What Zirkonzahn does

Zirkonzahn srl is an Italian privately-held manufacturer of digital dental laboratory equipment, founded in the early 2000s by Enrico Steger and headquartered in Gais, South Tyrol. The company designs and produces a vertically integrated CAD/CAM platform that targets dental technicians, prosthodontists, and implant-focused practitioners. Its hardware portfolio includes the M-series multi-axis milling units (M1 through M6), the S300/S600/S900 ARTI bench scanners, the Detection Eye intraoral scanner, the Zirkonofen line of zirconia sintering furnaces, and the P4000 3D printer. These are paired with Zirkonzahn.Software for scanning, CAD modeling, nesting, and CAM, plus proprietary zirconia materials sold under the Prettau® trademark and a Fresco Ceramics line.

The business model combines four revenue streams. First, capital equipment sales of milling machines, scanners, furnaces, and 3D printers carry high absolute ASPs and form the customer-acquisition engine. Second, recurring consumables revenue comes from zirconia blanks, resins, and ceramics — anchored to the installed hardware base. Third, software licenses and updates (Zirkonzahn.Archiv Plus and the broader suite) generate annuity revenue, including interoperability with exocad and 3Shape file formats and an implant library covering 50+ systems. Fourth, education and training services through the Zirkonzahn Academy create both a direct revenue stream and a customer-onboarding funnel. Distribution is handled primarily through company-owned subsidiaries or branches in more than 10 countries rather than third-party dealers, with a continuing emphasis on training-led customer conversion. The Steger family retains ownership and operating control, with Heinrich and Julian Steger serving as directors alongside the founder.

Name

Zirkonzahn

Legal name

Zirkonzahn srl

Website

https://zirkonzahn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Zirkonzahn is an Italian privately-held manufacturer of CAD/CAM equipment for dental laboratories and practices, producing multi-axis milling machines, scanners, sintering furnaces, and 3D printers paired with proprietary zirconia materials, software, and Academy training, sold globally through owned branches in 10+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental CAD/CAM Equipment and Materials

NAICS

Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (339114), Dental Laboratories (339116), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Dental Equipment & Supplies (3843), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

CAD/CAM Digital Design & Milling Centers (HLABAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing for Dental Prosthetics (HLABAJAF), Ceramic & Zirconia Esthetics (Veneers/Inlays/Onlays) Fabrication (HLABAJAG), Crown & Bridge (Fixed Prosthetics) Fabrication (HLABAJAA)

Keywords

• Dental CAD/CAM systems
• Zirconia milling machines
• Dental laboratory equipment
• Sintering furnaces
• Prettau zirconia materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Gais

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware sales (CAD/CAM milling units, scanners, sintering furnaces, 3D printers, intraoral scanners): Sale of capital equipment including M1/M2/M4/M5/M6 milling units, S300/S600/S900 ARTI scanners, Zirkonofen 600/700/Turbo/Sinterofen 300S sintering furnaces, P4000 3D printing system, Detection Eye intraoral scanner, Head Tracker, PlaneSystem, Face Hunter, Mini-Arti ZS1, Zirkograph manual systems, and accessories. Sold via direct sales teams and authorized branches/partners worldwide.
2. Consumables and millable materials (zirconia, resins, ceramics, stains, colouring liquids): Recurring revenue from sale of consumable materials used by the installed equipment base: Prettau® zirconia line, ICE Zirkon, ICE Plus, Abro® Basic, Flexmon®, Multistratum® Flexible, Temp Premium/Basic, Exmon®, Therapon Transpa, Sinternit, Titanit, Cocronit Superior, Tecno Med, Raw-Abutment®, Anatomic Coloured, Zirconia Creative, ICE Zirkon Ceramics, Fresco Ceramics, ICE Stains by Enrico Steger, Colour Liquid Aquarell line, Gingiva-Composites, Metal Opaquer, Fusion Powder, Printer Resins by Enrico Steger, and corresponding milling burs, grinders, and styli.
3. CAD/CAM software (Zirkonzahn.Software suite) and module add-ons: Sale of Zirkonzahn.Software and add-on modules (Zirkonzahn.Scan, Modellier, Nesting, Fräsen, Implant-Planner, Partial-Planner, Archiv, Archiv Plus, Library, Module, Tray, Update, Help, CAM High-Speed, Zirkonzahn.App, Zirkonzahn.Fräsen App), including the Zirkonzahn.CAM High-Speed module for soft-material milling.
4. Qlone Dental Pro 3D Scanner App subscriptions: Tiered subscription-style app offering inside the Zirkonzahn.App: a free license (free until 31/10/2026, no payment obligation, automatic end), a 1-year QLONE package at 97 € (instead of 199 €, term 23/06/2026 to 31/10/2027, one-time payment, no auto-renewal), and a 3-year QLONE package at 240 € (instead of 597 €, term 23/06/2026 to 31/10/2029, one-time payment, no auto-renewal). Prices exclude VAT.
5. Implant prosthetic components and libraries: Sale of implant prosthetic components (titanium bases, scananalogs, scanmarkers, healing caps, impression copings, Raw-Abutment®, MUA, LOC-Connector, titanium posts, screw extractors) and implant libraries (Zirkonzahn Library Download Center) for 50+ third-party implant systems.
6. Education and training services (Die Zirkonzahn Schule): Revenue from in-person and webinar training courses (CAD/CAM Milling INTRO/INSTALL/A/A+/B/Metal/Face Hunter/Implant-Planner/Digital Expert, Mobile Laboratory, CAD & Applications, Fresco Ceramics Art, Prettau® Bridge Art, Ceramic Layering, Preparation Course, Zirkonzahn.Webinar) and individualized training at global Education Centers.
7. Marketing packages and merchandising: Sale of branded marketing packages (brochures, plaques, business cards, inserts, postcards, posters, demo-models, lab boxes, presentation bags, quality certificates, customised cementation instructions) and merchandising items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Zirkonzahn designs, manufactures and sells an integrated dental CAD/CAM platform for dental laboratories and clinicians: CNC milling units (M1 compact line, M2 comfort line, M4/M5 Wet Heavy Metal, M6 Teleskoper Blank Changer), 3D optical lab scanners (S300/S600/S900 ARTI), an intraoral scanner (Detection Eye), the P4000 3D printing system, the Zirkonofen sintering furnace family, the Zirkonzahn.Software suite, and proprietary Prettau® zirconia millable materials and consumables used to produce crowns, bridges and implant prosthetics.

