Rodin® Chroma Flash™ Light Cure Box is Now Available

One of the most critical pieces of 3D printing is the post-cure system.  When a normal project comes out of the printer, it is washed in isopropyl alcohol to remove the excess resin, and then it is placed in the post-cure unit to give it a final cure.  This part of the process is critical.

The printing process cures the resin enough to harden it, but it is not completely polymerized at that point.  The final full polymerization and long chain formation comes from that good final cure in the post-curing unit.

That importance is the reason for today's post.  If you know a bit about dental 3D printing, you probably know Rodin, the line of 3D printing resins created by PacDent.  I happen to be a fan of the Rodin product line and I was excited last year when PacDent announced their plans to bring out an entire line of 3D printing hardware.  This hardware will be an open system, which means that the system will be able to use most of the resins on the market, but will be fine tuned for the Rodin line of resins.

To compliment this new line of hardware, PacDent decided to manufacture a new state of the art post-curing system.  That new state of the art post-cure is the Rodin® Chroma Flash™ and it's available now!   According to the company:

The Rodin® Chroma Flash™ is a nitrogen-free flash post-curing system engineered for consistent, reliable polymerization of 3D printed dental resins. Delivering uniform curing in minutes, it enhances mechanical properties, surface quality, and workflow efficiency without the need for nitrogen setups.

One of the biggest things that makes this unit different is the flash lamps.  Most post-cure units currently available accomplish their task thru the use of LEDs.  While LEDs certainly will do the job, the intensity of flash lamps makes a big difference.  The unit has xenon flash / stroboscopic light sources that emit from 280-950nm wavelength.  The intensity of the flash lamps provides a deep and full cure.

One of the post-curing systems that I use on a routine basis is the Otoflash unit.  It also uses flash lamps and I have been incredibly happy with the cure that those flash lamps provide.  The other great thing about the flash lamps in the Rodin® Chroma Flash™is that those flash lamps are optimized for Rodin resins which are nano-hybrid ceramic filled resins.  That means that if you are currently using Rodin resins, this unit will provide you with the best cure possible.  However, it's also been engineered for use with other manufacturer's resins and printers as well. 

The lamps provide uniform energy delivery across all the surfaces of the printed projects which means the end result is the strongest possible.  That translates to better stability, conversion, and flexural strength.  Also, because a flash lamp is incredibly intense, the post-cure process is faster.  

I should be receiving a unit soon and will report back on my experience with it.  However, as you can probably tell, I'm pretty optimistic about the results I'll get.  However, like always, I'll put it through the paces and objectively evaluate the results.  I'll report back here on my experience.