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theres a few things you need to know about those machines. Willemin Macodel make what are conventionally referred to as Mill-Turn machines. that is to say they are very highly engineered to turn the piece you are working on like a lathe, or mill the piece like a mill, or some combination of the two at once.
so they can make 1 really good part at a time.
this doesnt make any sense for someone who wants to be a production center. you want to make hundreds of parts at once. for that i suggest you do not look for solutions from manufacturers of Mill-Turn machines.
i think you would want something like DMG ultrasonic series with robotic loader.
fair warning however, one of these machines is significant investment. two of them is starting to encroach on the 7 figures.
these are what you will want if you desire to compete with Core3d.
if you just want to putz around making abutments from a puck, best of luck. you face enough challenges just cutting interface geometry that many of the abutment platforms must be forfeit because without a mill-turn they just cannot be produced.
so how much do you have to spend ?
so they can make 1 really good part at a time.
this doesnt make any sense for someone who wants to be a production center. you want to make hundreds of parts at once. for that i suggest you do not look for solutions from manufacturers of Mill-Turn machines.
i think you would want something like DMG ultrasonic series with robotic loader.
fair warning however, one of these machines is significant investment. two of them is starting to encroach on the 7 figures.
these are what you will want if you desire to compete with Core3d.
if you just want to putz around making abutments from a puck, best of luck. you face enough challenges just cutting interface geometry that many of the abutment platforms must be forfeit because without a mill-turn they just cannot be produced.
so how much do you have to spend ?