What core3dcentres does

Core3dcentres is a privately held global digital dentistry company founded in 2007, headquartered in Maartensdijk, Netherlands, with operational headquarters in Castle Hill, NSW, Australia. The company operates as an open platform providing end-to-end CAD/CAM workflow solutions — including 3D scanning, CAD design, 5-axis CNC milling, 3D printing (RapidShape D30/D30L), and selective laser melting — to dental laboratories and dental practices across four continents (Asia Pacific, North America, Europe). Core3dcentres functions as both a manufacturing services provider (custom abutments, crowns, bridges, bars, surgical guides, digital models) and an authorized distributor of leading dental hardware and materials, including 3Shape laboratory scanners, imes-icore milling machines, VITA ceramics, Ivoclar Vivadent materials, DENTSPLY CELTRA Duo, and Dental Direkt zirconia milling blanks.

The company's core technology differentiator is the Core3dcentres Implant Library, supporting 80+ implant platforms and 19 implant brands with 105 connections, integrated into the three leading dental CAD software platforms (3Shape, Exocad, Dental Wings). It also operates the proprietary Brightsquid Dental Link communication platform for secure digital procurement of laboratory services, and runs the Core3daCADemy and Core3dStudyClub education programs. Core3dcentres holds authorized/certified milling center status with multiple implant and material OEMs including DENTSPLY, Thommen Medical, VITA Zahnfabrik, Ivoclar Vivadent, BioHorizons, 3M Lava, and Align Technology (iTero).

The business model combines project-based professional services (milling, design, scan services), hardware resale (3Shape scanners, imes-icore mills), materials sales (zirconia, glass ceramics, titanium, cobalt-chrome, resin blanks), education programs, and custom abutment/bar production. Distribution operates through nine regional production centers and offices globally, supported by an authorized channel partner network. In March 2017, Core3dcentres acquired an international stake in Dental Direkt GmbH, Europe's largest zirconium oxide manufacturer, creating vertical integration into the milling materials supply chain. Combined operations with Dental Direkt employed approximately 900 people at the time of the partnership announcement.

Name

core3dcentres

Legal name

Core3dcentres

Website

https://core3dcentres.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Core3dcentres is a global digital dentistry open-platform provider delivering CAD/CAM workflow solutions — 3D scanning, 5-axis milling, 3D printing, and custom abutment design — to dental laboratories and practices across four continents, with nine production centers and integrations across 80+ implant platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Laboratory Services

NAICS

Dental Laboratories (339116), Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (339114)

SIC

Dental Equipment & Supplies (3843), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Crown & Bridge (Fixed Prosthetics) Fabrication (HLABAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing for Dental Prosthetics (HLABAJAF), Model/Die Work, Scanning & Case Digitization Services (HLABAJAJ), Implant Planning & Surgical Guide Imaging Centers (HLABAIAH), Medical & Dental 3D Printing Services (patient-specific devices, dental labs) (IMAAADAG), Medical Devices & Dental (Production AM Parts) (IMAAAEAD)

Keywords

• Digital dentistry services
• Dental CAD/CAM workflow
• Custom implant abutments
• Dental milling and 3D printing
• Dental laboratory solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Castle Hill

