{"id":11082,"date":"2026-01-08T09:14:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T08:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/cases\/fra-store-maskiner-til-baerbare-hjelme-til-hjerneafbildning\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:32:24","slug":"cerca-magnetics","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/dk\/cases\/cerca-magnetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Fra store maskiner til b\u00e6rbare hjelme til hjerneafbildning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prototal collaborated with\u00a0Cerca Magnetics, a UK-based medical technology company, to manufacture lightweight, wearable helmets for magnetoencephalography (MEG)\u00a0using <a href=\"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/services\/industrial-3d-printing\/\">Industrial 3D Printing<\/a>. The project demonstrates how\u00a0Industrial 3D Printing enables complex geometries, scalable production, and reduced time to market for advanced medical research equipment.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cercamagnetics.com\">Cerca Magnetics<\/a> udvikler n\u00e6ste generation af hjerneafbildningssystemer ved hj\u00e6lp af fremskridt inden for kvantesensorik. Deres arbejde fokuserer p\u00e5 at omdanne traditionel MEG-teknologi &#8211; som historisk set har v\u00e6ret afh\u00e6ngig af stort, fast og dyrt udstyr &#8211; til b\u00e6rbare systemer, der tillader naturlig bev\u00e6gelse under scanningen. Denne tilgang udvider adgangen til MEG-scanning, herunder brugsscenarier, der involverer b\u00f8rn og langvarige unders\u00f8gelser, som tidligere var upraktiske med konventionelle systemer.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Udfordringen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditionelle MEG-scannere er afh\u00e6ngige af store, stive strukturer, der vejer flere hundrede kilo.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cerca havde brug for en produktionsl\u00f8sning, der kunne underst\u00f8tte:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meget komplekse geometrier, herunder indvendige kanaler, undersk\u00e6ringer og gitterstrukturer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lette, men robuste komponenter, der egner sig til b\u00e6rbart medicinsk udstyr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flere hjelmst\u00f8rrelser, der passer til brugere i forskellige aldre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hurtige udviklingscyklusser uden omkostninger og forsinkelser i forbindelse med v\u00e6rkt\u00f8jer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Konventionelle polymerfremstillingsmetoder, som f.eks. spr\u00f8jtest\u00f8bning, var uegnede p\u00e5 grund af designkompleksitet og krav til v\u00e6rkt\u00f8j.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tilgang til produktion<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To meet these requirements, <a href=\"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/about-us\/locations\/united-kingdom\/\">Prototal&#8217;s site in the UK<\/a> manufactured the MEG helmets using\u00a0Industrial 3D Printing.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Teknologi og materialestrategi<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industrial 3D printing for Polymer in<a href=\"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/services\/industrial-3d-printing\/polymer\/sls\/\"> SLS-technology<\/a>, enabling complex internal geometry without support structures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Letv\u00e6gtsdesign, der giver fri bev\u00e6gelighed under scanning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>V\u00e6rkt\u00f8jsfri produktion, der reducerer genneml\u00f8bstider og udviklingsrisiko<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SLS-processen gjorde det muligt for Cerca at reducere en traditionel MEG-scanner p\u00e5 500 kg til en r\u00e6kke b\u00e6rbare hjelme, der kun vejer lidt over 1 kg hver, samtidig med at den strukturelle integritet og funktionelle pr\u00e6cision blev bevaret.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Produktion og kvalitetskontrol<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prototal UK st\u00f8ttede projektet i flere produktionsfaser:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Designgennemgang og vurdering af producerbarhed af CAD-modeller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serieproduktion ved hj\u00e6lp af industrielle SLS-systemer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dimensionel og visuel kvalitetskontrol for at sikre overensstemmelse med applikationskravene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efter inspektionen blev hjelmene f\u00e6rdiggjort med Prototals permanente overfladefarvningsproces, s\u00e5 forskellige st\u00f8rrelser let kan identificeres ved hj\u00e6lp af farver, samtidig med at overfladens holdbarhed bevares.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Resultater<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samarbejdet gjorde det muligt for Cerca Magnetics at bringe en ny klasse MEG-udstyr ind i kliniske milj\u00f8er og forskningsmilj\u00f8er.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De vigtigste resultater omfattede:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lette, b\u00e6rbare MEG-hjelme, der g\u00f8r det muligt for patienten at bev\u00e6ge sig under scanningen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flere hjelmst\u00f8rrelser produceres efter behov med h\u00f8j dimensionel n\u00f8jagtighed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eliminering af v\u00e6rkt\u00f8jsomkostninger og reduceret tid til markedet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forbedret tilg\u00e6ngelighed for p\u00e6diatriske og bev\u00e6gelsesf\u00f8lsomme studier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En skalerbar fremstillingsproces, der er egnet til l\u00f8bende udvikling og forfinelse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"9b92c4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"334\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cerca-magnetics-1-1024x334.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5345 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9b92c4; 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Ved at kombinere 3D-printteknologien SLS, kontrolleret efterbehandling og teknisk samarbejdsst\u00f8tte hjalp Prototal med at omdanne MEG-scanning fra et fast, infrastrukturtungt system til en b\u00e6rbar l\u00f8sning til avanceret hjerneforskning. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prototal collaborated with\u00a0Cerca Magnetics, a UK-based medical technology company, to manufacture lightweight, wearable helmets for magnetoencephalography (MEG)\u00a0using Industrial 3D Printing. The project demonstrates how\u00a0Industrial 3D Printing enables complex geometries, scalable production, and reduced time to market for advanced medical research equipment. Cerca Magnetics udvikler n\u00e6ste generation af hjerneafbildningssystemer ved hj\u00e6lp af fremskridt inden for kvantesensorik. 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