Development of an automated system for the production of "Devices for Gradual Dermal Maturation" (DMDGs) for the treatment of burn or surgical scars in children: milling and casting of medical materials in 3D.

The Medical Center of Pediatric Reeducation ROMANS FERRARI requires an automated system to perform chalk engraving and silicone deposit processes inside their laboratories. The system is developed as to provide the suitable quality level in order to substitute part of the artisanal work that is currently performed. This robotic element will become the junction between the workshop and the additive manufacturing laboratory that are present at the Medical Center. This document is composed by different parts: a detailed analysis of the required functions (statement of work), research of valid industrial options, choice and validation of the most suitable ones, some tests of the available technologies and the mechanical design of a link between the elements of the final system. The designed system is composed by a 5-axes robotic arm equipped with a 3D vision scanner, a micro end mill and a valve for the silicone. The final aim is to allow another student to further develop this project in the next semester by testing different configurations of the system that is foreseen in this report and validate it.