Over the past eight years, Simcast has developed a specialist digital production capability alongside our traditional cobalt chrome manufacturing.
CAD design, SLM metal printing and resin 3D printing are now integrated across our framework and prosthetic workflows, supporting laboratories that work with both digital and model-based cases.
Selective laser melting produces cobalt chrome frameworks directly from a digital design file. This removes many of the variables associated with traditional casting and helps deliver consistent, accurate frameworks.
Simcast was among the first dental laboratories in the UK to introduce SLM metal printing as a standard production method.
All framework design at Simcast is carried out using professional dental CAD software. Designs are produced from digital impressions or scanned physical models.
Each design is reviewed against the prescription before production begins to ensure the framework matches the intended clinical outcome.
Resin 3D printing is used to produce study models, surgical guides, custom trays and trial frameworks.
Printed models are produced with high dimensional accuracy and can be used for fitting procedures or for presenting finished prosthetics.
Digital workflows reduce the variability that can occur in manual and analogue manufacturing processes.
For cobalt chrome frameworks, SLM printing removes casting porosity and investment-related distortion. The result is a framework that is more consistently accurate and can be reproduced from the same digital file if a replacement is required in the future.
Digital case management also allows laboratories to submit cases more efficiently and maintain clear records of designs and production stages.
Laboratories can submit cases digitally or send physical models to the laboratory.
Our team will review the case, confirm production details and ensure the most appropriate workflow is used.