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Milling and Manufacturing Services: Precision milling of dental prosthetics including crowns, bridges, abutments, and bars using 5-axis CNC machines. Services include scan and design, milling, and 3D printing of dental restorations and surgical guides.
2. Digital Models: Production of precision-manufactured digital dental models for crown and bridge, implants, prosthetics, and orthodontics.
3. Milling Materials Sales: Sale of dental milling materials including zirconia, glass ceramics (VITA SUPRINITY), hybrid ceramics (VITA ENAMIC), titanium, cobalt-chrome, wax, and resin blanks for use in dental CAD/CAM systems.
4. Laboratory Equipment Distribution: Distribution of 3Shape laboratory scanners (D500, D700/710, D750, D800/810, D850, D900/900L, D1000, D2000), imes-icore milling machines (140i, 450i), and related CAD/CAM software.
5. Core3daCADemy Education Programs: Educational programs including hands-on courses, seminars, workshops, and webinars on digital dentistry, CAD/CAM technology, and workflow optimization.
6. Custom Abutments and Bars: Patient-specific digitally created precision milled abutments (titanium, cobalt-chrome, zirconia) and screw-retained bars for dental implants.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Core3dcentres operates as an open digital dentistry platform delivering end-to-end CAD/CAM workflow solutions for dental laboratories and practices. Core offerings include laboratory scanning, digital CAD design, 5-axis CNC milling, 3D printing, and selective laser melting to produce custom dental prosthetics (crowns, bridges, abutments, bars, surgical guides, and digital models). The company also distributes 3Shape laboratory scanners, imes-icore milling machines, and milling materials, and operates the Core3daCADemy education program and Brightsquid Dental Link communication platform.

Product overview

Core3dcentres is a global digital dentistry platform operating across four continents (Asia Pacific, Benelux, Canada, Germany, Japan, Southern Europe, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA) as an open platform providing end-to-end digital workflow solutions for dental laboratories and practices. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio including laboratory scanning services and 3Shape scanners (D500 through D2000), CAD design services, CNC milling using imes-icore equipment (140i, 450i), 3D printing via RapidShape technology, and selective laser melting for metal substructures. Their implant solutions include custom abutments (titanium, cobalt-chrome, zirconia) supporting 80 implant platforms with an extensive implant library, plus scan bodies supporting 105 connections. They distribute materials including VITA SUPRINITY, VITA ENAMIC, CELTRA DUO, IPS e.max CAD, Core titanium, and Core cobalt-chrome. The Brightsquid Dental Link platform enables secure digital communication between labs and dentists. Core3daCADemy provides education and training on digital technologies. The company functions as an authorized milling center for multiple implant systems and materials manufacturers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Core3daCADemy: Educational division offering webinars, seminars, workshops, and hands-on courses for CAD/CAM technologies, digital workflows, and material sciences.
• Brightsquid Dental Link
• Core3dStudyClub
• Core Digital Models
• Core Titanium
• Core Cobalt-Chrome
• Core Implant Library