Product overview

Zirkonzahn (Zirkonzahn srl, Gais – South Tyrol, Italy) sells a vertically integrated dental CAD/CAM platform rather than a single product: zirconia and other millable materials (the Prettau® family, ICE Zirkon, Tecno Med, Sinternit, Titanit, Cocronit Superior, Raw-Abutment®, etc.), a fleet of wet/dry/metal/blank-changer milling units (M1, M2, M4, M5, M6 Teleskoper Blank Changer) and S300/S600/S900 ARTI scanners, the Zirkonofen 600/V4, Zirkonofen 700 / 700 Ultra-Vakuum, Zirkonofen Turbo, and Sinterofen 300S sintering furnaces, plus the Detection Eye intraoral scanner, Face Hunter, Head Tracker digital facebow, PlaneSystem®/JawAligner/Multibase/JawPositioner, Mini-Arti ZS1, P4000 3D printing system with Printer Resins by Enrico Steger, and the Zirkograph 025 ECO/Designer Zirkograph manual systems. The platform is glued together by the Zirkonzahn.Software suite (Zirkonzahn.Scan, Zirkonzahn.Modellier, Zirkonzahn.Nesting with the Zirkonzahn.CAM High-Speed add-on, Zirkonzahn.Fräsen, Zirkonzahn.Library, Zirkonzahn.Module, Zirkonzahn.Archiv and the new Zirkonzahn.Archiv Plus, Zirkonzahn.Implant-Planner, Zirkonzahn.Partial-Planner, Zirkonzahn.Tray, Zirkonzahn.Update, Zirkonzahn.Help) and the Zirkonzahn.App mobile companion, which also serves as the exclusive distribution channel for the Qlone Dental Pro 3D Scanner App. Around the platform, Zirkonzahn sells an implant prosthetic component catalogue (titanium bases, Multi Unit Abutments, LOC-Connector, Raw-Abutment®, Healing Caps, Scanmarker family, ScanAnalog, PrintAnalog, abutment screws, etc.) that also exposes a Zirkonzahn implant library compatible with exocad and 3Shape, plus colouring liquids (Prettau® Aquarell line, including the new Prettau® Aquarell Boost®), Fresco Ceramics, ICE Zirkon Ceramics and ICE Stains, Gingiva-Composites, Metal Opaquer/Metal Opaquer Ceramics, Fusion Powder, X-Ray Sphere, milling burs/grinders/styli, elaboration instruments, table inserts, mock-up frame accessories, sinter oven accessories, DeMedici face masks, a Zirkonzahn marketing package, a Merchandising line, and a global education programme delivered across multiple Education Centers and themed "Zirkonzahn Schools" (Heldencampus, Ranger, Military, Safari, Forest, Mountain Monastery, The Forge, Klinik DeMedici, Stonehenge®).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prettau® Zirconia: Zirkonzahn's proprietary zirconia material line for dental prosthetics (including Prettau® 2, Prettau® 2 Dispersive®, Prettau® 3 Dispersive®, Prettau® 4 Anterior®, Prettau® 4 Anterior® Dispersive®, Prettau® Skin®).
• PlaneSystem®
• DeMedici
• Zirkonofen
• ICE Zirkon
• Fresco Ceramics
• Zirkonzahn.Software
• Zirkonzahn.App
• Zirkograph

