Case Study: Great Lakes Dental Technologies achieves faster SLS post-processing with PostProcess

Great Lakes Dental Technologies - Customer Case Study

Great Lakes Dental Technologies, a major orthodontic laboratory, faced significant challenges in the post-printing stage of their additive manufacturing process. As they produced highly customized dental appliances like aligners, they required two labor-intensive post-printing steps: thorough powder removal and critical surface finishing. The manual nature of these tasks was inefficient, slowed down production, and was not an ideal use of their technicians' skilled labor.

PostProcess implemented its RADOR solution to automate both powder removal and surface finishing for the customer's SLS-printed parts. This system uses proprietary software and advanced vibratory technology with a special media to clean and finish intricate dental appliances without chemicals. The results for Great Lakes were a significant decrease in cycle time and manual labor. The company's president noted that the PostProcess solution improved efficiencies, allowed for a superior product, and supported workforce retention.

Great Lakes Dental Technologies

James R. Kunkemoeller

President and CEO