aid industry has been benefiting from AM for many years now, with traditional vat photopolymerization being a de facto production standard for personalized earmolds. Having a custom-made earmold brings the benefits of higher comfort and better audiological outcomes, making it a more favorable choice for hearing aid specialists,\u201d writes Anna Danielak in an email from China, where she and PERFI have just won the Product Category at the Venture Cup China<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the supports and rough surface generated by the layer-by-layer approach require polishing, adding a significant amount of time and complexity to the entire process chain and generating material waste. The layer-by-layer approach is essentially an industrial process. Volumetric printing does not exhibit these limitations. In addition to the ultra-fast speed, it is the very first labor-free and fully user-friendly printing technology,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

Currently, it takes a long time and costs a lot of money to 3D print personalized products.<\/p>\n

A New Way<\/h3>\n

PERFI has developed a method-Volumetric Additive Manufacturing-through which it can print the product in seconds, thereby reducing the production and delivery time of personalized hearing aids from several weeks to 20 minutes. In other words, the customer can wait in the store while the retailer prints the hearing aid in the back room. <\/p>\n

PERFI originates from the startup environment at DTU<\/a><\/strong>, and the company has since gone through AM Growth<\/a><\/strong> at Danish AM Hub. AM Growth is a network for AM startups and scale-ups that have a viable product or are in the later stages of product development and are interested in support on their commercial journey. <\/p>\n

\u201cDanish AM Hub has contributed significantly to expanding our network, strengthening our value proposition, and gaining valuable insights into running an additive manufacturing business,\u201d writes Anna Danielak.<\/p>\n

She points out that the program has given PERFI the opportunities and tools to break through from the laboratory to the market.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince joining the program, our activities and partnerships have skyrocketed, and we look forward to working on more projects in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Results from working with Danish AM Hub<\/h3>\n