DAL Goes Digital, Launches DAL DT Technologies

Last month, Dental Arts Laboratories (DAL)--headquartered in Peoria, IL, with eight locations across the Midwest--launched DAL DT Technologies, a new division solely dedicated to the development and service of CAD/CAM technology and other laboratory subcontracting services. In addition, it provides scanners, mills, consumable materials and laboratory integration services to DAL DT Partner Laboratories. The laboratory hasn't entered into this new venture lightly; rather, it has made several strategic changes over the last two years. 

Like many laboratories, DAL had ventured into digital technology, but in 2010 wasn't using the equipment to its fullest capacity. Since the laboratory wanted to be more digitally proficient and further digitize and streamline production, it needed to find a "digital expert" who could guide the lab's efforts and take it to the next level.

"Based upon the size of our operation, we knew it wouldn't be easy to find...