Products and services

• Prettau® Zirconia Material Line Zirkonzahn's flagship zirconia material line (Prettau® Zirconia, Prettau® 2, Prettau® 2 Dispersive®, Prettau® 3 Dispersive®, Prettau® 4 Anterior®, Prettau® 4 Anterior® Dispersive®, Prettau® Skin®) — pre-coloured, translucent, high-strength zirconia blanks for monolithic and minimally reduced crown and bridge restorations, complemented by Zirkonzahn Shade Guides.
• CAD/CAM Systems (Milling Units and Scanners) Integrated CAD/CAM hardware platform: M1 compact line, M2 comfort line (incl. Teleskoper and SelfLock variants), M4 Wet Heavy Metal, M5 Heavy Metal, and the M6 Teleskoper Blank Changer milling units, plus S300 ARTI, S600 ARTI, and S900 ARTI 3D optical lab scanners.
• Zirkonzahn.Software Suite Modular CAD/CAM software suite including Zirkonzahn.Scan, Zirkonzahn.Modellier, Zirkonzahn.Nesting, Zirkonzahn.Fräsen, Zirkonzahn.Library, Zirkonzahn.Module, Zirkonzahn.Archiv, Zirkonzahn.Archiv Plus, Zirkonzahn.Implant-Planner, Zirkonzahn.Partial-Planner, Zirkonzahn.Tray, Zirkonzahn.Update, Zirkonzahn.Help, and the Zirkonzahn.App / Zirkonzahn.Fräsen App companion mobile apps.
• Zirkonofen Sintering Furnaces Family of zirconia sintering furnaces: Zirkonofen 600/V2, Zirkonofen 600/V3, Zirkonofen 600/V4 (60 °C/min heating rate, 7-inch touchscreen), Zirkonofen 700, Zirkonofen 700 Ultra-Vakuum, Zirkonofen Turbo (75-minute sintering for 4-unit bridges, 84% time savings, 81% electricity reduction), and the Sinterofen 300S.
• Detection Eye Intraoral Scanner Lightweight intraoral scanner for chair-side digital impression taking, with high scanning speed, two interchangeable tips for patient comfort, and native integration into the Zirkonzahn data management system.
• P4000 3D Printing System Zirkonzahn-branded 3D printing system used with Printer Resins by Enrico Steger for producing dental models, drill templates, and similar laboratory output.
• Mini-Arti ZS1 Mini Articulator Compact articulator for checking occlusion of single crowns and small bridges, simulating opening, closing, protrusion, retrusion, and laterotrusive movements; designed for prototype milled or printed models.
• Implant Prosthetics Components Full prosthetic implant component catalogue for Zirkonzahn and 50+ third-party implant systems: titanium bases (CCTB, PCTB, K85, K80 ASC variants), Multi Unit Abutments, Zirkonzahn LOC-Connector, Raw-Abutment®, Healing Caps, Scanmarker family, PrintAnalog, ScanAnalog, Impression Coping, lab analogues, abutment screws, and Titanium Posts.
• Millable Materials Portfolio Broad material portfolio of millable blanks processable on Zirkonzahn milling units, including ICE Zirkon Translucent, ICE Plus, Anatomic Coloured, Zirconia Creative, Abro® Basic, Flexmon®, Denture Gingiva, Prime, Multistratum® Flexible, Temp Premium Flexible, Temp Basic, Exmon® Basic, Therapon Transpa, Tecno Med, Sinternit, Cocronit Superior, Titanit, Raw-Abutment®, and modelling aids.
• PlaneSystem® / Head Tracker / Face Hunter Patient-Data Acquisition Equipment line for patient-specific centric relation and reference-plane recording: PlaneSystem®, the Head Tracker digital facebow (sensor-based contactless maxilla/head-position capture), Face Hunter, JawAligner, Multibase, and JawPositioner, integrating with the Zirkonzahn.App.
• Qlone Dental Pro 3D Scanner App Smartphone-based 3D photogrammetry facial scanning app distributed exclusively via the Zirkonzahn.App on the Apple App Store, enabling 3D facial scan capture for the Zirkonzahn digital workflow.
• Die Zirkonzahn Schule (Education and Training) In-person and webinar training courses for dental technicians, clinicians and lab owners, including CAD/CAM Milling INTRO/INSTALL/A/A+/B/Metal/Face Hunter/Implant-Planner/Digital Expert, CAD & Applications, Fresco Ceramics Art, Prettau® Bridge Art, Ceramic Layering, Preparation Course, Mobile Laboratory, Zirkonzahn.Webinar, and Individual Training at Education Centers in Brunico, Neuler, Iberica, Mexico, California, Atlanta, and New York.
• Colouring Liquids, Stains and Ceramics (Prettau® Aquarell, ICE Stains, Fresco Ceramics) Colouring liquids (Prettau® Aquarell line including Prettau® Aquarell Boost®), ICE Stains by Enrico Steger (incl. ICE Stains 3D), Fresco Ceramics (Fresco Gingiva and Fresco Enamel pastes), Gingiva-Composites, ICE Zirkon Ceramics, Metal Opaquer and Fusion Powder for individualised characterisation of zirconia and resin restorations.
• Zirkonzahn Marketing Packages and Merchandising Branded marketing packages (brochures, plaques, business cards, inserts, postcards, posters, demo-models, lab boxes, presentation bags, quality certificates, customised cementation instructions) and merchandising items.
• DeMedici Medical Face Masks DeMedici Premium Pro and DeMedici Comfort Pro medical face masks sold under the Zirkonzahn brand umbrella.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zirkonofen Turbo sinters 4-unit bridges in approximately 75 minutes — 84% time saving vs conventional sintering.
• +7 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability5 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and moderate.

