FAQ

Nowak Digital is the Digital Division of Nowak Dental Supplies. It focuses only on digital dentistry equipment and materials for dental laboratories: mills, 3D printers, scanners, sintering ovens, software and the materials that go with them.

Nowak Dental began in 1944 with Benny and Helen Nowak. Today it is family-owned and run by third-generation owners Brandi Nowak Dalton and Shawn Nowak.

Our digital catalog is built mainly for dental laboratories. Some products, such as intraoral scanners and chairside printers, also fit dental practices. Call us and we’ll help you find the right fit.

We carry 25+ manufacturers, including 3Shape, Medit, SHINING 3D, Panda, Roland, VHF, Amann Girrbach, imes-icore, XTCERA, Asiga, SprintRay, Stratasys, 3D Systems, Kulzer, 2oneLab, Dekema, Shenpaz, KDF, Aidite, DLyte, AutoCrib, LabPilot, exocad, hyperDENT, MillBox, Kuraray Noritake, Scheftner, Harvest and HUGE Dental. New manufacturers are added often.

Yes. Download the 2026 digital catalog.

Call 855.669.2533 or use the contact page. Our office is at 6716 Hwy 11, Carriere, MS 39426.

Call the Digital team at 855.669.2533 or reach out through our contact page. A specialist will confirm the right configuration, software and accessories for your workflow before you buy.

Yes. We partner with two equipment-finance companies, Geneva Capital, LLC and Envision Capital Group, LLC. Both offer quick applications and flexible terms on equipment purchased from Nowak.

Geneva Capital: Adam Streets, Sales Manager, (320) 759-3568. Envision Capital Group: Renee Tuttobene, SR VP of Client Relations, (949) 201-8990.

Section 179 of the U.S. tax code may let your business deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment in the year it is placed in service, instead of depreciating it over several years. For tax years beginning in 2026, the deduction limit is $2,560,000, phasing out above $4,090,000 in qualifying purchases.

To count for 2026, equipment must be purchased and placed in service by December 31, 2026. Ordering alone is not enough, so allow for lead times and installation. Talk to your tax advisor about your situation.

Yes. Our digital specials change often, so check back regularly or ask your rep what’s current.

Occasionally, when the manufacturer offers a trade-in program. Ask your rep about current options.

Our Technical Support Team: Laura Pous, Matthew Viens, Haijin Yang, Michael Duong, Lulu Lopez and Cynthia Scott. They are experienced dental technicians who help with troubleshooting, material selection and workflow decisions.

Yes. The Digital team works with you through selection, purchase and integration of any equipment bought from Nowak.

Submit our Support & Training request form or call 855.669.2533.

Yes. Request training through the same Support & Training form. Watch our Education, Webinars and Upcoming Events pages for scheduled sessions.

Nowak handles warranty repairs unless the manufacturer specifies otherwise. Some manufacturers cover warranty repairs directly; for others, Nowak performs the repair and labor may be billed. Your rep can tell you how it works for your equipment.

An on-demand design service. Upload your scan data, and download a finished digital design. There is no commitment: you pay only for the designs you order, and you can review designs online, track progress and chat with our team. Sign up here.

Yes. It’s built for on-demand outsourcing, so you don’t need your own design software.

Most labs start with a lab scanner and design software, then add a mill or 3D printer based on the work they do most. Our Digital team will review your case mix and recommend a starting setup.

An open system lets you use files, materials or software from other companies. For example, Asiga printers accept third-party resins, Medit lab scanners export standard STL files, and 2oneLab metal printers accept powder from any supplier. A closed system ties you to one manufacturer’s materials, which can simplify validation but limits choice.

Dry milling handles zirconia, PMMA, wax, PEEK and sinterable CoCr. Wet milling or grinding is needed for glass ceramics (lithium disilicate) and is preferred for titanium. Hybrid machines, such as the Amann Girrbach Motion 3 Air and XTCERA X-Mill 630D, do both.

Yes, with a mill built for it. The VHF R5 and XTCERA X-Mill 650 SE are designed for titanium and premill abutments.

Often, yes. LabPilot’s hybrid flasking workflow uses compatible Roland DWX-53D/53DC, VHF E5/K5 and imes-icore 350i mills to mill dentures processed in your preferred acrylic.

Most resin workflows need a wash unit and a post-curing unit, such as the Asiga Cure or VHF Otoflash. Metal printing also needs inert gas, powder handling and finishing.

