Desktop Metal Now Offers Turnkey Metal 3D Solutions for Dentistry
Company also purchases ExOne.
Desktop Health, a healthcare business within Desktop Metal, committed to developing 3D printing and biofabrication solutions for personalized medicine, is expanding its dental technology portfolio to include a turnkey metal 3D printing solution for dentistry along with the launch of chrome cobalt for use in dental applications.
The Shop System™, one of the world's fastest metal binder jetting solutions, is now available for pre-order by dental labs, delivering superior surface finish and resolution, and offering a promising pathway for custom dental appliances and surgical guides.
The Shop System brings mass customization through 3D printing to the dental lab, eliminating labor costs associated with machine programming required for CNC milling, typically a common manufacturing process for producing metal dental components.
The Shop System is able to print up to 32 partials in less than four hours, as compared to the nearest competitive system which supports up to 10 partials in 9 1/2 hours. In addition, metal parts on the Shop System print fully supported in the powder bed and feature hand-removable sintering setters, drastically reducing labor time and costs associated with post-processing parts printed on laser-based 3D printing systems.
By reducing post-processing and providing high throughput printing, the Shop System can drive down part costs for custom dental applications, such as partials, to as low as one-third the cost that can be achieved for comparable part quantities produced using laser-based 3D printing systems.
"We are excited to introduce the Shop System and chrome cobalt for binder jetting to the dental community, expanding our suite of best-in-class 3D printing solutions from photopolymers to metals," said Michael Jafar, President and CEO of Desktop Health.
Availability
The complete, turnkey Shop System is now available. Chrome cobalt has been qualified for the Shop System and will be commercially available pending FDA clearance. The materials science team is continuing to work to expand the library of dental materials available through the Shop System.
For more information, interested dental labs should visit https://dental.desktophealth.com.
Desktop Metal Acquires ExOne
Desktop Metal's acquisition of ExOne joins two additive manufacturing pioneers and complementary technology platforms to further accelerate the adoption of Additive Manufacturing 2.0.
"We are thrilled to bring ExOne into the DM family to create the leading additive manufacturing portfolio for mass production," said Ric Fulop, Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal. "We believe this acquisition will provide customers with more choice as we leverage our complementary technologies and go-to-market efforts to drive continued growth."
"We are excited to join forces with Desktop Metal to deliver a more sustainable future through our shared vision of additive manufacturing at high production volumes," said John Hartner, CEO of ExOne. "We believe our complementary platforms will better serve customers, accelerate adoption of green technologies, and drive increased shareholder value. Most importantly, our technologies will help drive important innovations at meaningful production volumes that can improve the world."
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