High-speed mass production of metal parts, designed for the factory floor.
Binder jet 3D printing featuring patented Triple ACT for excellent surface quality and specialty materials, including both metals and ceramics.
Batch production of fully dense, customer-ready metal parts.
Office-friendly production of metal prototypes and one-off parts.
Print continuous fiber-reinforced parts with industrial-grade AFP tape.
Founded in 2021 to deliver 3D printing and biofabrication solutions to drive the advancement of personal healthcare.
Founded in 2002 to deliver industrial-grade polymer 3D printing solutions.
Founded in 1995 to deliver industrial sand 3D printing solutions for foundries and tooling applications.
Our technology works with stainless steels, low-alloy steels, tool steels, as well as copper, nickel alloys, precious metals and more.
Our technology works with a wide range of polymers, including premium elastomers, from Adaptive3D, ETEC and world-leading material partners.
Our technology works with a wide range of foundry silica and ceramic sand for metal casting molds and cores.
Our technology works with a wide range of ceramics, from silicon carbide and carbon to tungsten carbide cobalt.
Our technology works with a wide range of composites, including carbon-fiber and fiberglass reinforced materials such as PEEK, PEKK, nylon and more.
Our technology combines two wood industry byproducts, sawdust and lignin, to rematerialize wood.
Founded in 2015 to develop high-performance 3D printable resins that deliver breakthrough material properties needed for end-use products. Creators of DuraChain™ 2-in-1 pot photopolymers.
Founded in 2019 to build a greener future through 3D printed wood derived from two waste streams: sawdust and lignin
Manufacturing preparation software for successful production of powder metal sintered parts
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A software workflow for the Desktop metal Studio System to manage part creation from digital model to sintered part
Rapid design exploration through real-time generative design
Examples of how Desktop Metal customers are using 3D printing to change the face of manufacturing
Deep dives into the technology and applications for metal additive manufacturing
In-depth looks at how metal 3D printing is impacting industry and guides on how to use the technology
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Schools, colleges, universities, and training centers
Design and manufacture of mechanical systems
Manufacturing aids, jigs, fixtures, and tooling
High-speed mass production of metal parts, designed for the factory floor.
Binder jet 3D printing featuring patented Triple ACT for excellent surface quality and specialty materials, including both metals and ceramics.
Batch production of fully dense, customer-ready metal parts.
Office-friendly production of metal prototypes and one-off parts.
Print continuous fiber-reinforced parts with industrial-grade AFP tape.
Founded in 2021 to deliver 3D printing and biofabrication solutions to drive the advancement of personal healthcare.
Founded in 2002 to deliver industrial-grade polymer 3D printing solutions.
Founded in 1995 to deliver industrial sand 3D printing solutions for foundries and tooling applications.
Our technology works with stainless steels, low-alloy steels, tool steels, as well as copper, nickel alloys, precious metals and more.
Our technology works with a wide range of polymers, including premium elastomers, from Adaptive3D, ETEC and world-leading material partners.
Our technology works with a wide range of foundry silica and ceramic sand for metal casting molds and cores.
Our technology works with a wide range of ceramics, from silicon carbide and carbon to tungsten carbide cobalt.
Our technology works with a wide range of composites, including carbon-fiber and fiberglass reinforced materials such as PEEK, PEKK, nylon and more.
Our technology combines two wood industry byproducts, sawdust and lignin, to rematerialize wood.
Founded in 2015 to develop high-performance 3D printable resins that deliver breakthrough material properties needed for end-use products. Creators of DuraChain™ 2-in-1 pot photopolymers.
Founded in 2019 to build a greener future through 3D printed wood derived from two waste streams: sawdust and lignin
Manufacturing preparation software for successful production of powder metal sintered parts
Easy-to-use software to generate and optimize binder jetting builds for printing and sintering success
A software workflow for the Desktop metal Studio System to manage part creation from digital model to sintered part
Rapid design exploration through real-time generative design
Examples of how Desktop Metal customers are using 3D printing to change the face of manufacturing
Deep dives into the technology and applications for metal additive manufacturing
In-depth looks at how metal 3D printing is impacting industry and guides on how to use the technology
See Desktop Metal printers in action and learn about the systems from experts
Learn more about how Desktop Metal 3D printers work and how they can help you create custom metal parts
Learn more about Desktop Metal.
