Performance

and Design.
Fast and User Friendly, a Breakthrough 3D Printer
for Provisional and Permanent Restorations.
 COMPANY

DWS designs and manufactures 3D printing systems, along with software and
specific materials, all optimized for prosthetic and prosthodontic use.
DWS continuously innovates and integrates its advanced solutions, so to help
clinics and laboratories completing the digitalization of their processes,
efficiently exploiting their resources, lowering internal costs and increasing
competitiveness.
The company is certified according to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 standards,
in full respect of the highest requirements in the field of medical devices.

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 FEATURES

DFAB 3D PRINTERS
The revolution in the dental sector.

• Provisional and permanent restorations in a single visit

• P
 hotoshade Technology: the reproduction
of the natural colour gradient of teeth

• 6 materials to cover all requirements

• D
 isposable cartridges and an intuitive interface
for the operator for the best user experience

• Dedicated software Nauta Photoshade

• Interconnection to a cloud system for the full traceability

of the interventions, of the materials and of the cartridges.

• Thanks to the advanced AI, DFAB complies with Industry 4.0 criteria

• F
 unctional design, minimal and elegant,
awarded with “best of the best” RedDot Award 2018.

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 ADVANTAGES

PROVISIONAL AND
PERMANENT RESTORATIONS
Natural - looking restorations in a single visit.

Developed for prosthetic clinics and dental laboratories, 3D printer DFAB

Desktop connects to a computer and is easy to operate thanks to the proprietary
Nauta Photoshade software. It allows the production of natural-looking dental
prosthesis, in fewer steps than with traditional methods. The obtained prosthesis
is ready to be fixed in the patient’s mouth after only few steps for its finishing:
easy supports removal, washing in alcohol, UV curing treatment for few minutes
and final polishing.

• Certified restorations in a single visit

• It prints a bridge with up to 5 elements in less than 20 minutes
• Photoshade Technology: reproduction of the chromatic variation
in tooth colour from the incisal to the cervical side.

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WORKFLOW WORKFLOW

FEW STEPS IN A SHORT TIME,

DWS developed the technology used in the 3D printer DFAB with the main goal of reducing
printing times and passages leading to prosthesis production (permanent or provisional
restorations), other than making it easy to manage also for operators not owing deep and

TOP PERFORMANCES specific technical knowledge. The whole process can be summed up in four well-defined steps,
including scanning and modeling.

Digital Workflow for 3D printing.

01 — Scanning 02 — Modelling 03 — Printing 04 — Finishing

DFAB and its software are compatible Any STL file designed with CAD/CAM After selecting the shade, choosing The precision and the realism of
with the files obtained by the most software can be printed. gradient’s positioning and width, giving prosthesis, also in the shade, minimize
common intraoral scanners. preview’s confirmation, the print is done the interventions on the details of the
in less than 20 minutes. printed restorations.

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 MATERIALS

TEMPORIS
The certified biocompatible material range.

Temporis*1 is a family of biocompatible materials produced by DWS, developed

for the 3D printing of certified, long term restorations.
Several studies have demonstrated that these materials present compression resistance
values comparable to well known*2 hybrid composite resins for long term restorations.

• Long term restorations

• Fully biocompatible and non-toxic materials
• The restoration can be produced also with the innovative Photoshade technology,
patented by DWS

• Temporis can be coated/glazed with biocompatible composites and customized

with any kind of pigmentation

• DFAB Temporis cartridges are disposable and contain the optimal material quantity
in order to avoid waste

• DFAB Temporis cartridges are provided together with a building platform

and with tools for the cleaning of restorations

*1 T he polymer is to be considered a long-term invasive medical device in Class IIa as provided for by the Rule 5,
Annex IX, Dir. 93/42/EEC.
*2  lharbi, Nawal, Reham Osman and Daniel Wismeijer. “Effects of build direction on the mechanical properties of 3D-printed
A
complete coverage interim dental restorations.” The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 115.6 (2016): 760-767.

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PHOTOSHADE
A natural effect thanks to
the adaptive colour gradient.

DFAB is a system that allows the reproduction of patient’s specific teeth colours, in terms
of pigmentation and shade, providing the prosthesis a realistic effect.

Thanks to the Photoshade technology, the operator selects the necessary shade’s extremes
by choosing the colours’ codes from A1 to A3.5, in addition to the exact position and width
of the gradient to be obtained. At the same time it is fully free to operate in the whole surface
of the file, as per the light blue lines in the pictures. This process is not reproducible with
CAD/CAM milling systems and with conventional 3D printers.

