Additive production with metals for the dental and medical technology

Concept Laser —Pertaining to Group Hofmann to the equal that Hofmann Innovation Iberian, representative of Concept Laser in Spain— expands his range of products with a new and flexible model of small format that carries the suffix ‘R' for the applications of titanium. The new Mlab cusing R has been designed for economizar the production of the delicate dental products, implants and medical instruments manufactured with titanium.

The compact equipment of the family Mlab cusing allow to his users initiate in the ‘category fly' of the additive production with metals. Since they were launched at the beginning of 2011, the equipment Mlab cusing have opened the segment of the small and delicate components from an economic perspective. The new Mlab cusing R now expands the range of materials that can process, and includes the titanium and his alloys. The most stood out appearance of the design of Mlab cusing R is his ‘principle of drawer', with a box of gloves for the safe manipulation of the material. The principle of drawer patented of Concept Laser allows to change quickly of material without risk of pollution of the dust.

The method generativo contributes considerably to the improvement of the quality. The own risks of the method of melted, like the learning of cavities, the descartes and the reelaboraciones, already are thing of the past. Mlab cusing aúna A high degree of freedom of geometry, quality and greater density of the material. The fusion of metals with laser is besides a very innovative method, especially from the punto of the time: unlike the method of melted traditional, offers the advantage that the process of production generativo and totally automatic can execute without supervision and during the night. The requests can process and deliver to the customer the next day; in definite, the additive production offers a high degree of constant quality and terms of short delivery: good results one and again.

An advantage of series: the principle of drawer allows to change quickly of material. The design of Mlab cusing R does it especially ideal for the production of components of titanium with delicate structures. It offers a flawless finishing, high superficial quality and a perfect structure in the applications that more require it. The dimensions of Mlab cusing are extremely compact (705 x 1.848 x 1.220 mm), and the unit only weighs 500 kilos.

Thanks to the principle of drawer, suffices with throwing of the module of production to extract it of the box of gloves. To continuation, the box of gloves full of argon for inertizar the camera, an indispensable step to process the titanium of safe form. The operario accesses to the camera of production through the gloves of the box to llevar the process of load or to withdraw the components. Once concluded the process, the module of production goes back to enter in the team, and finally decouples the box of gloves. The system of retractable drawer results extremely simple to use. It includes the camera of production with camera of dosage, and the container of storage. This system finds available with three versions of wrapping of distinct production: 50 x 50, 70 x 70 and 90 x 90 mm (the height of the wrapping of production always is of 80 mm). The principle of drawer allows to employ distinct wrappings of production in a same team. The user can exchange the drawers easily, by what enjoys of a big flexibility. This results especially advantageous for the processing of alloys of lovely metals, since his high price does advisable the use of a wrapping of production of lower size. Besides it is very easy to withdraw the drawers to store the materials. The structure of the component in an enclosed system prevents that the dust contaminate with oxygen. The design of Mlab cusing R fulfils the managerial ATEX of safe processing of reactive materials like the titanium or his alloys.

The powerful and robust laser of fibre of 100 W works with a diameter of projection of less than 25 µm, by what can reproduce extreme superficial qualities and complex and delicate structures.

LaserCUSING In format XS for titanium and alloys of this metal: Mlab cusing R allows to process a variety of materials in constant increase that includes: gold, alloys of silver, bronze, alloys chromium-cobalt, and stainless steel. Now the team also can process the titanium and his alloys, like the rematitan CL of Dentaurum, CL41YOU ELI (You6To the4V) or the pure titanium. This increasing variety of options does this interesting team for several industrial states and his specific applications.

The new Mlab cusing R also expands the range of materials that can process to include the titanium and his alloys, like the rematitan CL of Dentaurum. An especially surprising characteristic is the high density of the material, that with extreme mechanical loads offers advantages regarding the components of conventional smelting in the dental applications. Nevertheless, the fusion with laser also allows to use structures biónicas in the technology of implants. In this way, the implants can manufacture with a porous structure. Like part of this process, in the component integrate cellular structures that favour the growth in the osseous fabric. These superficial structures macroporosas that improve the level of growth in the osseous fabric can use in implants of hip, for example. In this field of application is possible to take into account specific geometrical characteristics and distinctive that allow new functions or a functional integration. Depending on the requirements, the volume of the implant can adapt to the of the osseous fabric to guarantee his efficiency during long. Of course, also they exist equipment of greater size, like M2 cusing of Concept Laser, to produce components bigger.

For which wish to abandon the conventional methods of production of dental implants or doctors, and instruments or delicate medical components and complexes, based in the milling or the smelting, Mlab cusing of Concept Laser offers new options regarding costs and productivity. So alone it is necessary to separate the component manufactured of form generativa of the plate of production, withdraw the geometry of support, and smart. The potential of value added of LaserCUSING is expanding new horizons: now also in format XS for beginners.

Advantages of the variety of materials

The new Mlab cusing R allows to process of form generativa a big variety of universal materials: gold, alloys of silver, bronze, titanium, alloys of titanium, alloys of chromium-cobalt and stainless steel. Regarding the dental technology, Concept Laser has his partner Dentaurum. The Group Dentaurum, leader in the field of the alloys without stainless steel, produces materials in exclusive dust for the process of LaserCUSING. It offers a format in dust remanium star CL and rematitan CL: two materials patented and clinically tested that before they offered like alloy in cylinders melted and gross pieces for milling for the processes of conventional production. The products manufactured by means of the process of fusion with laser fulfil the requirements of the German Law of medical devices (DIN IN ISO 9693 / DIN IN ISO 22674).