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Since I am not a dentist, and my gums and teeth are relatively healthy, readers might wonder why I would be there, loitering around the show. I went, of course, because I had heard that some 3D printers would be there as examples of the leading tech in new dental equipment. In total, I found five different 3D printers.
The first I encountered was 
The second I found was Hephzibah Co., Ltd, a company that has been specializing in industrial machinery as a manufacturer since 1986. They launched a new 3D printer called the Veltz3D Miicraft for dental purposes, even though on their website it states that it is intended for “jewelry industries”. Their entire line can be found at 
The third company was 
The CEO of Moment, Park Heewan, was also there and he told me that Moment is penetrating into the Korean domestic market rapidly with their new distributing partner, Chungmac Electronics, as well as continuing to grow in the Asian market overall. They now export to Japan, Australia, Turkey, Brunei, Kuwait, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. They also plan to attend a trade show in the US and China later this year, to launch their new product into those markets. He also cautiously told me that his company appears to have become the top Korean 3D printer manufacturer last month, based on the number of units sold. He was also very excited to let me know that Moment was invited to become part of Samsung’s “SamsungDreamTalk“, an educational program organized by Samsung Electronics to help youngsters map out their future career paths and experience new jobs. It was initialized in 2012 and each year has involved about 20,000 youngsters. Moment’s role in the program is to introduce 3D printing to the festival.
The last company at the show was one of Stratasys Korea’s authorized dealers, Medicodi, Inc. In addition to being a Stratasys reseller, they are also a reseller for Carestream Dental, and sell CT machines for dental and digital X-ray systems. At this show they presented two high-end 3D printers, the Object 260 and the Object 30 orthodesk which were on full display and were, as always, very impressive. Stratasys has been doing quite a lot in Korea, mostly through its vigorous reseller programs, to spread the technology and its uses and this show was further evidence of that commitment.
All in all, this show demonstrated that 3D printing is beginning to take a bigger part in many diverse business sectors, and that as time goes by, it will likely continue to spread. Now is a good time to catch up with the technology, as it is likely to be entering your business world…eventually.
