Beam Brush, is the first connected toothbrush and aims to bring dentistry and oral care into the digital health age. it monitors your oral hygiene habits via an embedded sensor, maps your brushing behaviou and sends the data to an app via bluetooth.
"We are one of the first consumer medical device companies to use 3D printers." co-founder Alex Fromeyer said.
The company owns both Makerbot Replicator and Replicator 2. The first prototype they made was a stand for toothbrush. With 3D printer they can change and update the design until they are satisfied. Then they send the design files to the mold maker to make the mold.
In addition, Makerbot is also used to make the bay that holds the shell of the brush while robot assembles it. With 3D printer, the team can print out prototypes with different plastic fiber to check which one suits the best.
Instead of sewing the ribbon that ribbon goes around the battery in the body of the brush, the team uses the 3D printer to create a jig to hold the ribbons.
In Beam Technologies, 3D printer is not only used for prototyping products, but also for making all the accessories being used in the office. For example, this 3D printed camera holder, made on the Replicator, is used to take product shots, and it works perfectly.
Alex Frommeyer, Dan Dykes, and Alex Curry are the founding team of Beam Technologies based in Louisville, KY. Trained engineers, the Beam Team has strong experience creating and leading tech start-ups in the healthcare and device space. The group contains a uniquely diverse skill set in design engineering, IP creation, and brand development perfect for developing consumer health hardware products, along with a passion for digital health and what it can mean for both technology and healthcare.
