Align Expertise, Inc. (Align), a number one world medical machine firm that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign® system of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software program for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry, introduced that it has accomplished the acquisition of privately-held Cubicure GmbH, a pioneer in direct 3D printing options for polymer additive manufacturing that develops, produces, and distributes revolutionary supplies, tools, and processes for novel 3D printing options.
The acquisition of Cubicure will assist and scale Align’s strategic innovation roadmap and strengthen the Align Digital Platform™. Cubicure will even lengthen and scale Align’s printing, supplies, and manufacturing capabilities for our 3D printed product portfolio which now consists of the Invisalign® Palatal Expander system, Align’s first direct 3D printed orthodontic machine and a secure, comfy, and clinically efficient* various to conventional palatal expanders. Cubicure’s patented Sizzling Lithography know-how makes use of a particular heating and coating mechanism that allows the processing of extremely viscous resins to supply significantly powerful and temperature-resistant polymers. This excessive precision 3D printing course of facilitates the unprecedented additive manufacturing of resilient elements with an astonishing first of its variety materials high quality efficiency.
Commenting on at this time’s announcement, Joe Hogan, Align Expertise president and CEO mentioned, “The acquisition of Cubicure brings a gifted staff and distinctive cutting-edge know-how into Align and can allow us to scale our 3D printing operations to finally direct print hundreds of thousands of customized home equipment per day. Direct 3D printing permits Align to create 3D printed options with out the added step of first making a mildew, making 3D printing extra sustainable and environment friendly. I’m excited to take this vital step in our relationship with Cubicure, which started a number of years in the past as a joint growth program.”
