Releases DentMILL for Roland Express which supports the Roland DWX-4 machine
BIRMINGHAM, UK, Aug 4, 2014 – Delcam has released a new version of its DentMILL for Roland dental milling software tailored specifically for the production of crowns and bridges in zirconia, wax and PMMA on the Roland DXW-50 desktop machining system. At the same time, Delcam has released a new related program, DentMILL for Roland Express, which supports the Roland DWX-4 machine.
Delcam has introduced DentMILL for Roland Express to provide toolpaths for the Roland DWX-4 machine
Both programs are based on the 2014 R2 release of Delcam’s extremely successful DentMILL milling software, with the addition of dedicated templates for the automated generation of machining procedures specifically for the Roland equipment, plus libraries of proven tooling and fixturing. The key difference between them is that DentMILL for Roland supports both the five-axis and three-axis capabilities of the DWX-50, whereas DentMILL for Roland Express provides three-axis toolpaths for the DWX-4.
DentMILL for Roland benefits from the many proven strengths of DentMILL. These include a range of advanced strategies that offer smoother machining to give the best possible surface finish, plus flexible five-axis techniques that can produce even the most complex restorations quickly and accurately.
For both programs, background-processing capabilities mean that toolpath calculations can be started on the first items added to the block, while the remaining restorations are still being positioned. This technology also allows work to be undertaken simultaneously on a number of projects. Both capabilities can reduce the overall calculation times significantly for a series of restorations.
Both of the new releases support the use of multi-holder fixtures. These fixtures allow individual restorations to be machined from discrete blocks of material, rather than machining multiple items from a single block. The machining program can now be created so that all operations with a particular tool across the various items can be completed in sequence before moving to the next cutter, so speeding up manufacturing by reducing tooling changes.
Improvements have been made to the scaling of models to compensate for shrinkage of materials during the sintering process. This option now includes the ability to undertake non-uniform 3D scaling, allowing more accurate scaling to give better-fitting restorations.
Data import has also been enhanced to improve the import of models from many different dental design systems. In particular, more variants of 3Shape parts can now be read into the software.
The links to Delcam’s OrderManager workflow management software now provide a quicker, slicker and more intelligent mechanism for transferring new restorations into DentMILL from OrderManager, thus making the whole process more efficient and saving time. OrderManager then manages the whole process from the initial order through to manufacturing and final dispatch.
About Delcam
Delcam is one of the world’s leading suppliers of CAM software and associated services, and also supplies systems for product design, tooling design, reverse engineering and inspection. The company has grown steadily since being founded formally in 1977, after initial development work at Cambridge University led by the late Donald Welbourn. It is now among the largest developers of product design and manufacturing software in the UK, with subsidiaries in America, Europe and Asia. Over 330 people are employed at Delcam’s Birmingham headquarters, with almost 400 staff working in the company’s overseas subsidiaries and around 200 more in its international joint ventures.
Delcam’s software and services help manufacturing companies to increase productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times. The company’s software is used in over 90 countries by more than 45,000 organizations. These customers range from multi-national corporations to independent designers, toolmakers and sub-contractors, and come from a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, electrical appliances, footwear, healthcare, motor sport, packaging, toys, sports equipment, jewellery and signmaking. On February 6, 2014, Delcam was acquired by Autodesk and now operates as a wholly-owned, independently-operated subsidiary.
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