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Digital Engineering April 2026
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3D Systems Corporation (Rock Hill, SC) announced its collaboration with 3M ESPE to offer compatibility between the 3M ESPE Lava Scan ST Design System and 3D Systems’ high-volume dental printing systems for seamless digital production of dental wax-ups.
The combination of 3M ESPE’s Lava Scanner and 3D Systems’ newly launched ProJet DP 3000 Production System and InVision DP 3D Modeler, facilitates the design and manufacture of precision wax-ups for dental professionals. Dental laboratories can rely on a design system which includes a precision optical 3D scanner and a PC-based design station. Using the system, CAD files are electronically transferred to the 3D production system to "print" wax-ups layer by layer during an additive process for a smooth surface finish. The 3D Systems’ line of high-volume DP systems is capable of manufacturing more than 100 dental units each build cycle, producing a full complement of full cast crowns, bridges, partial frameworks and full contour units.
The 3D Systems’ line of DP systems, coupled with 3M ESPE’s Lava Scanner, a scanning and design system, offers dental laboratories a transformative way to design and manufacture dental wax-ups. For more information visit 3D Systems.
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