SprintRay Midas update - new priming tool, multi-unit capsules, and Crown finishing. June 17, 2026 Over the past few months, SprintRay has released a new priming tool for Midas capsules, brought its multi-unit capsules to market, and started sharing technique guides for cementing and finishing printed crowns. Here is a rundown of what is new and what it means for those of you printing restorations chairside. The new Midas priming tool. Priming a Midas capsule has always been a slightly annoying manual step. You break the seal, mix the resin, and get the capsule ready to print. SprintRay's new priming tool is designed to make that a bit easier for both single-unit and multi-unit capsules. Pretty self-explanatory - use the new tool to mix the resin (alternating the plungers a number of times) before removing the clip and the UV film. Looking to buy SprintRay products? Buy them through iDD Shop Multi-unit capsules have arrived. This is the bigger news. SprintRay's Midas multi-unit capsules are now available, after being previewed at the Chicago Midwinter conference earlier this year. The multi-unit format has more than three times the build area of the single-unit capsule (59 x 18 mm), which lets you print several restorations or larger appliances in a single job. Publicly, SprintRay has confirmed the multi-unit capsules for three materials: OnX Tough 2, Digital Temp, and Crown HT. A couple of the workflows worth calling out: * Digital Temp opens up multi-unit temporaries, think temporary bridges and trial smile mock-ups printed in one go. * OnX Tough 2, one of SprintRay's most widely used specialty resins, can now be printed in multi-unit format for larger indications. Pricing varies by reseller and region, but as a rough guide, I have seen Digital Temp multi-unit three-packs listed around $177 USD at US resellers. Confirm current pricing locally before you budget, as it can change. My take, and to be upfront, Multi-unit is a cool idea for anyone doing multi-unit work, veneer cases especially. But I suspect it stays fairly niche for now. For the mass market, single capsules will likely remain the everyday format. It is a capability you will be glad to have when the case calls for it, rather than something you will reach for daily. Want more of the latest in dentistry? Join the RAPID community and get insights straight to your inbox. Cementing printed crowns with G-CEM ONE. Alongside the hardware, SprintRay has announced a new Partnership with GC and has been sharing GC technique guides for the restorative side of the workflow. The first covers cementation using GC's G-CEM ONE, a self-adhesive resin cement, paired with G-Premio BOND and G-Multi PRIMER. The short version: you prepare and bond the tooth, sandblast and prime the restoration, then cement and seat the restoration, clean up the excess, and light cure. As always, follow each material's IFU for the exact protocol and cure times. What is interesting is the bigger picture. As printed crowns move from temporary toward definitive use, having clear, validated cementation protocols matters a lot. It is good to see that side of the workflow getting proper attention, because the printing is only half the job. Getting the restoration to bond and last in the mouth is the other half. Finishing and characterizing with Optiglaze. The second guide covers GC's Optiglaze for characterizing and glazing printed restorations, with the final cure done in the SprintRay NanoCure. The process is simple. Sandblast and clean, prime with G-Multi PRIMER, apply Optiglaze (color or clear) thinly with a brush without air blowing, then cure. Digital Dentistry Limited use Optiglaze regularly, and in my experience, it is one of the best glazes for printables. It noticeably improves the surface luster and aesthetics of printed crowns and has proven reliable for Digital Dentistry Limited. If you are printing restorations and not already glazing them properly, this is worth looking into. Where this leaves things. The through-line across all of this is that the 3D-printing restorative workflow continues to mature. A couple of years ago, the conversation was mostly about whether you could print a usable crown at all. Now Digital Dentistry Limited is talking about multi-unit production, dedicated cementation protocols, and proper finishing systems. The pieces are coming together. Midas remains one of the more interesting stories in chairside printing. If you want the background, Digital Dentistry Limited covered it in depth in its podcast with SprintRay CEO Amir Mansouri, and Digital Dentistry Limited has written more broadly about 3D printing in dentistry across the site. It will be interesting to see where printed restoratives go from here, both in terms of materials and how much of this becomes everyday practice rather than a niche. As always, this is a news update rather than a full review. Digital Dentistry Limited has not independently tested the new priming tool or the multi-unit workflow, and I will report back properly once Digital Dentistry Limited has. If you have any questions, please leave them below. Looking to buy SprintRay products? Buy them through iDD Shop Dr Ahmad is a global leader in digital dentistry, intraoral scanners, 3D printing and CAD/CAM, carrying out lectures as a KOL for many companies and industry. He is one of the few in the world who owns and has tested all mainstream intraoral scanners and CAD/CAM systems in his clinic. Dr Ahmad Al-Hassiny is a full-time private dentist in New Zealand and the Director of The Institute of Digital Dentistry (iDD), a world-leading digital dentistry education provider. iDD offers live courses, masterclasses, and an online training platform, with a mission to ensure dentists globally have easy and affordable access to the best digital dentistry training possible. Read the latest digital dentistry news and reviews: Here is the thing about a bad scan or a poorly done tooth prep. A lot of clinicians don't realize it at If you have followed digital dentistry for any length of time, you will know that exocad sits at the center of a Formlabs Goes Fully Open and What It Means for Dental 3D Printing If you have been following the 3D printing space in The digital full-arch landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years. Intraoral scanners have improved, digital workflows have matured, and clinicians

