What is Direct Metal Printing?

Direct metal printing (DMP) is an additive manufacturing technology that builds high quality complex metal parts from 3D CAD data. In the machine, a high precision laser is directed to the material to selectively build up thin horizontal metal layers one after the other. This cutting edge technology allows for the production of dental next day RPD’s, crowns, bridges and implant bars.

A plate of dental crown bridges made from LaserForm CoCr on a DMP Flex 200 3D Printer

Plate of metal crown bridges

  • About Direct Metal Printing for Dental

    DMP is a powerful 3D printing technology that is suitable for fast dental application cycles for production of RPDs, crowns, bridges and implant bars. This technology is applied to build up material in layers instead of removing it in different steps. The metal powder particles pinpointed by the laser quickly and fully melt so that the new material properly attaches to the previous layer, without glue or binder liquid. A powerful laser with high energy intensity operates in the inert area inside the machine. This guarantees that the dental metal parts being built exhibit a smooth surface. 

Fast Application Cycles for Increased Productivity

Drive your productivity with Metal 3D Printers for manufacturing small, dense, complex dental prostheses with excellent surface quality and short post-processing at high productivity

  • Complete solution: printers, materials, software and application support

  • DMP Dental – high-performance software solution from dental file to production

  • Short heat treatment and less finishing

  • Streamlined and automated process with Oqton operating system

Metal 3D Printers for Dental Applications

DMP Flex 200 3D printer

DMP Flex 200

Professional and precise metal 3D printer with 500W laser source

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