a new generation of orthopedic casts

Castomize is developing a new generation of orthopedic casts in Singapore, using ‘ 4D-printing ‘ to make limb immobilization lighter, cleaner, and easier to adjust. The company’s cast system moves away from the dense, wrapped structure of fiberglass, and toward a pre-made mesh shell that softens with heat, molds directly to the patient’s limb, and hardens again as it cools.

Recently displayed as part of part of PROTOTYPE ISLAND during Milan Design Week 2026 , product began as a research project at the Singapore University of Technology and Design before spinning out as a medical technology company in 2022.…