STARTING POINT
A1 A4
Upper Color A3.5
SELECTION OF THE COLOUR GRADIENT
Lower Color A1
A1 A4
END POINT

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 USER INTERFACE

NAUTA PHOTOSHADE
SOFTWARE
Simple and intuitive, step by step,
it brings the user to the print.
The Nauta Photoshade software reproduces in real time the restoration’s preview and,
obtained the operator’s confirmation, visualizes the file to be printed, so to get the most
realistic result as possible.

• Extremely easy to use: it can be handled also by beginners or minimally educated operators
• Step by step working process guides the operator to the print
• A completely visual choice system, from the selection of the gradient to the shading colour

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APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS

PREVIEW
NANOCOMPOSITES FOR
TRANSLUCENT PERMANENT
RESTORATIONS
Only one visit is needed and the whole
workflow remains in-house.
Thanks to Irix Max*, a new material made with nanocomposites, a permanent restoration, precise
and rapid in its printing, finally becomes a reachable goal for all dental clinics, either of small
or medium dimensions. Outcome of long researches and tests, the restorations obtained with
this revolutionary material stand out for their translucency and their high flexural strength.
They share all the technical and productive advantages granted by the use of DWS innovative
3D printing technologies, like the Photoshade and Nauta software packages.

• High translucency
• In-house restorations in a single visit
• Direct print production of crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays and veneers
• High flexural strength values
• Colours available: A1, A2, A3, A3.5, B1, N and, with Photoshade technology,
With Irix Max and DWS 3D even the shading can be exactly reproduced
printing technology, the
translucent permanent Material LFAB DFAB XFAB 2500PD XFAB 3500PD 029D XPRO S XPRO Q
restoration in nanocomposites ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲
Irix Max — — —
can be obtained in short time
and with the maximum quality.

* The product is not yet certified and cannot be sold until the formal certification process is completed.

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PREVIEW
RESTORATIONS IN
ZIRCONIUM OXIDE
Printing times and production practices
totally transformed by DWS’ new material.
Irix Z* is one of the most recent and innovative finding by DWS research. It is a new and
advanced zirconia that, combined with the DFAB printer and Photoshade technology, allows
the creation of accurate permanent restorations in-house at the dental clinic and in extremely
reduced times.

• In-house restorations
• Direct print of green restorations, sintering cycles are required
• Colours available: A1, A2, A3, A3.5, B1, N and, with Photoshade technology,
even the shading can be exactly reproduced

Material LFAB DFAB XFAB 2500PD XFAB 3500PD 029D XPRO S XPRO Q
Irix Z ▲ ▲ — — — — —
A small revolution for the
permanent restoration in
zirconia. Precise and accurate,
the restoration in Irix Z can be
printed with DFAB in a simple
and intuitive way.

* The product is not yet certified and cannot be sold until the formal certification process is completed.

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CLASS IIa CERTIFIED

RESTORATIONS
Precise and natural, available
for the first time in direct printing.
Completely natural-looking bridges and crowns, finally available directly from 3D printing.
This important progress is being obtained thanks to DWS digital technologies applied to
innovative biocompatible materials of our Temporis* range. This material emulates the true
colour of the teeth and our exclusive Photoshade system even allows controlled shading,
when using printers equipped with it.

• Direct print production of crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays and veneers

• Colours available: A1, A2, A3, A3.5, B1, N and, with Photoshade technology,
even the shading can be exactly reproduced
• Fewer steps, if compared with traditional methods
• Fast performance and low operating costs
Material LFAB DFAB XFAB 2500PD XFAB 3500PD 029D XPRO S XPRO Q
Temporis N ▲ — ▲ ▲ — — —
Temporis A1 ▲ — ▲ ▲ — — —
Natural-looking restorations,
Temporis A2 ▲ — ▲ ▲ — — —
with colour rendering thanks to
our range of materials and even Temporis A3 ▲ — ▲ ▲ — — —

with matched shading when Temporis A3.5 ▲ — ▲ ▲ — — —

the 3D printer is provided with Temporis B1 ▲ — ▲ ▲ — — —
Photoshade technology. Temporis Photoshade — ▲ — — — — —

* The polymer is to be considered a long-term invasive medical device in Class IIa as provided for by the Rule 5, Annex IX,
Dir. 93/42/EEC.
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READY TO USE READY TO USE

THE EASIEST USER EXPERIENCE

DFAB’ s ergonomic design helps for a simple and intuitive use, other than safe and rapid,
of the ready-to-use cartridges.

Ergonomic, fast and easy to use also

in materials’ loading phases.

01 — Door opening 02 — Cartridge insertion 03 — Platform insertion 04 — Door closing

Press downward. Insert the cartridge in the appropriate Insert the printing platform in the Press the door downward to close it.
Let the work station scroll upwards. dedicated opening. dedicated compartment.

