Designed to provide new levels of 3-D printed realism for the dental industry, the new J720 Dental from Stratasys offers faster turnround times, so dental labs can streamline operations, complete more cases and grow new business without further capital expense.

Backed by more than 500,000 colour combinations, the multi-material 3-D printer produces very high resolution patient-specific models with precise accuracy — at 1.75-times the daily throughput of high-end DLP and SLA dental 3-D printers.

Barry Diener, dental segment sales leader at Stratasys, said: “Labs today operate in a very competitive space, where differentiation depends on mastering the digital work-flow and expanding into new products and services.

"The J720 Dental 3-D printer is designed to change the game by allowing levels of speed, productivity and realism not previously available. This enables laboratories to meet the demands of a competitive market and push the boundaries of digital dentistry.”

The J720 has a large build tray and can print six materials simultaneously, increasing case volume and managing a full range of applications in a single print job; and by combining multi-materials and full-colour realism, it has the potential to increase patient acceptance of case presentations — offering realistic treatment models before work begins.

Furthermore, together with the award-winning GrabCAD Print software, the J720 ensures a simplified all-digital work-flow that makes it easy to transition from CAD model to 3-D printed part.

The software’s work-flow streamlines job management in large labs using multiple systems, while Cloud connectivity makes it easier for technicians to conduct remote monitoring, thereby keeping track of multiple printers from a single source and automatically tracking material consumption and machine utilisation.

Stratasys’s J720 Dental 3-D printer (www.stratasys.com/3d-printers/j720-dental) is expected to be available in May.