SprintRay, a dental 3D printing firm, has acquired the EnvisionTEC/ETEC (previously a part of Desktop Well being) portfolio of dental merchandise, together with its patents, logos, stock, and different mental property associated to its dental supplies and 3D printing applied sciences.
With EnvisionTEC, SprintRay attains a portfolio of applied sciences from one of many early entrants of 3D printing in dentistry. Over the past 20+ years, EnvisionTEC has developed greater than 200 patents spanning 3D printing {hardware} and supplies, whereas constructing a powerful buyer base of dental labs and practices worldwide. Its portfolio contains platforms comparable to patented cDLM (steady digital mild manufacturing) expertise in Envision One, and beneath the Desktop Well being model, expanded to the Einstein DLP printer line, and supplies comparable to FDA 510(ok) Class II cleared, CE Marked, and MDR Class I licensed Flexcera, a hybrid nanoceramic resin for 3D printing dental prosthetics. With this transaction, SprintRay is integrating a big physique of mental property, confirmed applied sciences, and a longtime buyer base to strengthen its choices throughout each lab and chairside functions.
“SprintRay’s acquisition of EnvisionTEC’s dental portfolio ensures current prospects proceed to have the instruments and assist they depend on, whereas additionally strengthening our place in dental labs,” stated Amir Mansouri, Co-founder and CEO of SprintRay. “Our mission to rework dentistry by means of accessible, dependable 3D printing expertise hasn’t wavered. This strategic transfer reinforces that dedication.”
Key initiatives following SprintRay’s acquisition of the EnvisionTEC dental portfolio embody: ongoing technical assist for EnvisionTEC/Desktop Well being prospects, making certain practices can function with out disruption; continued manufacturing of EnvisionTEC and Desktop Well being resins, together with Flexcera, making certain uninterrupted workflows; and the intention to validate choose EnvisionTEC/Desktop Well being resins on its platform, and consider the compatibility of SprintRay resins on EnvisionTEC/Desktop Well being printers.
SprintRay’s expanded portfolio, enhanced by EnvisionTEC’s lab-focused applied sciences and supplies, positions the corporate to drive innovation and set new requirements in dental lab 3D printing.