The DWX-4W first wet milling machine for producing custom dental prosthetics

Roland DG Corporation, a leading worldwide provider of dental milling technologies, today announced the development of a new wet milling dental machine, the DWX-4W, to be exhibited at key dental conferences worldwide beginning in February 2015.

The recent introduction of CAD/CAM software, CNC milling machines and new restorative materials has revolutionized the production of dental prostheses, including crowns, copings and bridges. One of the most popular restorative materials is lithium disilicate, glass ceramic which is gaining support from dental clinics and patients for its superior hardness and aesthetic qualities. Roland developed the DWX-4W milling machine especially to meet the demands of this growing market.

"By providing a device capable of wet milling a wide variety of materials with reliable precision," said Takuro Hosome, manager of medical business sales at Roland DG, "we plan to complement our existing portfolio of conventional dry milling machines which already receive great support from dental labs worldwide."

Roland DG has identified a market need that it intends to fill. "In the current market," Hosome said, "we are familiar with products that combine the functionality of dry milling and wet milling into a single machine. While these machines can process a variety of dental CAD/CAM materials, they require a changeover, however, when switching between wet and dry machining, which entails the disposal of milling residue, then cleaning the inside of the machine and drying out the processing area. Furthermore, the combination of two separate functions in one machine means both functions are compromised to some degree."

Invitation to Attend a Private Preview of Roland DG''s New DWX-4W Wet Mill at IDS

If you will be attending the upcoming IDS 2015 Dental Show, March 10-14 in Cologne, Germany, it would be our pleasure to take you on a guided tour of the Roland DG booth and demonstrate the newest addition to Roland''s dental product lineup – the DWX-4W Wet Dental Mill. We are currently scheduling booth appointments for key editorial contacts, such as yourself, from 9am-5pm from March 10-13, so please let us know what day/time works best for you at:

mswinnen@rolanddg.com

Marie Swinnen

Roland DG Benelux N.V.