{"id":11148,"date":"2026-01-08T09:14:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T08:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/cases\/fra-klumpete-maskiner-til-baerbare-hjelmer-for-hjerneavbildning\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:55:52","slug":"cerca-magnetics","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/no\/prosjekter\/cerca-magnetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Fra klumpete maskiner til b\u00e6rbare hjelmer for hjerneavbildning"},"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> utvikler neste generasjons hjerneavbildningssystemer ved hjelp av fremskritt innen kvantesensorikk. Deres arbeid fokuserer p\u00e5 \u00e5 transformere tradisjonell MEG-teknologi &#8211; som historisk sett har v\u00e6rt avhengig av stort, fastmontert og kostbart utstyr &#8211; til b\u00e6rbare systemer som tillater naturlig bevegelse under skanning. Denne tiln\u00e6rmingen utvider tilgangen til MEG-skanning, inkludert bruk av barn og langvarige studier som tidligere var upraktiske med konvensjonelle systemer.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Utfordringen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tradisjonelle MEG-skannere er avhengige av store, stive strukturer som veier flere hundre kilo.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cerca trengte en produksjonsl\u00f8sning som kunne st\u00f8tte:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sv\u00e6rt komplekse geometrier, inkludert innvendige kanaler, underskj\u00e6ringer og gitterstrukturer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lette, men robuste komponenter som egner seg for b\u00e6rbart medisinsk utstyr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flere hjelmst\u00f8rrelser, tilpasset brukere i ulike aldre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raske utviklingssykluser uten kostnader og forsinkelser knyttet til verkt\u00f8y<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Konvensjonelle polymerproduksjonsmetoder, som spr\u00f8ytest\u00f8ping, var uegnet p\u00e5 grunn av designkompleksitet og krav til verkt\u00f8y.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tiln\u00e6rming til produksjon<\/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 materialstrategi<\/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>Lett design som gir fri bevegelse under skanning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verkt\u00f8yfri produksjon, noe som reduserer ledetider og utviklingsrisiko<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SLS-prosessen gjorde det mulig for Cerca \u00e5 redusere en tradisjonell MEG-skanner p\u00e5 500 kg til en serie b\u00e6rbare hjelmer som veier litt over 1 kg hver, samtidig som den strukturelle integriteten og funksjonelle presisjonen ble opprettholdt.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Produksjon og kvalitetskontroll<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prototal UK st\u00f8ttet prosjektet gjennom flere produksjonsfaser:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Designgjennomgang og vurdering av produserbarhet av CAD-modeller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serieproduksjon ved hjelp av industrielle SLS-systemer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dimensjonell og visuell kvalitetskontroll for \u00e5 sikre samsvar med applikasjonskravene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Etter inspeksjonen ble hjelmene ferdigbehandlet ved hjelp av Prototals permanente overflatefargingsprosess, slik at ulike st\u00f8rrelser enkelt kan identifiseres ved hjelp av farge, samtidig som overflatenes holdbarhet opprettholdes.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Resultater<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samarbeidet gjorde det mulig for Cerca Magnetics \u00e5 bringe en ny klasse MEG-utstyr inn i kliniske milj\u00f8er og forskningsmilj\u00f8er.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viktige resultater var blant annet<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lette, b\u00e6rbare MEG-hjelmer som gj\u00f8r det mulig for pasienten \u00e5 bevege seg under skanning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flere hjelmst\u00f8rrelser produseres p\u00e5 foresp\u00f8rsel med h\u00f8y dimensjonsn\u00f8yaktighet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eliminering av verkt\u00f8ykostnader og redusert tid til markedet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forbedret tilgjengelighet for pediatriske og bevegelsesf\u00f8lsomme studier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En skalerbar produksjonsprosess som egner seg for kontinuerlig utvikling og forbedring<\/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 \u00e5 kombinere 3D-printingteknologien SLS, kontrollert etterbehandling og samarbeidende ingeni\u00f8rst\u00f8tte, bidro Prototal til \u00e5 forvandle MEG-skanning fra et fast, infrastrukturtungt system til en b\u00e6rbar l\u00f8sning for avansert 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 utvikler neste generasjons hjerneavbildningssystemer ved hjelp av fremskritt innen kvantesensorikk. 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