Table 1. The available medical rapid prototyping machines in Egypt [2013].

Machine model, manufacture, and technology	Cost	Materials	No. of cases
M3Linear (Concept-Laser) for selective laser melting (SLM) for metal powders using 200W Fiber laser—only one machine	500,000 EUR	Stainless 304 and 316L, Ti6Al4V, CoCr, Ceramics	21
FORMIGA P100 (EOS) for selective laser sintering of plastic powders—only one machine	260,000 EUR	Polyamide PA2201 (medical grade)	438
Ultra2 (EnvisionTec) for direct light deposition (DPL) of liquid photopolymers—three machines	50,000 EUR	Medical grade polymers (ABS-like)	65
Other 3D printers (ZCorp – 3DSystems)	50,000 EUR	Non-medical polymers	10