• Contech by Gasser ElmarcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContech by Gasser Elmar (Molini Zona Industriale 3, 39032 Campo Tures (BZ), Val Pusteria, South Tyrol, Italy; T +39 0474 658 011; www.contech.it; VAT ID 01745870210; Chamber of Commerce 20768/1999) holds the copyright © of the programming of the zirkonzahn.com website and is the long-standing technical vendor responsible for the company's primary corporate web property.
• Apple Inc. (App Store distribution)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZirkonzahn distributes the Zirkonzahn.App via the Apple App Store. The Qlone Dental Pro 3D Scanner App is exclusively activated via the Zirkonzahn.App on iPhone. The application is compatible with iPhone models starting from iPhone 12 equipped with at least two cameras; use on iPad is technically supported but not recommended. Free Qlone license offer valid until 31/10/2026.
• Google LLC (Google Play distribution)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZirkonzahn distributes the Zirkonzahn mobile app via Google Play (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zirkonzahn.zzmobile), with the Zirkonzahn.Fräsen App as a companion.
• Qlone (Eden Software Ltd)coreTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn integrates the Qlone Dental Pro 3D Scanner App inside the Zirkonzahn.App, enabling 3D facial scans captured via smartphone directly into the Zirkonzahn digital workflow. Zirkonzahn resells Qlone premium access at special prices (1-year 97 € vs 199 €; 3-year 240 € vs 597 €).
• Straumann®majorTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn's implant library supports Straumann systems including Bone Level®, Multibase Abutment, Screw-Retained Abutment, Tissue Level (Standard Plus Narrow Neck CrossFit® / SynOcta®), BLX, and TLX/TLC. Components (titanium bases, scanmarkers, analogues) are available in the Zirkonzahn Library Download Center for exocad and 3Shape.
• Nobel Biocare®majorTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn's implant library supports Nobel Biocare systems including On1™, Brånemark System® MkIII/Shorty/Groovy® / NobelSpeedy Shorty/Groovy®, Multi-unit Abutment, NobelActive® / NobelReplace® CC/Nobel Parallel CC, NobelReplace® / Replace Select Tapered / NobelSpeedy®, and NobelZygoma (Brånemark System®). Available via the Zirkonzahn Library Download Center.
• Dentsply Sirona®majorTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn's implant library supports Dentsply Sirona systems including Ankylos® (Friadent) / Balance Base Abutment Narrow, XiVE® MP/TG, and XiVE® / Frialit. Available via the Zirkonzahn Library Download Center for exocad and 3Shape.
• exocad / 3ShapecoreTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn maintains a dedicated Library Download Center that provides Zirkonzahn implant libraries (covering 50+ implant systems) and application of the software guidance for exocad and 3Shape dental CAD platforms.
• CAMLOG®majorTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn's implant library supports CAMLOG systems: Bar Abutments (COMFOUR®), CERALOG®, CONELOG®, J-Line/K-Line, and VARIO SR. Components available via the Zirkonzahn Library Download Center for exocad and 3Shape.
• MIS®moderateTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn's implant library supports MIS systems: C1, Multi Unit Abutment, Multi Unit System, SEVEN, and V3. Components available via the Zirkonzahn Library Download Center for exocad and 3Shape.
• BTI®moderateTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn's implant library supports BTI systems: Conical Spacer, Externa®, Interna®, Multi-Im®, Multi-Im® Angled®, and Tiny®. Components available via the Zirkonzahn Library Download Center for exocad and 3Shape.
• Zimmer Dental®moderateTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn's implant library supports Zimmer Dental systems: Tapered Screw-Vent® and Tapered Screw-Vent® Multi Unit Abutment. Available via the Zirkonzahn Library Download Center for exocad and 3Shape.
• ASTRA TECH Implant System (Dentsply Sirona)moderateTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn's implant library supports Astra Tech systems: EV, EV - UniAbutment®, EV - Profile, OsseoSpeed™, and UniAbutment®. Available via the Zirkonzahn Library Download Center for exocad and 3Shape.
• BioHorizons®moderateTechnology or IntegrationZirkonzahn's implant library supports BioHorizons systems: Internal, External, and Multi-unit Abutment. Available via the Zirkonzahn Library Download Center for exocad and 3Shape.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Dentsply Sirona: Global dental equipment and technology leader offering CAD/CAM milling (CEREC/inLab), sintering furnaces, intraoral scanners, and implant systems. Competes with Zirkonzahn across milling units, scanners, sintering furnaces, and implant prosthetics, but with a much broader product portfolio spanning imaging, instruments, and orthodontics.
• Ivoclar Vivadent: Major dental materials and equipment manufacturer (IPS e.max lithium disilicate, zirconia blocks, Programat furnaces, PrograMill mills). Overlaps with Zirkonzahn in dental zirconia, sintering furnaces, and milling units, with significantly larger scale and broader restorative materials portfolio.
• Straumann Group: Global leader in dental implants and prosthetics. Zirkonzahn's implant library supports Straumann systems (Bone Level, BLX, TLX/TLC, etc.) and competes indirectly through its Raw-Abutment® and titanium-base consumables, while Straumann's own digital workflow (DWOS, coDiagnostix) overlaps with Zirkonzahn CAD/CAM software.
• Planmeca: Finnish dental equipment manufacturer offering CAD/CAM milling units (Planmill), intraoral scanners (Emerald, Emerald S), 3D printers, and imaging systems. Overlaps with Zirkonzahn in lab-side milling and chair-side scanning, with broader clinic-side equipment portfolio.