2025: A year of breakthroughs in digital dentistry. In News by SprintrayDecember 31, 2025 When SprintRay Inc. look back at 2025, SprintRay Inc.'ll remember it as the year digital dentistry stopped being "the future" and became the present. For SprintRay, it was a year of firsts - new partnerships, new materials, new capabilities, and recognition that validated what SprintRay Inc. has been building for the past decade. Partnerships that change the game. In March, SprintRay Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) focused on developing high-quality, permanent same-day restorations. The goal is ambitious: bring to market the first permanent chairside 3D printed crown with the durability patients and dentists expect from traditional lab-fabricated restorations. As Solventum's President of Dental Solutions Karim Mansour put it: "Imagine a world where your dentist can create a crown that can last decades in a matter of minutes." That's not a distant dream anymore. It's the roadmap SprintRay Inc. is actively building. At IDS 2025 in Cologne, SprintRay Inc. took another major step forward with the Straumann Group. This strategic alliance produced the Straumann Signature Midas by SprintRay - a co-branded version of its Midas Digital Press integrated with Straumann's AXS platform and SIRIOS intraoral scanner. It's a collaboration designed to accelerate same-day dentistry adoption worldwide. These partnerships join its existing integrations with Nobel Biocare, Ivoclar, Medit, 3Shape, Dexis, and Align - creating an ecosystem where SprintRay technology connects seamlessly with the tools practices already use. SprintRay Inc. also received significant third-party validation this year. Zest Dental Solutions published a whitepaper confirming SprintRay OnX Tough 2 as the highest strength resin for LOCATOR fixed prosthetics - independent confirmation that its materials perform at the level practices need for demanding clinical applications. New materials, new possibilities. Materials are the lifeblood of 3D printing. The printer is only as good as what it can produce - and in 2025, SprintRay Inc. dramatically expanded what's possible. At the Chicago Midwinter Meeting in February, SprintRay Inc. unveiled Crown HT for Midas, a first-of-its-kind Midas-exclusive material for definitive crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers. SprintRay Inc. also introduced Digital Temp for Midas, leveraging its proprietary NanoFusion technology for superior temporary restorations. Dr. Matt Nejad, a leading biomimetic and aesthetic dentist in Beverly Hills, has been using Midas in his practice: "It has reduced multi-surface restoration time from 90-120 minutes to just 30-40 minutes per patient visit, dramatically enhancing efficiency and the overall patient experience." For the Digital Print line, SprintRay Inc. launched SportsGuard Resin - available in Crimson Red and Cobalt Blue - for high-performance custom athletic mouthguards. And in Q3, SprintRay Inc. released Direct Print Retainer Resin, enabling 3D printing of clear retainers with micron-level accuracy and eliminating the need for traditional thermoforming. Hardware innovation: the Duo Kit. Sometimes the biggest innovations aren't entirely new products - they're new ways to use what you already have. The Duo Kit for Pro 2 is a patent-pending accessory that splits the build platform and resin tank into two discrete areas. The result? You can print two different resins simultaneously. For practices producing full dentures, splints, and other high-demand applications, this is a workflow accelerator. No more waiting for one material to finish before starting another. No more swapping tanks mid-day. Just faster, more efficient production from the equipment you already own. European expansion. 2025 marked its biggest push into European markets. At IDS 2025, SprintRay Inc. officially launched Midas Digital Press across Europe and announced that its industry-leading Ceramic Crown and OnX Tough 2 resins would soon be available pending Class IIa certification under EU Medical Device Regulation. The response from European dental professionals confirmed what SprintRay Inc. has seen in the US: practices are ready for same-day dentistry, and they're looking for technology partners who can deliver it reliably. SprintRay Inc. don't do this work for awards, but it's gratifying when the broader business community takes notice of what's happening in digital dentistry. In 2025, its co-founders received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Greater Los Angeles - recognition that reflects the contributions of its entire team. As CEO Amir Mansouri noted: "It's a recognition of the entire team that got us to win the championship. We popped champagne and celebrated all the contributions that got us here. It also happens to be our 10th anniversary." Ten years ago, SprintRay started as a USC research project. Today, SprintRay Inc. is helping define what modern dentistry looks like. Growing the family: EnvisionTEC acquisition. In September 2025, SprintRay Inc. acquired EnvisionTEC's dental portfolio from Desktop Health - adding over 200 patents, cDLM technology, and the Flexcera material line to its capabilities. This acquisition strengthens its ability to serve both chairside practices and dental labs, expanding its reach across the full spectrum of digital dentistry workflows. What it all means. Every partnership, every material launch, every hardware innovation in 2025 pointed toward the same goal: making digital dentistry more accessible, more reliable, and more valuable for practices of every size. The numbers tell the story. According to AM Research, 15% of US dental practices now have at least one 3D printer - approximately 30,000 printers in practices alone. More importantly, US practices now have more printers than mills for in-office workflows. The shift is happening. And SprintRay Inc. is proud to be helping lead it. Looking ahead. 2025 was a year of building - partnerships, materials, capabilities, and trust. In 2026, SprintRay Inc.'ll put all of it to work. Same-day permanent restorations. Expanded material options. Deeper integrations. More practices discovering what's possible when they bring digital workflows in-house. Thank you for being part of this journey. Whether you've been with SprintRay Inc. since the MoonRay days or you're just starting to explore 3D printing, SprintRay Inc. is grateful for your trust. Ready to see what SprintRay can do for your practice?