Laser-sintering manufactures end products in metal or plastics directly from electronic data – layer by layer, within a few hours or days only. In the medical device industry, the technology is ideally suited for individual products with complex geometry or for products that have to be available at short notice. By flexibly providing operation aids, implants, dental restorations, medical devices and instruments, laser-sintering offers solutions from tip to toe. Thanks to laser-sintered knee implants, patients can walk through life again within shortest time – or they are all smiles again with dental restorations made from a specially developed cobalt chrome alloy. Application examples in the field of blood centrifuges highlight how the technology enables functional integration and how, as a result, the product value increases while production costs decrease.