Firefly make every orthotic unique, faster than ever, and with almost zero waste.

By Lyndsey Vickers


Wednesday 1 July 2026, 1:00:00 PM


“Every single one of our devices that goes out the door is unique to the anatomy of the patient for whom it’s made.”

Thanks to HP’s 3D printing technology, what used to take almost twelve days now takes three to five!
In our third visit to Firefly Orthoses on the west coast of Ireland, Lyndsey Vickers of MTDCNC meets Conor Lynch and Chris Spoorenberg for a deep dive into the manufacturing process that’s not just faster and more sustainable – it’s literally changing patients’ lives.

Want to see how a foot scan becomes a finished, life-changing orthotic through a process that produces almost zero waste? Watch this.



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