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E-Max cad cost vs Pressing cost
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<blockquote data-quote="jthacke3" data-source="post: 116936" data-attributes="member: 3527"><p>We've done over 60,000 e.max and we've found waxing and pressing to be far cheaper than milling e.max CAD Blocks. It will continue to be cheaper to press until Ivoclar decides to come out with Lithium Disilicate pucks. The cost differences between the two processes will vary from lab to lab with the following factors: product volume, economies of scale (efficiencies),the skill set of lab personnel and allocation of labor resources, and the lab's fee structure with accompanying customer expectations. </p><p></p><p>For us, we design much of our e.max Press on our 3Shape, mill carvable wax with our Roland, seal the margins under a microscope, and press. By doing so, we get the best of both worlds...cheap, fast waxing designed digitally and the predictability of pressing. We tried milling e.max CAD with our Cerec MCXL with inconsistent results. Sometimes the margins would turn out fine and other times our most expensive technicians were having to make significant adjustments to the case to make it acceptable enough to sell. The predictability and cost of pressing made it a no-brainer for us. We make a lot of e.max in our lab and our current systems lend for greatest profitability in our business model. However that is constantly evolving as the costs of the variables change.</p><p></p><p>Jim Thacker</p><p>Utah Valley Dental Lab</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jthacke3, post: 116936, member: 3527"] We've done over 60,000 e.max and we've found waxing and pressing to be far cheaper than milling e.max CAD Blocks. It will continue to be cheaper to press until Ivoclar decides to come out with Lithium Disilicate pucks. The cost differences between the two processes will vary from lab to lab with the following factors: product volume, economies of scale (efficiencies),the skill set of lab personnel and allocation of labor resources, and the lab's fee structure with accompanying customer expectations. For us, we design much of our e.max Press on our 3Shape, mill carvable wax with our Roland, seal the margins under a microscope, and press. By doing so, we get the best of both worlds...cheap, fast waxing designed digitally and the predictability of pressing. We tried milling e.max CAD with our Cerec MCXL with inconsistent results. Sometimes the margins would turn out fine and other times our most expensive technicians were having to make significant adjustments to the case to make it acceptable enough to sell. The predictability and cost of pressing made it a no-brainer for us. We make a lot of e.max in our lab and our current systems lend for greatest profitability in our business model. However that is constantly evolving as the costs of the variables change. Jim Thacker Utah Valley Dental Lab [/QUOTE]
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