Products and services

• CNC Milling Services for Dental Prosthetics Outsourced precision milling service using 5-axis CNC machines (imes-icore 140i and 450i) for crowns, bridges, abutments, and screw-retained bars across a wide range of materials. Built for dental laboratories and practices needing advanced milling capacity or overflow production without in-house capital investment.
• Digital Design Services CAD design of dental restorations from digital files or models, including smile design and abutment design using 3Shape-powered software. Provided for laboratories and practices that need design capacity or specialized implant design expertise.
• Laboratory and Intraoral Scanning Services Digital scanning of impressions and gypsum models using 3Shape laboratory scanners, plus intraoral scanning solutions introduced to dental practices. Used by laboratories and practices that want to digitize cases without purchasing scanners themselves.
• 3D Printing Services 3D printing of custom trays, models, surgical guides, and temporary crowns and bridges using RapidShape D30 and D30L biocompatible dental printers. Available to dental laboratories and practices across all Core3dcentres production centers.
• Selective Laser Melting Services Precision digital manufacturing of metal dental structures ranging from single-unit PFM crowns up to full arch metal substructures using selective laser melting. Targeted at laboratories and practices requiring advanced metal substructure production.
• Custom Abutments and Bars (Titanium, Cobalt-Chrome, Zirconia) Patient-specific, digitally designed and precision milled custom abutments and screw-retained bars available in titanium, cobalt-chrome, and zirconia-on-titanium-base configurations. Compatible with 80 different implant platforms and ordered by implant brands supporting the Core3dcentres Implant Library. Produced for dental laboratories and implant practices.
• Core3dcentres Surgical Guides 3D-printed surgical guides for implant placement, designed by merging CBCT scans with digital impressions for prosthetically driven virtual planning. Used by dental practices, periodontists, and oral surgeons and cited to save up to 70% of surgical time versus unguided approaches.
• Digital Dental Models Precision-manufactured digital dental models used as an access point for digital and traditional treatment plans across crown and bridge, implant, prosthetic, and orthodontic indications. Compatible with 3M True Definition, iTero, and 3Shape TRIOS scanners.
• 3Shape Laboratory Scanners Distribution Authorized distribution of 3Shape laboratory scanners for dental impression and gypsum model scanning, including the D500, D700/710, D750, D800/810, D850, D900/900L, D1000, and D2000 models. Sold to dental laboratories through regional sales offices.
• imes-icore Practice Lab Milling Solutions Distribution of imes-icore 140i (compact practice laboratory milling machine) and 450i (5-axis simultaneous milling machine) for flexible in-house production of crowns, bridges, abutments, and removable partials. Sold to dental laboratories and practices as 'Practice Lab Solutions' packages.
• Milling Materials Sales (Zirconia, VITA, Cobalt-Chrome, Titanium, Wax, Resin) Sale of dental milling blanks including zirconia (Dental Direkt Bio ZX2 and Core3dcentres Metoxit HTL), VITA SUPRINITY glass ceramic, VITA ENAMIC hybrid ceramic, titanium, cobalt-chrome, wax, and printed resin for use in dental CAD/CAM systems. Distributed to dental laboratories and practices through regional sales offices.
• Digital Splints (Surgical, TMJ, Bruxism) Custom surgical, TMJ, and bruxism splints constructed to occlusal plane specifications on the upper or lower arch using digital design. Produced for dental practices treating TMD, bruxism, or surgical cases requiring a prosthesis-friendly occlusal scheme.
• Brightsquid Dental Link Platform Secure web-based SaaS platform for digital case transmission, management, and archiving between dentists and dental laboratories, including patient-centric correspondence and an award-winning 3D viewer with patient timeline. Provided as part of the Core3dcentres workflow offering.
• Core3dcentres Implant Library Extensive digital implant library supporting 80+ implant platforms and 19 implant brands with 105 connections, compatible with 3Shape, Exocad, and Dental Wings CAD software. Licensed to laboratories and practices to enable custom abutment and hybrid restoration design across multiple implant systems.
• Core3daCADemy Education Programs Education and training program offering hands-on courses, seminars, workshops, webinars, and the Core3dStudyClub covering digital dentistry, CAD/CAM technology, and workflow optimization. Delivered globally by Core3dcentres staff and external industry experts, including CE/accreditation pathways.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 70% time savings with use of surgical guides
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Dental Direkt GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2017Strategic partnership and stake in Dental Direkt GmbH (Spenge, Germany), Europe's largest manufacturer of zirconium oxide. Combines Core3D's CAD/CAM laboratory expertise with Dental Direkt's material manufacturing capabilities. In 2016, Dental Direkt processed 85 tonnes of zirconium oxide powder and produced over 3.5 million zircon elements. Joint motto: 'close to you'.
• Thommen MedicalcoreTechnology or Integration · 20 January 2015Authorized Milling Center for Thommen Implant System in North America. Core3dcentres underwent certification process including machined samples, material handling and product training. Offers hybrid zirconia abutments using Thommen Titanium Base, with custom abutments using genuine Thommen blanks.
• DENTSPLY InternationalcoreTechnology or Integration · 8 January 2014Certified Milling Center for CELTRA Duo, a zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate (ZLS) glass ceramic material. First certified milling center following rigorous testing to ensure coordinated processes meet DENTSPLY's high quality standards.
• RapidShapesupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to provide RapidShape D30 and D30L 3D printers for dental applications including surgical guides, models, custom trays, and temporary crowns and bridges. RapidShape technology enables in-house production of surgical guides.
• Dr. Vic Kooner (Bayview Dental)minorOthersCase study partnership demonstrating digital implant surgery workflow using Core3dcentres surgical guides and 3Shape Implant Studio software. Successfully placed 8 implants using fully guided surgical stents.
• VITA ZahnfabriksupportingTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized partner for VITA materials including SUPRINITY glass ceramic and ENAMIC hybrid ceramic. Co-presented webinars on new generation of VITA materials for dental CAD/CAM applications.
• 3ShapesupportingTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized distributor of 3Shape laboratory scanners and software. Supports full range of 3Shape scanners (D500 through D2000) integrated with Core3dcentres services and CAD/CAM workflow.
• imes-icoresupportingTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer partnership for 140i and 450i milling machines. Core3dcentres distributes imes-icore equipment as part of Practice Lab Solutions for dental laboratories.
• Align Technology (iTero)supportingTechnology or IntegrationiTero model milling center partnership enabling Core Custom Implant Abutments based on scans from iTero Intraoral Scanner. Validated workflow for digital implant solutions.
• Gerhard de Boer (Dental Direkt)coreOthersFounder and Managing Director of Dental Direkt GmbH, key partner in strategic alliance. Maintained flexibility and independence of family-run business while pursuing strategic partnership with Core3D.
• Sebastian Cornelissen (Core3D International)coreOthersManaging Director of Core3D International (Maartensdijk, Netherlands), led partnership negotiations with Dental Direkt. Represents one of the world's leading CAD/CAM laboratory groups.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Zirkonzahn: Manufacturer of CAD/CAM milling systems, zirconia materials, and digital dental solutions, primarily serving high-end dental labs. Comparable to Core3dcentres in the zirconia milling and digital dental workflow niche, though smaller and more regionally focused.
• vhf camfacture: Manufacturer of dental milling machines and CAD/CAM equipment used in dental laboratories. Comparable to Core3dcentres as a milling equipment and digital manufacturing peer in the dental lab equipment market.

