Introducing the world’s first clear aligner printer
Built on the patent pending AutoformingTM techology, Smilemaker turns clear aligner fabrication into an automated and 100% hands-free process.
Thermoforming
Clear aligners have been traditionally produced with aligner sheets thermoformed on 3D printed models that are representing each adjustment phase of the treatment process.
However, 3D printing the models, washing and post-curing them, thermoforming, trimming and polishing each aligner is a meticulous process that requires a lot of manual labour.
Aligner resins
Resins for the direct 3D printing of clear aligners have been designed to simplify the aligner production process, but they created nearly as many new challenges as they solved.
The process still needs manual care, post-curing requires special equipments and aligner resins are nowhere near as reputable materials as thermo- plastic aligner sheets.
NEW TECHNOLOGY: AutoformingTM
Autoforming is a patent pending new technology for clear aligner production employing traditional thermoforming in a fully automated, 100% hands free process.
Model printing, thermoforming and laser trimming is performed on same print platform, one after the other. Upon completion the finished aligner is ejected to a container, together with the by-products of trimming.
Autoforming eliminates all manual work from the aligner production process.
Orthodontic design in the cloud
The new Smilemaker printer blends seamlessly into the VOXELTEK digital dental ecosystem. The VOXEL.IOS intraoral scanner takes beautiful detailed patient scans in just a few minutes, while our orthodontic design services are available to anyone over the VOXELTEK.live online CAD platform.
New horizons ahead
Thanks to our online CAD design services and the 100% hands free operation of the Smilemaker printer, aligner production is no longer a thing of dental labs, clinics or specialty factories. Smilemaker can be installed in hospitals, health houses, community centres and schools, bringing clear aligner orthodontics closer to millions of people around the globe.