3D Printing
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.