Case Study: RTM Ortopedia Personalizzata achieves 93% faster prosthetic mold turnaround with Stratasys FDM 3D printing

RTM Ortopedia Personalizzata Prosthetic Molds Achieve New Fit with 3D Printing

RTM Ortopedia Personalizzata, a Budrio, Italy–based leader in customized prostheses, faced slow, costly and unreliable tooling: fragile chalk molds frequently broke in transit and imported molds took around 30 days to arrive, while subtractive processes and foam + resin methods were laborious and limited accuracy. To address these challenges RTM turned to Stratasys and its FDM 3D printing technology for faster, more precise prototype and mold production.

Using Stratasys FDM 3D printing in-house, RTM moved from weeks to hours—receiving scans in minutes and prototyping molds within a few hours—cutting prosthetic tooling turnaround time by as much as 93%. The Stratasys solution eliminated fragile shipping, removed the time‑consuming resin soak step, improved fit and durability of final prostheses, and enabled rapid, cost-effective customization with measurable time and cost savings.