Replace the lab · Keep the margin
Orthotics are not a cost center—they are a high-margin clinical service when you own design + production. Numbers vary by payer mix and shop cost—use our calculators to stress-test yours.
Design and manufacture custom orthotics through a connected digital process — from patient exam to finished device.
ArchSpline links scan data, clinical prescription, and orthotic design into a single workflow, enabling clinics to produce patient-specific devices without relying on external labs.
Orthotic design software lets clinics design and manufacture custom orthotics in-house using 3D printing—eliminating outsourced lab pairs for many pairs, cutting turnaround from weeks to same-day when capacity allows, and keeping margin that used to leave the practice.
3D printing has made orthotic production faster and more accessible — but printing alone does not solve the core challenge.
The real difficulty is translating clinical findings into a correct, condition-specific orthotic design.
Without that step, digital manufacturing simply produces inconsistent or generic devices more quickly.
The value is not the printer. It is the system that drives what gets printed.
Capture foot geometry using 3D scanners or mobile-based scanning tools.
Document diagnosis, biomechanics, and prescription intent.
Protocol-driven software generates a patient-specific orthotic design.
Export directly to 3D printing or other manufacturing workflows.
By connecting each step, clinics move from fragmented processes to a streamlined, repeatable system for orthotic production.
3D printing enables faster production, but clinical workflow determines quality and consistency.
Learn how design impacts outcomes in our step-by-step orthotic design guide.
Use your own pricing and volume assumptions. This model is directional and should include realistic labor, remakes, and fixed-cost allocation.
Learn more about lab vs in-house production, explore orthotic profitability, or see the full design workflow.
Build consistency first, then validate economics with your own patient mix and throughput.
Feedback from podiatry and orthotic design specialists using ArchSpline in practice.
New version is amazing. You created a cool program for new feet morphology and individual insoles design! Amazing Bryan!
Sergey Aleks
Orthopedic doctor, Podiatrist, Orthotic Design Specialist