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block size, colour and material should be Petri Kajander
used, so any member of the staff can place
the block in the mill. “This saves everyone’s Product Manager, CAD/CAM
working time. The dentist does not need to solutions, Planmeca Oy
add the block himself ”, says Kajander.
“I started working for Planmeca’s
Planmeca PlanMill 40 has a six-tool After Sales department in 1997 when
exchange mechanism, and it changes tools the first digital panoramic X-ray units
independently according to different job entered the market. After my post as
requirements. In addition, the device mills an After Sales Manager, I took care
different materials according to their of Planmeca’s university projects,
properties. For example, it knows how to in which many work methods
gently handle delicate ceramics in work enabled by new digital technology
phases that require precision. “If you force reached new proportions. After this,
the material, it may break prematurely. I transferred to Plandent, where I
Even the smallest hairline crack in the worked as the Product Manager of
material can lead to a cemented piece digital solutions and with sales and
breaking when pressure is applied on it.” marketing of CAD/CAM solutions
in 2008–2012. Now I have again
Also, the maintenance of the device is smoothly moved on to the most
care-free. The mill’s own computer calculates important project of the next five
the service life of the tools, monitors wear years – to the position of Product
and reports on them via the user interface. Manager for Planmeca’s CAD/CAM
It also calculates the time that milling will solutions. The digitalisation of dental
take and lets the user know when the tools or clinics has already taken place, so our
water should be replaced. “Similar to a car, a solutions are suitable for everyone.
mill requires maintenance at certain intervals They are extremely user-friendly,
and notifies the user of this.” efficient and honed to the last detail.”
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An ideal solution Designing takes place in the open automatic functions assist in the design work,
also for laboratories Planmeca PlanCAD® Premium laboratory and as the design progresses, the software
software, which can be used for the design of shows the contact areas, material thickness
For dental laboratories, Planmeca offers a all prosthetic pieces, ranging from one-tooth and distance to the antagonist or adjacent
comprehensive solution utilising the open units to full-arch structures. The software can tooth. A diagnostic wax-up made in the
STL file format. Planmeca PlanScan® Lab also be used to design individual abutments, laboratory or anatomic models saved in the
scanner is an accurate desktop scanner implant bridges and bars for cemented and software can be utilised in the design work.
that uses blue light for scanning gypsum screwed solutions.
models and impressions. The device scans The software has an Order Manager
gypsum models fast and effortlessly with an Designing begins with defining the page that brings efficiency to the workflow
accuracy of 15 micrometres. margin line, after which the path of insertion by reporting the stage of each work. In this
is selected and the structure designed. Several way, several work orders can be entered
in the software in one go. The last phase is
always saved in the memory so working can
be continued freely at the most suitable time.
In addition, precise values can be set to each
work for the cement gap and milling unit’s
blade.
An open STL file is created as a result of
the design work, and it can be manufactured
with all milling units supporting the open
file format, including the Planmeca
PlanMill® 50. This milling unit can be
used for the milling of all most common
materials, excluding metals. In addition,
the open file can be sent to a milling centre
for manufacturing, such as Planmeca's own
PlanEasyMill™ milling centre.
