French engineering firmGroupe Gorgé’s3D printing subsidiary产品has been awarded a contract to supply a ‘major industrial project,’ that will see its machines used to produce up to a million dental aligners per year.
As part of an initiative by a ‘world-leading medical and dental distributor,’ Prodways’ has been contracted to ship eight MOVINGLight 3D printers and its related materials to multiple sites across the U.S. Over the next 18 months, this install base could eventually grow to as many as twenty machines, providing the firm with its largest project to date, and a recurring source of revenue for years to come.
产品’ 2021 revenue boom
最初被称为“ Phidias Technologies”，Prodways在2013年被GroupeGorgé购买和重命名，是将3D印刷先驱André-Luc Allanic的动感技术推向市场的一种手段。像其他DLP系统一样，动感机使用高功率的LED将树脂分为一部分，但尤其是在牙齿中，据说它们能够实现高通量结果。
在过去的一年左右的时间里，该公司继续以Movelight的批量生产能力为基础3D Super-Resolution algorithmsandOqton software compatibility到它的机器。这些升级似乎已经驱动了客户需求，因为Prodways是GroupeGorgé的增长最快在第三季度，尽管这也归功于与Straumann Group.
Following the recent commercial success of its subsidiary, Groupe Gorgé says that it has no intention of selling it, despite unveiling freshplans to simplify its corporate structure在2021年10月，它没有像该公司与其非自治机器人相关的投资组合所做的其他部分那样剥离产品，而是通过向股东分发许多股份来“对其进行“解开”的计划。
In order to achieve this, Groupe Gorgé intends to convene a combined general meeting of shareholders on December 14 2021, where it will propose an exceptional distribution in kind in which three Prodways shares will be issued for every two of its own. If agreed, the move would see this distribution in kind of Prodways shares paid on December 22 2021, with Groupe Gorgé retaining around 5.9% of the capital.
A ‘multi-million dollar’ dental venture
As part of the initial agreement signed with its unnamed client, Prodways is set to ship four of its eight-strong machine order to the U.S. by December 31 2021, with the rest expected to be delivered in Q1 2022. Each of these 3D printers will be MOVINGLight LD20s, the higher-end systems in the company’s dental range, which are capable of mass-producing aligners at a rate of up to fifty units per hour.
Featuring dual-385nm wavelength projectors and a customizable build platform, Prodways says that itsPromaker LD20型号andLD20 Plus系统为用户提供了“工业生产力”和灵活性，因此在实践中，它认为它们在透明的对准器之外还具有应用程序，在大师模型，钻探指南和可铸造模式中的生产中。雷竞技官网登录
Alongside this shipment of LD20 systems, Prodways is set to provide its client with the newly-launchedPLASTCure Absolute Aligner材料。专门为解决正畸建模应用程序而设计的液体树脂将在项目期间进行高需求，如果Prodways的客户达到其崇高的生产目标，则预计每年需要大量30吨聚合物。
Describing the contract as a “major commercial success,” Prodways adds that it has scope for “further development phases” as well, providing it with future revenue opportunities, while more broadly, it sees the deal as a way of “reinforcing its position as a leading player in orthodontic 3D printing,” and helping to further the digitization of tooth realignment treatments.
3D打印的牙齿驱动器
While Prodways continues to carve out its own share of the dental 3D printing market, it’s far from the only machine manufacturer operating in the sector. In September 2021,formlabslaunched a raft of updates到其投资组合，包括对FUSE 1 SLS 3D打印机的牙齿验证以及对模型树脂的重新印刷。
实现, meanwhile, has released anew easy-to-use Dental Modulefor its Magics software, that’s specifically designed to help streamline and scale the orthodontic 3D printing workflow. The add-on facilitates automatic print preparation within several common dental applications, such as the production of crowns, bridges, and partial bases.
On the material front,liqcreatealso unveiledtwo orthodontic-oriented resinsin June 2021 with Dental Model Pro Grey and Dental Model Pro Beige. Developed alongside dental professionals, the SLA and DLP-compatible materials feature ultra-low shrinkage and a matte finish, making them ideal for manufacturing highly-detailed models.
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Featured image shows a batch of Prodways 3D printed dental aligners. Image via Prodways.
