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Midas can print up to three complete crowns, six inlays or onlays, or nine ultrathin veneers in a single batch. (All images: SprintRay)
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Fri. 14. March 2025

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At this year’s International Dental Show (IDS), SprintRay is showcasing its latest development, Midas—a groundbreaking product revolutionising chairside restorations with the company’s patented Digital Press Stereolithography. Known for its pioneering 3D-printing technologies, SprintRay provides dental professionals with cutting-edge solutions that simplify workflows and enhance patient care. In this interview, SprintRay CEO Dr Amir Mansouri shares how Midas delivers unprecedented speed and simplicity, allowing clinicians to produce restorations in minutes. He also highlights the company’s latest materials, including ceramic-dominant resins and next-generation night guard solutions, and gives a glimpse into SprintRay’s future advancements in digital dentistry.

In 2014, Dr Amir Mansouri co-founded SprintRay, using his expertise in additive manufacturing to develop 3D-printing technologies tailored to dental professionals.

In 2014, Dr Amir Mansouri co-founded SprintRay, using his expertise in additive manufacturing to develop 3D-printing technologies tailored to dental professionals.

Dr Mansouri, SprintRay’s products are known for their speed and innovation. What can visitors to IDS expect to see from your company this year?
We’ve just introduced Midas to the world. It’s a smart and simple solution for restorations that uses our patented Digital Press Stereolithography. Midas is the first of its kind, offering a completely new way to leverage additive technology in dentistry. It combines the resin tank, printing platform and optics in one capsule, simplifying the fabrication process. Dental professionals can simply scan the capsule, place it on Midas and—much like using a coffee machine—retrieve the final restoration in just a few minutes. Midas offers dental professionals a new fabrication category that opens the door to the future of digital dentistry.

What are the benefits of Midas for clinicians around the world?
Direct restorations on posterior teeth are a thing of the past. With Midas, we provide clinicians with a fully digital workflow for improved patient care. Our new AI Studio software designs inlays, onlays and crowns once the margin has been defined. The dental professional simply has to approve the design and send it to Midas and, within 10 minutes, can produce up to three crowns, six inlays or onlays, or nine veneers in a single batch.

You mention an important point: the ease of use of technology. How does SprintRay support clinicians in adopting in-house production?
Our devices are designed to guide users through the process. The software offers step-by-step instructions, supporting clinicians or their assistants from upload of scan data to design and then to the final printing process. For any additional queries, our artificial intelligence assistant or in-person customer service is just a phone call away.

Midas can be seen as a revolution in chairside manufacturing of restorations. What about 3D printing for other indications?
Our Pro 2 3D-printing system represents state-of-the-art technology, offering high accuracy and reliability. With a 35 µm resolution and Optical Panel technology for exceptional speed, Pro 2 is ideal for fabricating night guards, models, all-on-X dentures and surgical guides. This system is complemented by the ProWash S washing and drying system and NanoCure post-polymerising device, which uses dual-wavelength technology to ensure biocompatibility and superior mechanical properties for every print.

Beyond Midas, what can practitioners in Europe, the Middle East and Africa expect from SprintRay in 2025?
Recently, our ceramic-dominant resins—Ceramic Crown and OnX Tough 2 for hybrid all-on-X dentures—received approval under the EU Medical Device Regulation, marking another milestone in innovation.

In 2025, we plan to launch new materials, such as NightGuard Flex 2 and an all-new Retainer resin. Materials are the true game-changers in 3D printing, and we’re thrilled to introduce the Apex removable denture system. This system’s Apex Teeth and Base resins achieve an ideal balance of strength and lifelike translucency, ensuring durable, high-quality results patients will appreciate.

Additionally, new material capsules for Midas will allow users to work with OnX Tough 2. At SprintRay, there’s always more to come, so stay tuned!

The Midas (left) and Pro 2 ecosystems.

The Midas (left) and Pro 2 ecosystems.

Editorial note:

IDS visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about Midas in Hall 3.1 at Booth H010/J029 or sprintray.com.

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