18/09/2026
🚀 AFO3D Connect has officially launched!
Custom ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) currently take 4 to 8 weeks to make, while industrial 3D printers can cost up to €500,000. We’re changing that. Led by Gespodo Lab in partnership with Crossroads France Wallonie Vlaanderen, AFO3D Connect is building a clinically validated digital workflow that brings affordable desktop 3D printing (€2k–€10k) to orthopaedic practices.
Our 24-Month Target:
⚡ Under 48 hours to deliver custom AFOs
⚡ 80% reduction in design time
⚡ 30x to 100x lower printer equipment costs
⚡ Full MDR 2017/745 traceability
Cross-Border Partners:
🔹 Orthopédie Bontemps (Cambrai, FR) – Clinical patient validation
🔹 Thomas More University (Antwerp, VL) – Biomechanical validation
🔹 Ugani Prosthetics (Flemish Brabant, VL) – Orthopaedic engineering & FDM printing
Thank you to everyone who joined our kick-off event in Enghien! Follow along as we transform orthopaedic care.
This project was realized within the framework of the Interreg France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen project Crossroads France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen, in collaboration with POM West-Vlaanderen, POM Oost-Vlaanderen, VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Wallonie Entreprendre , Grand Est Développement, l'Agence régionale des transformations, and the Région Hauts-de-France, with the support of the Région Grand Est, the Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, Wallonia, and the Provincie West-Vlaanderen.