EnvisionTEC Teams Up with 3Shape to 3D Print Drill Guides

envisionteclogoDEARBORN, MI, Mar 2, 2015 – EnvisionTEC announces that drill guides designed using 3Shape Implant Studio software can now be 3D printed out on EnvisionTEC’s Micro DGP (Drill Guide Printer).

picture from EnvisionTEC website)

The integration between the two companies enables EnvisionTEC’s Micro DGP to print out Implant Studio – exported STL model drill guides. The drill guides are printed using Clear Guide M 3D printer material from EnvisionTEC.

Dental professionals design the guides using 3Shape Implant Studio software. The guides are based on previously approved planning of the implant position before implant surgery by, for example, the dentist. The drill guides are then used to direct drilling during the dental implant surgery enabling a predictable and faster implant treatment.

3D printing of drill guides creates a more cost-efficient means for manufacturing the guides. Cost effectiveness that will enable more dental professionals to take advantage of the benefits of using guided surgery.

“EnvisionTEC Micro DGP and its Clear Guide M materials have created a successful integration with our Implant Studio software. The seamless integration enables more and more dental professionals to take advantage of precision-printed drill guides during implant procedures. Drill guides that are produced accurately and at a cost-effective price,” says Allan Junge Hyldal, VP Orthodontics and Implantology, 3Shape.

“We are very pleased to offer our dental and dental lab customers a proven solution for manufacturing surgical guides now using the EnvisionTEC Micro DGP combined with 3Shape’s Implant Studio software, a solution that combines the latest products from two leading providers in digital dentistry, forming a powerful and affordable manufacturing tool,” said Doug Statham, director of Dental Channel Sales in North America, EnvisionTEC.

EnvisionTEC Micro DGP printer is available in the EU, USA and many other countries.
See –http://envisiontec.com/3d-printers/micro-family/drill-guide-printer/

3Shape Implant Studio is available in the EU, USA and many other countries.

See –http://www.3shapedental.com/restoration/dental-lab/cad-design/implant-studio™/

About EnvisionTEC

EnvisionTEC is a leading global provider of professional grade 3D printing solutions for the rapid manufacture of customized products utilizing its proprietary consumables across a variety of end markets. Since its first patent submission in 1999, EnvisionTEC has developed and released solutions for desktop applications up to large scale enterprises and manufacturers. EnvisionTEC’s platform provides organizations of any size the capability to rapidly manufacture true to life and functional duplications of any CAD rendering. With nearly 18 US and 91 foreign patents, EnvisionTEC works with a strong customer and partner base in jewelry, automotive, dental, medical, sporting goods, aerospace and consumer packaged goods. Please visit www.envisiontec.com for further details.

About 3Shape

3Shape is a Danish company specializing in the development and marketing of 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions. 3Shape envisions the age of “full digital dentistry,” and its nearly 500 employees, including more than 200 developers provide superior innovation power toward reaching this goal. 3Shape’s solutions are applied in thousands of labs in more than 100 countries worldwide, putting 3Shape technologies at the peak of the market in relation to units produced per day by dental technicians. With TRIOS, 3Shape brings its vast expertise and innovation power directly to dentists. 3Shape boosts its first-line distributor support network with a training and support force of over 60 in-house experts placed in 5 support and service centers strategically located around the globe. 3Shape is a privately-held company headquartered in Copenhagen, with the market’s largest team dedicated to scanner and software development for the dental segment based in Denmark and Ukraine, production facilities in Poland, and business development & support offices at several locations in Europe, in North America, Latin America and in Asia.

For further information regarding 3Shape, please refer to www.3shapedental.com. Visit them onwww.facebook.com/3shape, or view their mobile site on m.3shapedental.com.

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