Lab (desktop) scanners digitize models and impressions in the lab. Intraoral scanners capture the mouth directly in the dental office. Labs often recommend an IOS to their dentists so cases arrive digitally.

The SHINING 3D and PANDA intraoral scanners we carry export open STL, PLY and OBJ files that most design software accepts.

It depends on the oven and the zirconia. Dekema’s 664i G2 offers process times under 20 minutes, and the Shenpaz Sintra Pro runs a 90-minute fast cycle with validated materials. Always follow the zirconia manufacturer’s validated program.

It’s an automated finishing process used by DLyte machines. Parts move through a solid electrolyte media that removes material only from surface peaks. It smooths and shines CoCr and titanium without abrasive media or changing part geometry.

LabPilot’s process: your technician sets teeth and waxes as usual, the wax-up is scanned in a LabPilot flask, and LabPilot returns a ready-to-mill file within minutes.

Snap-on AutoCrib vending systems log every withdrawal by user and report usage and spend, so you can control supply costs.

A German manufacturer of compact metal 3D printers built for dental labs. All 2Create models use laser powder bed fusion and are made in Germany.

No. The 2Create line is an open material system, so you can choose your powder supplier. Dental users typically print cobalt chrome (with nitrogen) and titanium (with argon).

Many labs pair 2Create with a DLyte dry electropolishing machine for a mirror finish without hand polishing.

A MultiJet printer that jets tooth and gum materials together into one monolithic denture. It is the core of 3D Systems’ FDA-cleared NextDent Jetted Denture Solution.

3D Systems reports a finished denture in one day versus about five days with traditional methods. Dentures come off the printer fully cured, with no extra post-curing step.

At 3D Systems’ South Carolina facility.

Midas uses Digital Press Stereolithography and a single-use Resin Capsule that combines the build platform, tank and resin. There are no vats to clean, and it can print highly filled ceramic resins that standard printers can’t handle.

SprintRay states it prints up to 3 crowns, 6 inlays or 9 veneers in under 10 minutes.

Capsule resins include SprintRay Crown HT, Digital Temp, OnX Tough 2 and Midas Restore, an FDA-cleared ceramic- and zirconia-filled resin for definitive crowns, inlays, onlays and veneers.

High-volume models and precise restorative parts on one printer. It has 35-micron XY resolution and a 385 nm light engine; the standard build platform fits 6+ full-arch models.

PolyJet jets multiple resins in one print. You can mix models, surgical guides and gingiva masks, in different materials, on a single tray.

The J3 DentaJet is a countertop printer for up to three materials per tray. The J5 DentaJet handles up to five resins and adds FDA-cleared TrueDent monolithic, multicolor dentures. Both print layers down to about 18 µm on a 1,174 cm² tray.

Yes. Stratasys offers biocompatible resins such as MED610 (surgical guides) and MED625FLX (flexible gingiva masks and bonding trays), plus TrueDent for dentures.

Yes. They export STL, OBJ and PLY files.

SHINING 3D recommends an Intel Core i7-8700 or better. The Elf also calls for 32 GB RAM and an NVIDIA RTX 2060 6 GB graphics card.

The AutoScan-DS-EX Pro (C) scans a jaw in about 9.5 seconds with color texture. The AutoScan-DS-EX Pro (H) has dual 5 MP cameras and 8 µm stated accuracy for crown, bridge and implant work.

PANDA is a registered brand of Freqty Technology in China.

The P3 Plus offers 7 µm precision, 10 µm accuracy and a 1–2 minute full-arch scan. The Smart is slimmer and lighter at 138 g, scanning at up to 30 frames per second. Both are wired, plug-and-play scanners.

Order LabPilot flasks in the portal and run flask calibration. Then flask and scan your wax-up, upload it, and receive a ready-to-mill file within minutes.

No. LabPilot has no subscription or license fee.

Roland DWX-53DC and DWX-53D, VHF E5 and K5, and imes-icore 350i. Use your preferred heat- or cold-cure acrylic.

Complete dentures, partials (keeping your metal framework) and relines.

GPAINNOVA, founded in Barcelona in 2013, with a U.S. office in Sunrise, Florida.

Typically 50–60 minutes on the floor models.

Yes, with the right version. LF units treat CoCr and stainless steel, HF units treat titanium and stainless, and LF+HF units treat all three.

Floor models need 220–240 V power and compressed air at 4–5 bar. The Desktop Pro runs on 230 V single phase.

