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First Silicone Expo USA!

Mariya was asked by the conference’s organizers to sit on the advisory board for the first Silicone Expo USA. The conference took place on June 21-23 in Motor City… Detroit, Michigan. This first of its kind trade-show and conference brought together a broad range of silicone representatives in manufacturing, industry and academia. Mariya was one of the few representatives from the Orthotics & Prosthetics industry and the only woman on the advisory board. You can read their interview with Mariya in Women in Silicones.

Go Mariya and 14ELMT!

Alexandra accompanied Mariya to this inaugural trade show to learn more about silicone and potential applications in 14ELMT products. New to Detroit, both of us enjoyed the fabulous art throughout the city center and a reprieve from our Texas summer heat.

Being that silicone plays such an integral part in our business Silicone Expo was a wonderful opportunity to network, fuel our imagination and consider how to better prosthetics.

Chris Lake,  L/CPO, FAAOP(D), a clinical prosthetist at Baker Orthotics and Prosthetics, gave a fabulous presentation on ‘Silicone in Prosthetic Applications’ addressing the specific needs and challenges that our industry is looking to solve with silicone.

We want to take this experience and knowledge and to make better prostheses. 14ELMT would welcome more of our colleagues in O&P to join us at the next year’s Silicone Expo USA in October of ‘23. Please reach out if you’re interested in joining!

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2021 marked another milestone for us as we expanded our team and our product line!

This year, we welcomed Robert (R2) Duerksen, a talented and skilled fabrication specialist to our team. He comes to us with almost a decade of upper limb fabrication experience and specializing in carbon fiber. He is a creative problem solver and passionate about creating prosthetic frames that blur the lines between art and technology. He brings all of his knowledge, creativity, expertise and framing solutions to our new Carbon Division.

Welcome R2!

With the addition of Rob and his expertise, we expanded our product line to include carbon fiber & thermoplastic frames. We are now a full-service central fabrication facility making 14th Element Fabrication your one-stop shop for custom prostheses.

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…is OPEN!

Our much anticipated opening happened late fall of 2019. Our new office has been renovated, equipment set up and materials pulled. We’re so excited to get rolling!

We have a lot to look forward to in the year ahead, but most of all working with you and making a difference for your patients.

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