Direct peers

• Amann Girrbach: Austria-based dental CAD/CAM equipment manufacturer producing milling machines (Ceramill), scanners, sintering furnaces, and CAD software. Direct competitor to Zirkonzahn in lab-side milling units, zirconia workflows, and zirconia materials, with a comparable Europe-centred, lab-focused go-to-market.
• VITA Zahnfabrik: German dental materials specialist known for VITA YZ zirconia blocks, furnace family (VITA ZYrcomat), and shade systems. Comparable to Zirkonzahn in zirconia millable materials, sintering furnaces, and consumables serving dental labs, with overlapping education and training programs.
• 3Shape: Danish dental CAD/CAM software and scanner company (TRIOS intraoral scanners, Dental System CAD, Automate). Zirkonzahn distributes implant libraries for 3Shape's CAD platform and competes with Zirkonzahn's Detection Eye intraoral scanner; both target digital impression and lab design workflows.
• exocad (Align Technology): Dental CAD software platform (DentalCAD, exoplan, ChairsideCAD) now owned by Align Technology. Zirkonzahn publishes its 50+ implant system libraries for exocad and competes at the design-software layer against Zirkonzahn's own Zirkonzahn.Software suite for lab technicians.
• vhf camfacture: German manufacturer of dental milling machines (R5, E5, Z4) and CAM software. Directly comparable to Zirkonzahn in wet/dry dental milling units, with similar lab-segment focus and complementary materials partnerships (e.g., Ivoclar, Vita, Merz).
• Roland DG (DGSHAPE): Japanese manufacturer of dental milling machines (DWX series) widely used in dental labs. Directly comparable to Zirkonzahn's M1-M6 milling unit family in dry/wet dental milling, with strong global distribution and a software-agnostic positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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