Case Study: NEO Lab achieves greater accuracy and reduced manual labor with Stratasys Separator DM

NEOLab works with Stratasys to increase accuracy and decrease manual labor with Separator Digital Materials

NEOLab, a family‑owned digital orthodontic lab in Andover, Massachusetts serving about 3,000 clinics with 120 employees, faced time‑consuming, messy and damage‑prone workflows when using traditional separator liquids for acrylic appliances. Stratasys partnered with NEOLab to tackle these issues and developed Separator Digital Materials (DM) to work with its PolyJet 3D printing process.

Stratasys’ Separator DM infuses with the model resin to create a printed separation layer so acrylic appliances pop off cleanly, eliminating heavy post‑processing and reducing manual labor. NEOLab reports savings of about three minutes per model, cutting separation time from ~30 seconds to 5 seconds, removing the need for water‑jetting/tumbling and freeing staff time while producing 550–600 appliances daily with improved surface quality, accuracy and a better customer experience.

NEOLab

Christian Saurman

Chief Executive Officer