Digital CAD/CAM Workflow
Disc supply, try-in materials and post-milling finishing for a milling operation.
Where the Errors Actually Come From
A digital workflow moves the uncertainty earlier: the design is verified before material is committed. What it does not remove is the need for the right disc, in the right format, in the rack when the job is queued.
Digital CAD/CAM Workflow Step by Step
Each stage links to the categories that supply it, so an order can be built around the process instead of a product list.
Verify
Milled wax or PMMA lets a design be checked physically before committing to zirconia.
Provisionalise
Milled PMMA gives denser, better-fitting provisionals than chairside acrylic.
Sinter
The batch shrinkage factor supplied with the disc is what makes the fit predictable.
Finish
Sintered diamond instruments and rubber polishers take sintered zirconia to a finished surface.
Fire
Honeycomb trays and pins carry work through the glaze or porcelain cycle.
What You Should End Up With
- Machine hours converted into restorations rather than spent waiting for discs
- Designs verified in wax or PMMA before expensive material is cut
- One order covering discs, finishing instruments and firing consumables
Digital CAD/CAM Workflow: Practical Questions
Which disc format does my machine take?
Check the holder. The catalogue covers 98 mm and 95 mm open formats and Amann Girrbach cuts. Send a photo of your holder on WhatsApp if you are unsure.
Why mill a wax pattern instead of going straight to zirconia?
To verify the design, and to produce castable patterns for pressing or conventional casting.
Can discs be ordered on a repeating schedule?
Yes, and that is how most milling operations buy them. Tell us your consumption and we will plan shipments against it.
Quote the Digital CAD/CAM Workflow Workflow
Tell us which stages you are equipping and we will quote the equipment and the first round of consumables together, in one shipment.