3D printing has the ability to turn the manufacturing and healthcare worlds on their heads.

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Companies pioneering 3D printing in medicine say that it saves significant time and money compared to traditional ways of making life-changing devices.

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For example, Colorado-based Toughware Prosthetics, which has been creating affordable and accessible prosthetics for amputees for almost two decades, partnered with 3D-printing company Markforged to speed up the process for building prosthetics and decreased costs significantly.

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Minneapolis-headquartered Protolabs also recently partnered with MedStar Health to develop a 3D-printed gravity feed syringe holder that can alleviate some of the work of nurses. This article is part of our ongoing series on Better Capitalism . Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories . Proponents of 3D printing say that it’s a game changer. The technology has revolutionized industries as diverse as toy makers, tool manufacturers, and even food producers . Now, its latest frontier […]

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