3D Printing
The new model room – step by step with Stratasys, Ltd.'s Eden 260V 3d Printer
February 25th 2013Model scanners, CAD software and milling equipment were once only found in the largest laboratories and milling centers. However, today they can be found in even one- to two-person laboratories. There is little doubt that technology is allowing laboratories to become more efficient, more productive and have more control and consistency in their work.
New Product: 3Z LAB 3D Wax Printer
January 14th 2013Designed specifically for dental labs, the 3Z™ LAB 3D wax printer is said to ease the transition to a total digital lab workflow by integrating with open architecture dental scanners and software while maintaining surface quality and precision. The printer features one-touch simplicity to easily produce wax-ups ready for casting and pressing with accurate marginal integrity, occlusion, contact and anatomy form. It will produce crowns, bridges and copings with exceptional margins for an optimal fit.
Market analysts predict growth in 3D printing and dental CAD/CAM
July 30th 2012A pair of recently released market analysis reports point to the steady growth of digital technologies in use in the dental space, with a projection that the global market for 3D printing will hit $3 billion by 2018 and the dental CAD/CAM market will reach $540 million by 2016.
Tech Brief: AMT Inc.'s PXS dental system is the latest laser sintering option
July 18th 2012Designed to enable dental labs to manufacture fixed and removable metal frameworks, the PXS dental system laser sintering machine gets the job done cost effectively and efficiently. Using laser sintering technology to create non-precious copings and frameworks from metal powder, the system produces high quality finished products with a very high degree of accuracy while significantly reducing build time.
Sun Dental Labs links 3D Systems, 3Shape technologies for CAD/CAM model production solution
July 16th 2012With high quality 3D printing more accessible than ever, digital model production makes a lot of sense, and Florida-based Sun Dental Labs is putting such a solution into action by combining 3D printing technology from 3D Systems with the digital scanning and design systems from 3Shape.
3D ceramic printing service launched
June 14th 2012With a minimum thickness of 3 mm, the material is far from ready for use in fabricating dental restorations, but French 3D printing service Sculpteo recently added ceramics to the materials available from their production center. The 3D printed ceramic crown might still be a long way off, but this certainly seems like a step in that direction.
ClearCorrect enlists Objet printers for 3D printed orthodontic devices
June 13th 2012Giving the public a peak into the company's production process, ClearCorrect LLC, recently announced that 3D printers from Objet Ltd. are an integral part of the production of the company's clear orthodontic aligners.
Glidewell to use Objet 3D printers for model production
March 21st 2012Glidewell Laboratories, a provider of dental laboratory services to North America, has announced its latest collaboration with Objet Geometries Ltd. (Rehovot, Israel), innovation leader of 3-Dimensional printing systems. Objet provided Glidewell with the ability to manufacturer custom printed models and other precision dental parts using Objet's Eden™ 3-D Printing Systems.
Tech Smart: Lessons from CES 2012
March 21st 2012Once again my schedule in the Dental Lab Products newsroom prevented me from attending this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but like many followers of all things high tech I eagerly followed news breaking from the show’s expansive exhibit halls.
Safco Dental Supply now an authorized dealer of Pentron Clinical products
March 2nd 2012Safco Dental Supply Company, located in Buffalo Grove, Ill., recently announced that it has become an authorized dealer of Pentron Clinical products. The partnership will broaden Safco’s portfolio of high-quality dental supplies giving customers even more product choices.