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+/- Brace

Bandages with 3D printing and laser cutting

+/- Brace is a customisable pain-relieving elbow brace that reduces the risk of injury during physical or sporting activity and is manufactured through a combination of additive 3D printing and subtractive laser cutting. An algorithm creates the optimal design based on user data entered in the +/- Brace app. Increasing efficiency in 3D printed textile-based manufacturing and incorporating an open-source process eventually led to the development of affordable customised braces. In cooperation with WertelOberfell.


Company/Institution
Htw-Berlin
Country
Germany
Website
Htw-Berlin
Designer(s)
Nils Sorger // Designbüro WertelOberfell
Nils Sorger is a German product Design Student based in Berlin, and +/- Brace has been created during an Internship at WertelOberfell.
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