Smart Foot Care
Greater efficiency through process outsourcing in manufacturing.
You look after your patients – we’ll take care of the manufacturing. To free up capacity in your workshop, without the need for extra staff.
Challenge
Full order books.
Empty workbenches.
Demand for bespoke assistive devices is rising, whilst there remains a shortage of skilled workers. Every hour spent at the milling machine, the moulding machine or the grinding machine is time taken away from counselling and care provision.
Skills shortage
Expert time are your scarcest resource.
Long delivery times
Patients are left waiting, and follow-up orders are lost.
Pressure to invest
New technology costs money, training and time.
Principle
Your expertise stays in-house.
Production comes to us.
You retain control over what makes your practice unique: taking a medical history, taking measurements, deciding on a course of treatment and dispensing. SPRINGER acts as an extended workshop, handling the time-consuming manufacturing process – ordered digitally, delivered on schedule.
01
Record
You measure and scan
as usual.
as usual.
02
Commission
Digitally via a configurator, software or form.
03
Manufacture
SPRINGER produces – in a predictable and reproducible manner.
04
Provide
You make adjustments and hand them over – in your own name.
Offers
Three ways to get more air
in everyday workshop life.
15 working days
Custom-made orthopaedic shoes
Handcrafted bespoke shoes, digitally configured.
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proprio AFO
3D-printed orthoses, with no prior knowledge of CAD required.
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01 · Custom-made orthopaedic shoes
Bespoke shoes in record time – without our own last-making workshop.
Bespoke shoe-making ties up your most experienced staff for weeks on end. With SPRINGER, you can configure the pair digitally and receive an MDR-compliant shoe, handcrafted in Europe.
- You hand over
- Construction of lasts, shafts and bases
- You keep
- Measurements, choice of style, fitting, handing over
- You win
- 15 working days’ delivery time + Master onboarding
02 · proprio AFO
3D-printed orthoses – saving expert time rather than having to relearn.
With proprio AFO, orthosis production becomes a digital ordering process. You can stick to your usual plaster cast or scan workflow, configure the orthosis in your browser and receive the printed orthosis back – with an integrated proprio SOLE if required.
- You hand over
- Deep-drawing, grinding, cushioning
- You keep
- Shaping, correction, therapeutic autonomy
- You win
- Open-system entry + free certification
03 · 3D-printed orthotics
Your orthotic design.
Our printing facility.
Three ways to get started, one goal: ready-made models from the online shop, configuration via a form – or Pro Design in EASYCAD. This allows you to design the shape, function and hardness profile directly on the scan or the pedographic chart. Printing is carried out centrally by SPRINGER or on your own printer.
Online shop modelsFlexConfigProDesign with EASYCAD
- You hand over
- Milling, grinding, coating, finishing
- You keep
- 100% control over every design detail
- You win
- 48-hour service, regardless of staffing levels
Comparison
What outsourcing actually changes.
| CRITERION | IN-HOUSE MANUFACTURING | OUTSOURCED TO SPRINGER |
|---|---|---|
| Staff retention | Master craftsmen and journeymen in the workshop | Qualified staff available for advice and care |
| Delivery time | depending on capacity utilisation | predictable and binding |
| Investments | Machinery, Maintenance, Materials | No or only a small initial investment |
| Quality | person-dependent | reproducible, digitally documented |
| MDR documentary | entirely on one’s own | Manufacturer’s documentation as a basis |
Support
Supported by experts,
not by a helpline.
Master orthopaedic shoemakers and orthopaedic technicians will personally supervise your first commissions, check the data and answer technical questions.
Axel Ruppert
OT-Meister
OT-Meister
Christian Krüger
OT-Meister
OT-Meister
Frequently asked questions
Will the product remain a bespoke item made by my company?
Yes. You remain the distributor; SPRINGER supplies the manufacturer’s documentation.
Do I need new hardware?
Not for bespoke shoes or proprio AFOs; scans are system-independent. For Pro Design, you will need EASYCAD.
How do I get started?
Starting with a free consultation, followed by onboarding or online training.
Can I start small?
Yes. You start by setting aside a section and expand it as required.
Counselling
Which production run will you hand over first?
Tell us where you’re having the most trouble in your workshop. We’ll get back to you with a specific suggestion.