Emerge Prosthetic Arts
Prosthetic Silicone Engineering and Design Emerge creates custom partial silicone feet and hands as well as off-the-shelf leg and hand covering systems.
Emerge Prosthetic Arts specializes in silicone rubber solutions for amputees requiring an in-depth understanding of unique congenital and traumatic issues.
All the molds and parts to make partial feet with removable gel padsš
Mold Therapyā¦when it all works as you planned.
09/11/2021
Fresh out of the mold!
08/26/2021
Iām going into an actual video store. I will be transported once I walk in. Thereās literally no telling which Karate Kid or 90ās rom-com hellhole Iāll end up in!
08/03/2021
Dorsal side
08/03/2021
Dorsal side of finger prostheses created with Nusil 4070 high consistency and 4013 adhesive silicone rubbers
Client walking in 3-1/2ā heels after not being able to wear any heeled shoe in 20 years!! Sheās wearing a diagnostic socket with a toe lever added to simulate the fit and function of the final prosthesis made in 1 day!
I see some shoe shopping in her future š
My 3 3D printers in unison. 1st printer is my large Modix 120x printing PLA molds, followed by lulzbot mini2 for printing PETG models and finally my Peopoly Phenom resin printer for highly detailed models all for one client!!
05/19/2021
Fresh out of the mold!
Made from Nusil 4070 & 4013.
Rotating some molds
11/11/2020
Some recent partial foot prostheses.
10/14/2020
Latest foot for a client. Made of Nusil 4020 and 4013 with a laminated eco flex-0035 insert.
09/13/2020
Fresh out of the mold
09/12/2020
Foot has been cast.
A little sing a long š¼
09/12/2020
All cleaned up.
09/12/2020
Gelpad made from 3D printed mold
09/12/2020
Fill erā up with Eco-Flex 20
09/12/2020
Casting the gelpad
06/13/2020
Palm sides.
06/13/2020
These were hard to make.
05/23/2020
Pretty little chorus line of fingers. Printed on the Peopoly Phenom. Just out of the printer. Client is missing 3 fingers on each hand. Instead of printing each finger individually, the large size of the printer allows me to print all at once as part of a gang mold.
3D printed flexible test finger sockets.
Okay. So Iāve been struggling to figure out a way to give gel pads more structural integrity. Gel pads do wonders for creating comfort. Especially when my bilateral foot client needs it. But gel silicone is weak as hell and eventually gets shredded. So I printed this lattice form with 70. The softest flexible filament in da world. The idea is to cast eco flex 20 with this inside. Will it provide structural integrity. Weāll see.
03/30/2020
03/30/2020
Nice detail shot.
03/30/2020
Second attempt, perfect.
03/29/2020
Setting up to remodel some foot prostheses. 3rd version.
03/28/2020
Usually donāt do this. Showing a rough concept of a 3D printed design for a hand prosthesis.
My old methodology for creating and casting for very specific needs of client no longer is time or cost effective. Trying to figure old a method using additive manufacturing to make the process easier and more accurate.
03/28/2020
I usually donāt post failures, but here one is. Multiple failures;
1_ bubbles not removed after clear silicone detail coating.
2_Color change due to blueish hue of silicone coupled with change from post curing.
Have to figure out a way to remove bubbles from final clear detail coating and calibrate for color changes due to processing requirements.
Will attempt a new casting following the same steps,but taking into account color change and most importantly, use pressure + heat to eliminate bubbles from the final surface. If that doesnāt work, Iāll have to switch to a different process/silicone to get a consistent result everytime. Wish me luck.
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Address
171 Westchester Way
Battle Creek, MI
49015
Opening Hours
| Monday | 8am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 5pm |
| Friday | 8am - 5pm |