Broad incumbents

• Dentsply Sirona: Largest global manufacturer of dental equipment, consumables, and digital dentistry solutions including CEREC chairside CAD/CAM. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating across the digital dentistry value chain that Core3dcentres serves.
• Straumann Group: Global leader in dental implants, prosthetics, and digital solutions including CAD/CAM abutment workflows. Comparable to Core3dcentres as a major player in digital implant prosthetics with overlapping custom abutment and implant library capabilities.
• 3Shape: Leading global provider of 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software for dental labs and practices. Comparable both as Core3dcentres' primary CAD platform partner and as a vertically-integrated competitor in digital dental workflows.
• Ivoclar Vivadent: Global manufacturer of dental materials, equipment, and digital prosthetics including IPS e.max CAD. Comparable as a materials supplier partner and broad incumbent in the digital dental manufacturing ecosystem Core3dcentres operates in.

Others

• VITA Zahnfabrik: German manufacturer of dental prosthetic materials including VITA ENAMIC and SUPRINITY ceramics. Comparable as a key materials partner of Core3dcentres and an enabler of the digital dental manufacturing value chain.

Direct peers

• Modern Dental Group: Global dental prosthetic manufacturer and distributor with production across multiple continents. Directly comparable to Core3dcentres as a multi-region digital dental laboratory group serving dentists and dental practices with crowns, bridges, implants, and aligners.
• National Dentex Labs (NDX): Network of full-service dental laboratories in the US offering crowns, bridges, implants, and digital prosthetic services. Comparable to Core3dcentres as a multi-site digital dental laboratory group with analogous product mix and customer base.
• Glidewell Laboratories: One of the largest dental laboratories in the world, offering custom milled crowns, bridges, implant prosthetics, and digital dental solutions. Comparable to Core3dcentres as a high-volume digital dental lab serving dentists globally with CAD/CAM-produced restorations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/core3dcentres

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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