13/08/2026
One Japanese dental lab switching to metal 3D printing is a case study.
Twelve is a trend.
Thirty is a transformation.
When FASTFORM first entered the Japanese dental market,
people asked: "Will Japanese labs trust a foreign metal printer?"
Today, the answer is written in CoCr — layer by layer, across dozens of labs:
• FUJILABO — 3 metal 3D printer systems, 500+ frameworks/month
• Labs in Tokyo — Desktop X1 units running same-day RPD cases
• Kansai region — 3 labs went fully digital, retired their casting equipment
• Osaka — A family-run lab that spent 40 years hand-waxing.
Now their youngest technician runs the printer.
The oldest one checks the fit.
Both are smiling.
Japanese dental labs aren't "considering" metal 3D printing.
They're already doing it. In production. For real patients.
The question isn't "does it work?"
The question is: "Can your lab afford to be the last one still casting?"