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NEWS:
DENTAL PRODWAYS ANNOUNCES DESKTOP DLP 3D
PRINTER AND DENTAL PACKAGE
Earlier this year, French 3D printer manufacturer
Earlier this year, an industry report projected Prodways launched a new desktop DLP machine, the
that the dental 3D printing market is set to ProMaker LD3.
grow to 9.5 Billion USD (8.3 EUR) by 2027. The Based on the company’s MOVINGLight technology,
ten-year forecast detailed how the total dental the machine is designed to serve dental professionals,
printing industry grew by over 35% year-over- jewellers, and educators with a native resolution of 50
microns and a build envelope of 64 x 120 x 130 mm. The
year for the second in a row in 2017 as a result of
idea is to package the professional performance of DLP
widespread increases in acceptance and adoption technology into a compact, multi-functional platform, that
of 3D technologies within the sector. This year, can operate in any-sized environment.
the number of launches and application stories
The machine is scheduled to be made available
suggest that growth is right on track – here are before the end of the year within a dental package that
just a few. includes specific dental materials and expert support.
Those materials will include resins for dental models
intended for repair work, such as crowns and bridges,
and to be used in thermoforming, such as dental aligners
and retainers, along with CE certified resins for implant
guides. In addition, Prodways will also supply burnout
resins for casting or fixed crowns in ceramic or metal.
3D SYSTEMS LAUNCHES DMP DENTAL 100 CARBON PARTNERS and the ability to report data
METAL 3D PRINTER WITH NATIONAL and analytics
In addition to its polymer-based Figure 4 NextDent DENTEX LABS “3D printing has become
solution, 3D Systems launched the DMP Dental 100 Carbon has announced a integral to the dental industry
metal 3D printer offering entry-level metal 3D printing multi-year agreement with and NDX is at the forefront
for dental applications. National Dentex Labs (NDX) of using this innovative
The direct metal 3D printing system offers doubles to deliver a complete 3D technology,” said Tom Daulton,
the productivity of its predecessor with a build volume printing solution for dental CEO of National Dentex Labs.
of 100 x 100 x 80 mm to produce small, complex applications. “As we evaluated the options,
dental prostheses in Ni-free CoCr materials certified NDX, the largest network we needed a solution and a
for dental use. of dental labs by revenue in partner that could scale with
the U.S., has already been us while offering efficiencies,
The printer is designed to deliver maximum price/ quality parts, and excellent
performance ratio, and produces high-quality, metal applying 3D printing for the
production of dental models, support and service.”
parts with what 3D Systems says is “the shortest
post-processing time in the market.” Based on internal casts and implant guides. The Silicon Valley company
testing, the machine can print up to 90 dental crown However, increasing demand recently installed its Carbon
copings in a single run in less than four hours, with only for has led the organisation M2 printers in NDX labs and
25 minutes’ heat treatment. to seek a solution that can will continue to scale this
meet this growth and provide throughout next year.
scalability, fleet management
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ENVISIONTEC UNVEILS HIGH- for fast and affordable volume
SPEED 3D PRINTER AND DENTAL production of models on which to
MATERIALS produce clear thermoformed aligners,
At this year’s LMT Dab Day, EnvisionTEC and E-Ortholign, a biocompatible
launched its largest high-speed continuous material designed for direct 3D printing
3D printer to date. of the “first aligner”, a device used
after an orthodontist removes
The new Vida cDLM offers a build volume a patient’s brackets to
of 145 x 81.5 x 100 mm with a XY resolution hold teeth in place.
of 76 microns. Material-depending,
EnvisionTEC says the Vida cDLM can print
models in half the time of its best-selling
Vida desktop machine. For example,
when used with EnvisionTEC’s
premium E-Model Light material,
the Vida cDLM can 3D print 10-12
vertical orthodontic models in
100-micron layers in 90 minutes.
In addition, EnvisionTEC
launched two new materials;
E-OrthoShape, a resin designed
CLEARCAPS USES STRUCTO Jesse Bartels, founder of
3D PRINTERS TO PRODUCE ClearCaps commented: “We
250 CLEAR ALIGNER always strive to be at the forefront
MODELS IN 24 HOURS of the latest technology to help
Dental-specific 3D printers from us deliver superior treatment
Singapore-based Structo are being outcomes.”
leveraged by clear dental aligner Launched last year, the
brand, ClearCaps, to accelerate DentaForm is capable of printing
its large-volume manufacturing up to 10 clear aligner models in 30
operations. minutes thanks to its large-build
ClearCaps currently uses 3D volume measuring 200 x 150 mm
and high print speeds. ClearCaps RENISHAW REDUCES DENTAL FRAMEWORK
software for planning and tracking of
currently prints around 250 BUILD PREPARATION TIME BY UP TO 75%
its cases including a 3D simulation of
the patient’s treatment. Now Structo’s models every 24 hours but the Global engineering firm Renishaw says its QuantAM
Mask Stereolithography (MSLA)- company plans to scale that up in Dental software can cut preparation time for dental
powered DentaForm 3D printers the near future. frameworks from two hours or more with existing build
form an integral part of the Berlin preparation software to around 30 minutes. The software
company’s manufacturing facilities. is designed to automate additive manufacturing (AM)
build preparation for hundreds of dental frameworks in a
single operation. The company claims the 75% reduction
is enabling dental production facilities to produce patient-
specific frameworks at a lower cost.
QuantAM Dental automatically imports hundreds
of dental frameworks, repairs STL files, automates
orientation to eliminate the need for supports on the
fitting surfaces and generates supports where necessary.
It also automatically adds an identification tag to each
framework. The software then groups framework types
according to manufacturing requirements (e.g. heat
treatment). Finally, the software reviews the files and gives
a list of potential errors for any sub-optimal frameworks.
The systems operator can then slice the build files ready
to transfer them to the AM system.
Ed Littlewood, Marketing Manager at Renishaw’s
Medical and Dental Products Division commented,
“QuantAM Dental consolidates the number of software
packages required to produce batches of frameworks,
helping to reduce licensing overheads, decrease training
requirements and reduce build preparation times daily.”
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