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InLab Summit 2013: Sirona Launches New Scanners and Design Software

> "Ten years ago, we could mill copings in five or six materials with inLab; now we can fabricate copings, crowns, bridges and abutments in more than 30 different materials. That's how far inLab has come!" said Norbert Ulmer, Director of Laboratory CAD/CAM at Sirona Dental, Inc., during his opening remarks...

From the Series: IDS 2013 Offers First Look at Emerging Innovations

Digital Manufacturing Equipment

The proliferation of digital technologies continued to flourish at the IDS, with more and more digital manufacturing solutions that enable users to address a greater number of applications and work with a larger range of materials. In addition, the 3D printing market continues to expand.

From the Series: IDS 2013 Offers First Look at Emerging Innovations

Software and Scanner Upgrades

To expand indications and features, several companies introduced updated versions of their impression and model scanners and upgraded software packages.

Delcam's Latest DentMILL Software Debuts at LAB DAY

In Chicago, Delcam demonstrated its latest DentMILL software for milling implant restorations. Software enhancements include: - Improved integration with the DentCAD design software, including a new interface that features bolder and clearer icons and a reduced number of toolbars to allow maximum...

VITA Introduces ENAMIC® Hybrid Dental Ceramic

Vident introduced VITA Enamic, a hybrid dental ceramic combining the properties of ceramic and composite materials. Its dominant ceramic structure and reinforcing polymer network offer high fracture load capacity, high levels of elasticity and integrated crack prevention. "This innovative material has...

Digital Captek: a New, Easier Way to Fabricate Captek Restorations

Rob Teachout, BS, CDT, shares the step-by-step technique for using Argen's new digital service for high-strength, Digital Captek restorations.

Lakeland Dental Technologies: Streamlining Workflow, Improving Efficiency

In just one year, Lakeland Dental Technologies, Grand Rapids, MN, has improved consistency, reduced remakes, and nearly eliminated hand waxing using the complete Jensen Digital Solution.

From the Series: 40 Under Forty

Brandon Dickerman: Recent College Grad Implements High-Tech Implant Software in Family Lab

Brandon Dickerman never planned to join the family business, Dickerman Dental Prosthetics which was started by his grandfather, Myron Dickerman, CDT, nearly 50 years ago. "Everyone outside my family always assumed that's what I was going to do so, naturally, I decided to go the other way," he recalls...

Technology to Watch: AvaDent™ Digital Dentures

>Since launching AvaDent Digital Dentures last fall, Global Dental Science has milled close to 2,000 arches. The dentures are currently being marketed directly to dentists; a laboratory partnership model is in the works. "With AvaDent Digital Dentures, we are changing the entire fabrication process...

New Players Join CAD/CAM Market

###The CAD/CAM software, equipment and materials market continues to flourish and several new players were first-time exhibitors at LAB DAY, including: Creo Dental System launched the Arum5X Milling Machine. This five-axis wet milling unit is compatible with any scanner and features a nine-unit revolving...

LAB DAY Product Launch: Straumann® CARES Visual 7.0 Offers Two Workflow Processes

LAB DAY Chicago was the official North American launch of Straumann CARES Visual 7.0. This is the first Straumann system built with Dental Wings Open Software (DWOS™) as the core software, the result of a partnership between the two companies formed last year. "This partnership improves the...

LAB DAY Product Launch: 3Shape Dental System™ 2013 Offers Host of Enhancements

If 2011 is any indication, 3Shape isn't slowing down anytime soon. Last year, the company grew by 80% in sales for the U.S.; hired 65 people, including nine in its U.S. office; and filed dozens of U.S. patents. At LAB DAY, it made two key announcements: its 3Shape TRIOS intraoral digital impression...

LAB DAY Product Launch: InLab® Software 4.0 Features Easier User Interface

Just as the Sirona inLab system celebrates its 10-year anniversary, the company has launched a new version of the software, inLab Software 4.0, that offers a faster, easier user interface. Software enhancements include: •Multiple restoration design that enables the user to work on as many different...

LAB DAY Product Launch: Delcam Enhances Milling Software

Based on PowerMILL CAM system, Delcam's 2012 version of the DentMILL CAM can take digital CAD designs from most systems and generate toolpaths for a wide range of machine tools. Highlights of the new software include an easier-to-use interface that maximizes screen space; closer integration with other...

Five International Laboratories Combine Efforts to Create Powerhouse

The Aurum Group, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, forms a strategic partnership with four labs from around the globe.

New Players, New Materials Join the Digital Revolution

Highlights from the DLOAC's CAD/CAM Technology Symposium & Expo in November in Pasadena, CA.

Cadent Software Upgrade Enables Use With Invisalign Treatment

Align Technology, Inc. announces that Cadent's orthodontic full-arch scanning process can now be used with Invisalign treatment.

How to Buy CAD/CAM Scanners & Milling Systems

Nearly 50% of respondents to a recent LMT e-survey say they plan to invest in some type of cad/cam equipment within the next five years. If you're one of them, but are daunted by the options and don't know where to start, LMT's done your homework for

3Shape: a Driving Force in Scanners & CAD Software

LMT takes a look at Denmark-based 3Shape A/S, including how it became an industry leader, its role in digitizing the hearing aid market and what it sees for our industry’s digital future.

Highlights of Annual CAD/CAM Event: Removable Solutions, Software to Open Closed Systems

It was standing-room-only at DLOAC’s annual CAD/CAM Symposium and Expo as nearly 300 laboratory owners and managers, outsourcing centers and manufacturers turned out for two days of lectures, demonstr