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Schools, colleges, universities, and training centers
Design and manufacture of mechanical systems
Manufacturing aids, jigs, fixtures, and tooling
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Desktop Health, a healthcare business within Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM) committed to developing 3D printing solutions for personalized medicine, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of SmileGuard resin, a breakthrough light-curable biocompatible material for the fabrication of strong and flexible bite splints and other orthodontic and dental appliances.
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Desktop Health is launching SmileGuard, a breakthrough light-curable biocompatible material for 3D printing strong and flexible bite splints and other orthodontic and dental appliances. Dentists and labs can use SmileGuard to 3D print bite splints, night guards, and mouth guards in the office in as little as one hour, allowing same-day delivery. (Graphic: Business Wire)
SmileGuard resin, which is now available for ordering and shipping, solves a challenge among 3D printed bite sprint solutions in the marketplace today. Among the available options, the strongest materials are often uncomfortable to patients, while softer materials are often not as durable.
In development for more than two years, SmileGuard resin, however, offers a superior blend of both strength and comfort, custom fit to a patient’s specific dental profile and needs. At the same time, it offers high impact resistance to teeth grinding, clenching, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), and abrasions.
“Every year, dentists and orthodontists prescribe millions1 of bite splints or night guards to prevent patients from clenching and grinding their teeth, which can cause pain, headaches, sleep disruption and also damage teeth,” said Ric Fulop, Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal. “Made with traditional techniques, these devices typically require several steps and visits – from the time to diagnose, make an impression and manufacture, to the custom-fitting to the patient. Now dentists and orthodontists have a fast, easy and reliable way to produce custom-made devices while the patient waits at the office. This is another milestone in dental innovation.”
Traditional analog methods to manufacture night guards require dental impressions that are sent to a lab to produce. At the lab, a splint is thermoformed on a model, which must be created, or it’s milled out of a puck and checked on a model for fit. Then, it must be polished and shipped to the dentist, with the complete turnaround time often averaging 2-3 weeks and requiring multiple patient visits.
With Desktop Health’s digital 3D printing workflow, SmileGuard resin can be used to manufacture night guards in as little as an hour and delivered to the patient the same-day. The patient is scanned in minutes during an office visit, where easy-to-use software enables the device to be designed and printed. Polishing takes just minutes to achieve a high shine.
3D printed bite splints and night guards are a fast growing segment in digital dentistry and one of the top 3 most common 3D printed dental applications. More than 45% of dental labs and clinicians are currently 3D printing bite splints and night guards.2
Desktop Health’s Growing Leadership in 3D Printed Dental Solutions
SmileGuard resin joins a growing portfolio of Desktop Health dental solutions for both dental labs and dental professionals, including:
Desktop Health, a healthcare business within Desktop Metal and based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is leveraging additive manufacturing and advanced materials to personalize patient care. Desktop Health is vertically integrated to develop, manufacture and commercialize applications across a range of healthcare specialties, including dental, medical and biofabrication. For more on Desktop Health, visit www.desktophealth.com.
Desktop Metal, Inc., based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is accelerating the transformation of manufacturing with an expansive portfolio of 3D printing solutions, from rapid prototyping to mass production. Founded in 2015 by leaders in advanced manufacturing, metallurgy, and robotics, the company is addressing the unmet challenges of speed, cost, and quality to make additive manufacturing an essential tool for engineers and manufacturers around the world. Desktop Metal was selected as one of the world’s 30 most promising Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum, named to MIT Technology Review’s list of 50 Smartest Companies, and the 2021 winner of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Award in materials and Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech Award for sustainability. For more information, visit www.desktopmetal.com.
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__________________________ 1JADA, Dental Splint Prescription Patterns: A Survey, 1995 2LMT Retrospective Survey, 2021
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