CAD/CAM Exhibitors: a Look at Their Systems and What's Coming Down the Pike

Thanks to the growing popularity and acceptance of CAD/CAM technology, the product landscape is changing rapidly. New equipment manufacturers have entered the marketplace. Established manufacturers are adding components to their systems to give users more purchase options and lower-priced equipment. There are new substructure materials being introduced as well as a wealth of veneering porcelains with coefficients of thermal expansions specific to the substructure materials.

But these developments also create a challenge for owners and managers because they have more technology to learn and compare. Attendees at the DLOAC's 2nd annual CAD/CAM Technology Symposium and Expo in California in October had a chance to learn first-hand about the product developments in the marketplace. In addition to the exhibit hall in which attendees could test drive CAD/CAM systems, there were manufacturer presentations offering overviews of their systems, as well as a...