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CNC Dental Milling: Cycle Time and Surface Finish
Steve Braykovich · January 20 at 1:57 amHow long does it take your mill to machine a (insert restoration type here)?
This seems to be an area that the digital dental labs and milling centers are most concerned with and can likely be a key criterion in their purchase of a milling machine. Of course machine cycle time is important but it is in reality, not a true gage of a...
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Construction Characteristics Affecting the Performance and Reliability of a Dental Machining Center
Steve Braykovich · January 20 at 1:41 amThere are many interrelated factors that affect a DMC’s (Dental Milling Center) reliability, speed and accuracy, the three most important of which include the spindle drive system, machine control system and axis drive system. The spindle drive system provides power to the cutting tool to remove material. The control (or machine operating...
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Technical Tips For Titanium Restorations
Tim Tyndall, CDT · February 15, 2012For the last three years, I've been involved in titanium research and development with Precision Milling Center in West Valley City, UT, and read with interest Luke Kahng's recent article on titanium (How to Fabricate an Esthetic Porcelain to Titanium Restoration, LMT November/December 2011, Click here to Read). The piece is well written and...
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