SprintRay Unveils Flagship SprintRay Pro and Dental-Focused MoonRay D at IDS 2019
From March 12 to 16, 2019, the 38th International Dental Show (hereinafter referred to as “IDS”) was held at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. Held biennially, IDS is organized by GFDI, the commercial subsidiary of the German Association of Dental Manufacturers (VDDI).
The exhibition showcases top-tier dental equipment, instruments, pharmaceuticals, and technologies in the global dental trade market, making it the largest and most influential trade fair in the international oral health industry. As the world’s largest professional event in the dental sector, this year’s IDS features over 160,000 square meters of exhibition space and attracts professionals and dental companies from nearly 60 countries around the world.
One of the hot topics at this year’s IDS remains digital dentistry. With the development of the 3D printing industry, traditional prosthodontic techniques are gradually being replaced by three-dimensional digital dental solutions. Existing traditional prosthodontic procedures are cumbersome; if rework is required, labor costs and patient waiting times increase significantly, often leading to a poor patient experience. Digital dental technology replaces traditional denture manufacturing processes such as impression taking, model casting, model scanning, and milling/sintering. Through a comprehensive suite of 3D digital dental application solutions, it greatly reduces treatment time, enhances patient comfort, and achieves optimal therapeutic outcomes.
Taking dental implants as an example, traditional techniques rely on dentists analyzing the position, orientation, and depth of the implant via CBCT. However, even implant surgeons with extensive clinical experience are prone to judgment errors when dealing with complex cases, which can lead to issues such as implant-patient mismatch and the need for re-implantation. In contrast, the use of surgical guides can significantly mitigate these problems, reduce procedural difficulty, lower the demands on surgeons’ skills and experience, and shorten operative time.
The dentist acquires complete clinical dental data of the patient using an intraoral scanner or a model scanner, analyzes the scan data via software, and performs digital model restoration. The Pro system then receives the model data to print the surgical guide, which is subsequently applied in the final procedure. The entire process takes only two hours.
3D printing is the most critical component of digital dentistry. Zhejiang Xunshi Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Xunshi Tech”), a benchmark enterprise in China’s 3D printing industry, has introduced two products: SprintRay Pro and MoonRay D.
Flagship Product: SprintRay Pro
Among them, the SprintRay Pro is the flagship product of the new 2019 series launched by SprintRay Inc. (a subsidiary of Xunshi Technology) in the United States. It is primarily used in the dental field, where it can effectively control printing costs while printing various auxiliary medical models required for dentistry.
Its printing speed is three times faster than that of the MoonRay series, with a build volume nearly doubled. Its print footprint far exceeds that of other desktop DLP 3D printers on the market. The newly added human-machine interface makes operation more engaging, while features such as material heating and one-click model repair are also included. It supports automatic addition of supports and labels, as well as synchronized cloud data. This is a powerful and reliable professional desktop DLP 3D printer.
MoonRay D is a stereolithography (SLA) 3D printer.
MoonRay D is a vat photopolymerization 3D printer designed specifically for the dental industry, enabling easy, rapid, and precise fabrication of dental models, crowns, surgical guides, and other dental products. To meet the demands of the dental sector, MoonRay D incorporates the next-generation RayOne DLP optical engine, utilizes photosensitive resin materials independently developed by Realiser Technology, and features specialized supporting software, delivering a high-precision, high-efficiency, and user-friendly solution for dental applications.
According to available information, Zhejiang Xunshi Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2013 and co-founded by several high-level talents in China. Located in Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, it is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the research and development, manufacturing, sales, and services of the 3D printing industry.
Xunshi Technology boasts a core R&D team composed of numerous domestic and international PhDs (professors) with extensive technical expertise in digital rapid prototyping, providing robust technical support for the company’s technological innovation and industrial scale-up.
The company not only maintains long-term, close exchanges and cooperation with numerous domestic universities and research institutions, but has also established a collaborative partnership with the Rapid Prototyping Laboratory at the University of Southern California (USC) in the United States. This collaboration focuses on aligning cutting-edge 3D printing technologies and has yielded advanced research achievements in 3D printing technology.
Xunshi Technology specializes in providing users with advanced DLP stereolithography 3D printing system solutions. Its industrialized product portfolio includes a variety of self-developed DLP stereolithography 3D printers and diverse 3D printing materials. The company has also mastered multiple specialized technologies, such as 3D-printed construction, SLA laser rapid prototyping, and SIS consumer-grade metal printing. Its applications span across various industries and fields, including industrial design, jewelry casting, dental prosthetics, science education, artistic creativity, and architectural design.