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 MATERIALS MATERIALS

Temporis
Certified materials produced by DWS for the 3D printing
of provisional restorations.

MATERIALS AND CARTRIDGES Irix Max

A constantly evolving complete range. DWS patented material for the creation of translucent
definitive restorations in nanocomposites.

Irix Z
DWS offers a constantly evolving range of materials.
Exclusive DWS advanced zirconia allows the creation of
The materials are available in ready-to-use cartridges, that grant the result in a single printing
accurate permanent restorations. Sintering cycles are required
session and make the user experience functional and handy. Thanks to DWS systems (DFAB,
materials, software) perfect long term or permanent restorations can be obtained, being them
inlays, onlays, veneers, crowns or bridges.
DS3000
Transparent and biocompatible material in Class I
for highly precise and accurate surgical guides.

Fusia RF080
Ideal resin for burnout and pressed ceramic cycles.
For stable and non-deformable crowns and bridges.

Precisa RD096GY
Gypsum-like resin in grey colour for dental models from
intraoral scanning. High surface smoothness and resolution.

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MATERIALS MATERIALS

Temporis Irix Z Irix Max DS3000 Fusia RF080 Precisa RD096GY

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 PRINTERS

Desktop

Natural - looking restorations

in a single visit.

Developed for prosthetic clinics and dental laboratories, 3D printer DFAB

Desktop connects to a computer and is easy to operate thanks to the proprietary
Nauta Photoshade software. It allows the production of natural-looking dental
prosthesis, in fewer steps than with traditional methods. All DFAB family devices
are connected to a cloud system that allows the full traceability of interventions,
of materials and of cartridges.

• Certified restorations in a single visit

• It prints a bridge with up to 5 elements in less than 20 minutes
• Photoshade Technology: reproduction of the chromatic variation
in tooth colour from the incisal to the cervical side.

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 PRINTERS

Chairside

The most innovative technology combines

the most intuitive user experience.

In its Chairside version, DFAB is provided with practical and intuitive touchscreen
commands. DFAB Chairside is an all-in-one device that integrates a high speed additive
manufacturing system to a user friendly touchscreen personal computer, practical and
intuitive in its control.

• Disposable Cartridges: safe, hygienic, less waste, best user experience

• No powders are produced, no noise and no instruments or tool replacement is needed
• Compatible with intraoral scanners and CAD/CAM systems for the dental sector
• Cloud connection to ensure material traceability

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SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS

Technical data* DFAB Desktop Technical data* DFAB Chairside

Technology: Laser - TSLA Technology: Laser - TSLA
Working Area: 50 x 20 x 40 mm Working Area: 50 x 20 x 40 mm
Laser source: Solid State BlueEdge® Laser source: Solid State BlueEdge®
10-100 micron (depending 10-100 micron (depending
Layer thickness: Layer thickness:
on the type of material used) on the type of material used)
Scanning method: Galvanometer Scanning method: Galvanometer
Software: Nauta Photoshade Software: Nauta Photoshade
Input files format: .stl, .nauta, .fictor Input files format: .stl, .nauta, .fictor
Machine Size: 300 x 300 x 307 mm Machine Size: 480 x 480 x 1142 mm
Weight: 15 Kg Weight: 40 Kg
Operating Temp. and Humidity: 15-25 °C / 60% Operating Temp. and Humidity: 15-25 °C / 60%
24V DC con AC 240/100V / 50-60 24V DC con AC 240/220V / 50-60
Power Supply: Power Supply:
Hz external supplier included Hz external supplier included
Electrical Consumption: 160W Electrical Consumption: 200W
PC Minimum Requirements: Windows 7 or above PC Minimum Requirements: Windows 7 or above1
- Memory: RAM 4GB - Memory: RAM 4GB 1
- Graphics Card: OpenGL 2.0 compatible or above - Graphics Card: OpenGL 2.0 compatible or above 1
I/O Interfaces: 1 USB port I/O Interfaces: 1 USB port
Connectivity: 1 active internet connection Connectivity: 1 active internet connection

1
Built-in PC, the minimum requirements are expressed in order to operate Nauta with an external PC (not included).

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DWS
Via della Meccanica, 21
36016 Thiene (VI) - Italy
T +39 0445 810810
[email protected]

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MADE I N I TALY

The company is certified according to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO

13485:2016 standards, in full respect of the highest require-
ments in the field of medical devices.

Information

This brochure contains informative addressed to healthcare professionals as it deals with information that may lead to serious damages for patient’s health and safety
if not properly understood and duly executed. Regulations under the Italian law (Legislative Decree dated February, 23rd 2006, Legislative Decree no. 219/2006 and in
general by Legislative Decree no. 46/97 as amended by Legislative Decree no. 37 dated January, 25th 2010).
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