Fourteen year old Jessica Miller, of Dartford Science & Technology College, dreams turned into a reality this holiday season when her school’s science fair project. She gave her a chance to change one young girl’s life forever.
For engineering science fair project she decided she wanted to work with children’s prosthesis. Emily Williams, a family friend, came to mind very quickly. Williams is an five year old girl born with just one hand and in need of a prosthetic. Through many nights of research Jessica came across E-Nabling, a network using 3D printing to create prosthetic hands for children in need. Jessica was looking for a 3D printing company in Kent came across 3dpart.co.uk.
3D Part is a locally owned manufacturing business in South East UK, Kent, making quality end products and prototypes from revolutionary 3dpart.co.uk printing machines. Working alongside the shops owner Ridas, Jessica was able to create a prosthetic hand for young Emily. The result was astounding. A 3D model that molded perfectly to Emily’s arm fit like a glove.
3D printing is the process of making three-dimensional objects from a digital model using many successive layers of material. The objects vary depending on the type of plastic used in the layering. This creates a cost effective product. Due to this inexpensive cost, prosthesis are no longer thousands of dollars and can actually be a reality for girls like Emilly Williams.
Due to Jessica’s idea of helping out a family friend in need and to the cutting edge technology of “3D Part” this dream is now a reality.