Delcam has introduced a new version of its DentMill 2012 dental milling software tailored specifically for the production of crowns and bridges in zirconia, wax, and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) on the Roland DXW-50 desktop machining system.
DentMill for Roland incorporates dedicated templates for the automated generation of three- and five-axis tool paths specifically for the Roland equipment, together with libraries of proven tooling and fixturing, according to the company.
It also incorporates a materials stock management system that allows the user only to select sizes of material block that are currently in stock. The software then selects the fixture appropriate for that block from the library supplied with the software, and applies automatically the shrinkage allowance and milling templates for the material.
Partly used blocks can be added back into the stock management system so that the remaining material can be used on future projects.
While Dentmill for Roland can accept data from all the main dental CAD systems, it can be supplied with Delcam's DentCAD design software as part of a complete dental CAD/CAM system.
Close integration is also possible between DentMill for Roland and Delcam's OrderManager workflow management software so that the management system can be updated automatically with manufacturing data as it is generated.
