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| 3D Systems SLA Technology Selected for Dental Model Production 3D Systems announces that 3M has selected 3D Systems' Viper Pro SLA technology for the digital production of dental models. This Rapid Manufacturing platform will seamlessly integrate with the soon-to-be-released 3M ESPE Lava Chairside Oral Scanner (C.O.S.). Under an engineering development agreement, 3D Systems is co-developing a proprietary Rapid Manufacturing methodology for the production of accurate, durable models of individual teeth and arches with crisp resolution that combines the 3M ESPE Chairside Oral Scanning technology with the Viper Pro SLA System and a new proprietary Accura SL Material. Selected by 3M for its accuracy, repeatability, detail and production capacity, the manufacturing capable Viper Pro SLA System converts proprietary materials and composites into solid cross-sections, layer by layer, until three-dimensional models are built. Additionally, 3D Systems and 3M ESPE developed a proprietary new material specifically for this high-volume, high-resolution application. The new Accura Material exhibits high detail, higher durability and offers superior resolution and precision. 3M ESPE will introduce the Lava C.O.S. to dentists in North America and Europe in 2008. The Lava C.O.S. will provide an alternative to the traditional dental impression process and enable the high-speed 3-D motion capture of tooth anatomy used to create PFM and all-ceramic crowns and bridges manufactured by dental labs. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page |