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Here’s a look at some of the new elements in DentalCAD 3.2 Elefsina, the newest release of exocad's design software.

exocad has added an online shop and blog to its growing online resources; read all about them.

IDS in Cologne, Germany, in September was smaller in scale than usual; here are some highlights from the show

From 3D printing to new services and software, there was a lot to learn during LAB DAY Online. Here are some of the highlights.

This year’s LMT LAB DAY Chicago set records in more ways than one: it was the first time the show featured TWO Exhibit Halls and the first time ever show attendance broke 4,900!

Nearly 700 attendees were energized by the wealth of educational opportunities at LMT LAB DAY East on October 12 in Philadelphia. Even before the Exhibit Hall opened, over 100 lab owners, managers and dentists took advantage of a special LMT-sponsored keynote presentation,

exocad introduced its new ChairsideCAD open architecture software for designing same-day restorations in the dental practice. Based on the same technology as the company’s lab software, this software offers a streamlined, easy-to-learn chairside workflow that creates esthetic proposals with minimal...

The exocad America exhibit was bustling as attendees got some hands-on time with the latest DentalCAD software—released last Fall—and its new webview feature that allows users to send interactive, 3D previews of CAD designs over the internet. The 3D files can be viewed right in the recipient’s...

“Is zirconia meeting expectations?” asked Dr. Rella Christensen, PhD, in her keynote presentation at the 13th annual DLOAC CAD/CAM Expo & Symposium in November. Click here to learn her answer as well as more about the products introduced at the show.

Nobel Biocare showcased the role digital technology plays in implant diagnostics, treatment planning and guided surgery at its Symposium in New York City in June.

Highlights from LMT’s 26th annual LAB DAY West

Digital technology product lines continue to expand and this year’s attendees got the first look at new scanners, 3D printers, milling units and software options, as well as a host of new materials.

With LMT’s LAB DAY Chicago right around the corner—February 26 and 27—it’s time to finalize your plans to get the most out of our industry’s biggest, busiest show! Here’s a look at some of the special promotions, raffles and demonstrations available inside the LAB DAY Exhibit Hall.

Jean Chiha, CDT, shares his step-by-step CAD/CAM process for fabricating four anterior crowns using Noritake KATANA STML (Super Translucent Multi-Layered Zirconia) combined with his own highly successful conventional techniques.

Since its debut 25 years ago, LMT’s LAB DAY West has grown from a regional show with 800 attendees to the largest dental laboratory trade show on the West Coast and a truly international event. This year’s show in Garden Grove, CA, drew 1,706 laboratory owners, managers and technicians, hailing from 27 states and 10 other countries.

As part of our ongoing State of the Industry 2015 coverage, LMT Editors visited the world’s largest dental show to bring you the scoop on the latest product and process innovations worldwide—including digital dentures, laser milling and more—and what else is coming down the pike for the U.S. market.

LMT welcomed several new exhibitors to LAB DAY including: Scheftner Dental Alloys is a German manufacturer of non-precious metal alloys. Their focus is on conventional casting alloys, milling blanks and CoCr-powder for SLM/SLS technologies. The company sells direct to laboratories and production centers...

In September, exocad America acquired the dental assets of SensAble Dental and can now distribute and further develop SensAble’s software for designing metal and flexible partial denture frameworks.

exocad GmbH is now integrated with 3M®/Steinbichler® and Renishaw® scanners; labs that own these systems can upgrade to an exocad-based system for only the cost of the software.

In addition, exocad has a new touch-enabled user interface, compatible with Windows 8 devices. An enhancement...