3Shape Company Profile

March 02, 2020 | Advertorial

Germen Versteeg is the founder of DTL Mediaan, a dental laboratory in Heerhugowaard in the Netherlands. In this interview, he talks about the advantages of having adopted a digital workflow in his laboratory and the advice he has for other laboratories who are planning to do the same.

January 16, 2020 | Advertorial

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Last year, 3Shape filed a patent infringement suit against Medit Corp., a South Korean company that specialises in 3D measurement and CAD/CAM solutions for dental clinics and laboratories. Now, 3Shape has announced that it has obtained a favourable first instance decision from the internationally highly esteemed Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, according to which the use of Medit’s intra-oral scanner, Medit i500, is now illegal in Germany.

October 29, 2019 | Advertorial

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: 3Shape has recently qualified the DGSHAPE DWX-42W mill as a Trusted Connection device for TRIOS Design Studio, its single-visit restorative design solution. As a Trusted Connection device, the mill can now nest the CAD block in 3Shape TRIOS Design Studio to achieve a smooth and predictable milling process. The milling machine is the third to be designated as a 3Shape Trusted Connection device and joins the series of new-generation mills now fully integrated with TRIOS Design Studio.

June 07, 2019 | Advertorial

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: 3Shape has announced the release of the 2019 version of its industry-leading design software for laboratories. The new and improved 3Shape Dental System 2019 includes significantly enhanced solutions for designing and producing dentures, splints and clear aligners, as well as improvements to core workflows.

May 03, 2019 | Advertorial

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: 3Shape and Ivoclar Vivadent have announced a new collaboration that enables orthodontists, dentists, and laboratory professionals to take advantage of Ivoclar Vivadent’s IvoSmile when using 3Shape TRIOS Treatment Simulator for orthodontics and 3Shape restorative design software.

April 26, 2019 | News

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: 3Shape, a global leader in 3-D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions, has received two prestigious Red Dot awards for high-quality product design. The two design awards were presented to the just-released 3Shape TRIOS 4 intra-oral scanner and the TRIOS MOVE+.

April 10, 2019 | Business

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: 3Shape, an award-winning developer and manufacturer of 3-D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions for the dental industry, has announced an equipment and marketing partnership with GuardLab, a New York-based sports technology company that specialises in using 3-D technology, including 3-D printing, to create the most accurately fitting and protective mouthguards in the market. According to the partnership agreement, GuardLab will use 3Shape technology to digitally scan an athlete’s teeth and 3Shape’s CAM/CAD software to model its custom mouthguards for sports.

March 25, 2019 | Advertorial

WASHINGTON, U.S.: On March 1, 3Shape received a favorable notice of initial determination from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) concerning the lawsuit that Align Technology had filed in November 2017 alleging 3Shape’s patent infringement. The responsible administrative law judge found that 3Shape had not committed any unfair acts and ruled that there had been no violation.

March 12, 2019 | News

COLOGNE, Germany: 3Shape has taken the opportunity at IDS 2019 to introduce its brand-new TRIOS 4 intra-oral scanner. With its release, the TRIOS 4 has now become the company’s most powerful intra-oral scanner. TRIOS 4 introduces two innovative new features that promise to redefine intra-oral scanning, according to the company. It is the world’s first intra-oral scanner with caries detection for both surface and interproximal caries, enabling professionals to deliver caries diagnostics.