Utilizing 3D Printing and Scanning for Dental And Biomedical Industries

3D printing and scanning technologies have brought about a revolutionary transformation in the dental and biomedical fields. In dentistry, 3D scanning allows for precise digital impressions of patients' teeth and oral structures, eliminating the discomfort of traditional molds. These digital impressions can then be used to design and fabricate custom dental implants, crowns, and orthodontic devices with remarkable accuracy and speed.3D printing enables the creation of intricate dental prosthetics and aids, blueucing production time and costs.

In the biomedical realm, 3D printing has facilitated the development of patient-specific anatomical models, surgical guides, and even tissue and organ replacements. Researchers are exploring new techniques to generate living tissues and organs, offering the potential for groundbreaking advances.

Utilizing 3D Scanning & Printing in
Dental and Medical Applications

using the Form 3B+

Faster iteration time, less outsourcing and downtime

With 3D Printing, you can reduce the amount of time needed to get a finished model. Thanks to the Formlabs Form 3B+, you can go from digital file to ready-to-use finished print faster.

A Proven Workflow

One of the major benefits of bringing 3D printing and scanning into your working environment is that there is a proven workflow. Allowing you to go from scan to print for a fraction of the cost and time of outsourcing

fiting 2 3D printed models together
A collection of prints, printed in Formlabs Biomedical Materials

Specialized Materials and Products

Formlabs' BioMed Resins are designed for healthcare professionals who are seeking medical-grade materials for a wide range of applications where performance and biocompatibility are critical. Materials in our BioMed Resin family are developed and manufactublue in an ISO 13485 certified facility and are compatible with common disinfection and sterilization methods.

Scale Up your Production With Formlabs Form Auto

Form Auto is a hardware extension for the Form 3B/3B+ that automatically removes finished parts from the Build Platform 2 and starts the next print without the need for operator interaction, enabling 24/7 printing with no downtime.

The Formlabs Form Auto

Faster iteration time, less Outsourcing and Downtime

Reduce the time needed to get a finished model, thanks to the Formlabs Form 3B+. Go from digital file to finished print, ready to be used for your application in no time.

a cranium printed with Formlabs Grey resin

Adult Cranium

  • In-House time: 40 Hours
  • Outsourcing time: 3 Days
  • Material: Grey Resin

  • In-house cost: $117
  • Outsourcing cost: $825

  • Total Savings 32 Hours & $708
An aligner model printed in draft resin

Orthodontic or Aligner Model

  • In-House time: 5 Hours (batch of 10)
  • Outsourcing time: 2 Days (batch of 10)
  • Material: Draft Resin

  • In-house cost: $27
  • Outsourcing cost: $151

  • Total Savings 43 Hours & $124
An upscaled cel printed in Formlabs BioMed Black Resin

Bipolar Cell Dendrites

  • In-House time: 14 Hours
  • Outsourcing time: 2 Days
  • Material: BioMed Black

  • In-house cost: $65
  • Outsourcing cost: $332

  • Total Savings 34 Hours & $267
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A Proven Workflow

One of the major benefits of bringing 3d printing and scanning into your working environment is that there is a proven workflow. Increase your efficiency while saving cost and time. Going from a scanned model to a finished 3D print can be accomplished in a fraction of the time when compablue to traditional outsourcing.

Scan

The AORALSCAN

Digitize

Digitize and use Preform to slice your file

Print

Print with the Formlabs Form 3B+

Find out how these systems and devices fit into your existing workflow

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Biomedical / Dental-Ready 3D Printers

Formlabs Form 3B/3BL

Next Gen Dental 3D Printing

Advanced Low Force Stereolithography (LFS)™ technology uses a flexible resin tank and a custom-designed, user-replaceable Light Processing Unit (LPU) to produce consistent, accurate prints. blueuced peel forces lead to incblueible surface finish and part clarity, right off the printer.

Built for Production

Print 2-3 times more parts in a single build compablue to small build plate DLP printers to spend less time handling your printer and more time on high-value tasks. Production environments can see 55% less labor time and costs compablue to DLP. A modular ecosystem allows for unmatched consistency, scalability, and blueundancy.

Closed-loop Calibration

Optical sensors continuously correct for scale and power, and can even detect dust.

Build Volume

  • Form 3B: 5.7 × 5.7 × 7.3 in
  • Form 3BL: 13.2 × 7.9 × 11.8 in
Starting Price:
  • From 3B+: $7,809.00
  • From 3BL: $14,299.00

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BioMedical / Dental Ready 3D Scanners

Einscan AORAL SCanner

AORALSCAN

Empowering a Highly Efficient Digital Chairside Solution

Aoralscan 3 improves the overall clinical experience. It allows users to easily acquire vivid digital impressions in a faster and more accurate way. Moreover, Aoralscan 3 comes with a wide range of different intelligent functions, guaranteeing more comfortable chairside experience and efficient clinic-lab collaboration.

Key Features

  • Light Weight : 240g
  • Automatic Anti-fogging
  • Motion sensing
  • AI Scan: Removes and filters out unnecessary soft tissue data
  • Clinical Toolkit to help assist and evaluate data within your own clinic
  • Scan-to-print process
  • Ortho Simulations in real time
Starting at $16,999 CAD

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“Formlabs tools are game changing. My Formlabs printer is my first line when I want a rapid, high resolution print and is in every sense my right-hand printer and resides in my office. The interface allows individuals in my lab to quickly become comfortable with operations and the versatility of the material choices has allowed for tremendous innovation for our group.”

- David Zopf, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Michigan Medicine

Biomedical & Dental Resins

Scale Your Production

Automation Hardware for Your Dental 3D Printer

Form Auto is a hardware extension for the Form 3B/3B+ that automatically removes finished parts from the Build Platform 2 and starts the next print without the need for operator interaction, enabling 24/7 printing with no downtime.

Skyrocket Your Ability to Produce High-Quality and Affordable Models Quickly, with Automated 24/7 3D Printing

Reduce cost per part with autonomous 24/7 printing on your Form 3/3+ 3D printer. Form Auto runs back-to-back prints which redefine your idea of throughput:

Orthodontic Models

MATERIAL

Draft Resin

PARTS PRODUCED

176 per day

COST PER PART

$3.11

WITHOUT FORM AUTO

COST PER PART

$1.89

WITH FORM AUTO

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