Xact Metal Launches High-Performing Dental Solution

Xact Metal is expanding its solutions for the dental industry as it aims to bring affordable, metal 3D printing to small- to-medium-sized companies and decentralize additive manufacturing (AM).

The company says this high-performing, complete solution for dental labs includes the XM200G with specific parameters tailored to the dental industry; a full software workflow in partnership with Materialise’s Pre-Print Dental Module integrated with Materialise’s Magics Print for Xact Metal; and certified dental powder from Bego Medical. The package is designed to make it simple for dental labs to begin printing quickly and for a low cost.

Utilizing single- or dual-laser options, the XM200G metal printer family is well-suited for metal dental applications, including crowns, bridges and removable partial dentures, the company says. The printer is said to include a large 150 mm × 150 mm build area; 100, 200 or 400W fiber laser options; fast, precise galvanometer mirrors; high-quality F-Theta lens optics; and dental-specific parameters at 50 µm laser spot size and 20 µm build layers, or 100 µm laser spot size and 30 µm build layers.

The Materialise Pre-Print Dental Module provides a dental-specific workflow that is said to enable classification, error repair, print positioning, part labeling, optimized support structures and part nesting to achieve top print speed and quality. It is said crowns, bridges, partial dentures and other dental parts can be easily and quickly prepared for printing. Fully integrated into Materialise Magics Print for Xact Metal, the workflow is said to provide an intuitive software that facilitates the 3D printing process. The integrated solution includes build preparation tools, the support generation module and the build processor. Together, these components enable the customer to repair and edit files, prepare the build platform and generate slices.

Xact Metal offers two certified dental powders from Bego Medical — Mediloy S-Co, a type-5, cobalt-based dental alloy for printing dental restorations such as crowns and bridges (including metal ceramic), partial denture frameworks, implant prostheses and other orthodontic applications; and Wironium RP for removable partial dentures with the nonporous microstructure of the component which is said to guarantee high fatigue strength of the clasps and above-average fit of the partial denture frameworks.