3D Printers Ubiquitous at the IDS 2017

In describing what was seen at the IDS, Reed Nunnally, President of Derby Dental Lab, Louisville, KY, said it best: “The Baskin-Robbins 31 flavors of 3D printers.” From large-scale to small, desktop units, 3D printing technology was ubiquitous at the show and it’s still being touted as the production technology of the future because of its efficiency and labor and material savings. 

To meet the needs of all size laboratories, 3D Systems launched Figure 4, a modular, scalable printing platform that allows customers to tailor the configuration to their lab size and production needs; configurations range from a single-print machine to fully automated, high-volume production systems with 16 print engines, automated material delivery mechanism and integrated post-processing.

“Our new system is game-changing. It can print 20 to 30 crowns in less than 15 minutes and significantly lowers total cost of...