Feb 26 2010
SensAble
Technologies, Inc®, a leading provider of 3D touch-enabled modeling
systems, dental CAD/CAM solutions and haptic devices, has announced that
it will be offering a second, fully integrated scanner option for the SensAble
Dental Lab System, as well as SensAble’s new OpenScan™ software
interface. The new scanner supports the scanning of both models and
impressions, providing a high degree of flexibility for labs and
allowing further time-savings. SensAble is also incorporating its
OpenScan interface into the latest release of its software, which will
allow technicians using the SensAble Dental Lab System to import STL
files from other open scanners that their labs may already have.
“We are excited to have SensAble as our first OEM partner in North
America”
The new high-performance impression scanner, manufactured by Solutionix,
is an ideal solution for labs that want to use the scanner for both
fixed and removable restorations. Its scanning capabilities are tightly
integrated with SensAble’s Dental Lab software to provide optimized
speed and accuracy. Labs can start a digital design using the impression
scan, then pour or print a stone concurrently – instead of waiting for
the stone to be completed. Integration with the SensAble Dental Lab
System’s case management system and unified user interface further
streamlines production for labs. This scanner complements the SensAble
Dental Lab System, the only CAD/CAM solution that includes built-in
support for both fixed and removable restorations in an integrated,
touch-enabled platform.
“We are excited to have SensAble as our first OEM partner in North
America,” said
Mr. Minho Chang, founder of Solutionix. “SensAble brings the same level
of quality and commitment to integrating their system as we bring to
developing our scanner. We are confident that our complementary products
and expertise will result in a highly productive solution for dental
labs.”
In addition to the new scanner option, SensAble is introducing an
OpenScan interface, to provide dental labs with the ability to import
STL files from other dental scanners. This will allow labs who already
have a non-proprietary CAD/CAM system to make use of their existing
scanners and import the data into the SensAble Dental Lab System’s
design software.
“With the new impression scanner, we’ve worked closely with our OEM
partner, Solutionix, to integrate the scanner into a complete solution
to provide a seamless experience from scan to fabrication. We think our
customers will appreciate the speed and flexibility this scanner gives
them, today and in the future,” said Bob Steingart, president of
SensAble Dental Products. “But we also realize that there are labs that
already have scanners capable of generating STL files. We’re providing
our OpenScan interface for those labs that want to do the testing and
integration work themselves, yet still want the whole range of
advantages our Design System provides.”
The impression scanner and the OpenScan software interface are supported
in SensAble’s forthcoming Release 3, which is scheduled to ship in late
April. It is available through SensAble in the U.S., and through its
network of international distributors.
SOURCE SensAble Technologies