It dispenses burs, discs and consumables only to logged-in users and tracks every withdrawal. Usage and spend reports help control supply costs.

The RoboCrib TX750 holds up to 987 SKUs in 9.8 sq. ft. The SD7 is a 30-inch, seven-drawer smart cabinet that opens only the authorized drawer.

By employee number, PIN, barcode, or prox, smart or mag-stripe card.

A dental materials manufacturer founded in 2006 in Rizhao, China. It makes NOBILCAM PMMA discs.

NOBILCAM multilayer PMMA for long-term provisionals, and All-on-X PMMA for full-arch implant provisionals. NOBILCAM comes in 98 mm discs, 10–40 mm thick, in A–D and bleach shades.

Yes. Asiga’s open material library lists 500+ validated materials, including resins from BEGO, Dentsply Sirona, Keystone, Kulzer and others.

The Max 2 is a compact workhorse in 62 µm or 50 µm versions. The Pro 4K offers the largest build area. The Ultra is Asiga’s desktop 4K printer with a 192 × 108 × 147 mm build volume.

Yes. Asiga Composer software comes with lifetime updates.

PMMA, zirconia, wax, composite resin, PEEK, gypsum, glass-fiber-reinforced resin and pre-sintered CoCr (Roland 53D).

A redesigned spindle with 3× gripping power, an exclusive 4 mm PMMA roughing tool, and a built-in webcam for remote monitoring.

A wet mill for glass ceramics and composites. Its filter-less design and included DGSHAPE CAM software reduce running costs and milling time.

A 4K LCD printer on an open platform with 150+ validated resins.

VHF mills are German-built with solid cast bodies and 3 µm repetition accuracy. The E5 needs no compressed air and includes CAM software and a 24-month guarantee.

The R5 (800 W, 80,000 rpm) mills and grinds all titanium and CoCr materials. The K5+ also mills CoCr.

Yes. The N4+ is a dedicated wet grinder, and an optional wet module converts the S5.

A 5-axis hybrid wet and dry mill. Connected to the AG.Live platform, it can run unattended overnight and on weekends.

The Motion 2, Motion Air, Motion 3 Air, Matron and Matron Core.

The CORiTEC 150i is compact. The 250i Pro+, 350i Pro and 350i XPro scale up power and automation. The 250i Loader Dry adds an automatic loader for continuous production.

The F8 adds an open design with magnetic place-and-scan and auto-start.

An AI design service. 3Shape reports 500,000+ designs with a 92%+ design acceptance rate and designs in about 5 minutes, 24/7. It’s free to try; you pay per design.

Dental System, Implant Studio, Splint Studio, Clear Aligner Studio, Automate and Unite.

The T710 has four 5 MP cameras, scans a full arch in 8 seconds and is accurate to 4 µm. The T510 takes 12 seconds at 7 µm, and the T310 takes 18 seconds at 9 µm.

Yes. They export STL so you can design in virtually any software, and they run through Medit Link.

Widely used open design software that covers a broad range of indications.

Both are open CAM software. They turn finished designs into milling toolpaths for many mill brands. MillBox comes in Comfort, Advanced and Make & Mill versions.

Both. We carry zirconia, wax, PMMA, titanium, metal printing powders, milling tools and curing units to go with the equipment.

Amann Girrbach, Aidite, Sagemax and Kuraray Noritake KATANA. Ask your rep which zirconia is validated for your sintering oven’s fast cycles.

Harvest Wax Press is a 100% burn-out wax for cast metal and press ceramic work. Harvest Wax Press Esthetic is shaded for enamel-like press presentations. PMMA options include HUGE NOBILCAM, HUGE All-on-X and Nowak Perleon PMMA.

Nowak Cajun Cutters, plus Amann Girrbach and VHF tools. Many labs that switch to our tools report lower replacement costs.

Yes. We offer Nowak Titanium Milling Pucks, Nowak / DESS Cajun Prosthetic Components and Scheftner Starbond Ti5 Titanium Discs.

Yes. We carry Scheftner’s cobalt-chromium powders for laser melting: Starbond Powders for crowns, bridges and frameworks, and Modelstar S Powders for partial denture frameworks. See all metal powders.

The Asiga Cure for UV post-curing printed parts, and the VHF Otoflash flash-light polymerization unit.

Yes. We sell a wide variety of print resins. Your rep can help you choose the best one for your lab.