Amdrew blog

Hi，I’m amdrew,I’m dentist of Marsfield Dental Care
After using the RAYSHAPE Edge Mini printer, I'd like to share three reasons why I chose this printer.

Compact Size, Easy Placement

There are so many different dental 3D printers out there in the market.

Rayshape’s newest entry to its family of dental 3D printers, the Edge Mini, is targeted towards the chairside market, and boasts a low profile and compact footprint, making it ideal for practices where space is limited

I like the size and I have a soft spot for compact set ups. The Edge Mini is great for those wanting to dip their toes into dental 3D printing without blowing the budget and occupying a tonne of space. Additionally, The printer itself is pretty discreet during operation which allows it to be used chairside without annoying patients and your staff.

Simple Operation, Easy to Get Started

The set-up experience of the Edge Mini was very straightforward. From unboxing to running my first print, it literally took me less than 15 minutes.

ShapeWare itself is pretty stock standard and software utilization from file importing to print file exporting flows pretty well.

ShapeWare also boasts a “One-Click” printing functionality which allows automatic nesting, orientation, supporting and slicing of certain uploaded applications (e.g. models).

The Edge Mini is an open system, so it's not limited to using only Rayshape's resins，it also supports other common brands of resins for dental applications available on the market. Therefore, users don't need to worry about finding suitable resins for the Edge Mini.

Fast Printing, Excellent Quality

Frankly, the Edge Mini experience was better than expected considering the price point. At no point did I experience any hardware-associated failures. The Edge Mini uses vat heating and there is an option on the printer to pre-warm your resin.

Print time is actually surprisingly decent too! Models orientated horizontally and positioned direct to the build plate will take around 25-30 minutes printed at 100 micron layers. Surgical guides will take around 35-40 minutes.

And，The prints I get from the Edge Mini are great. The experience is also pretty good too, with some small quality-of-life additions to the printer that really ups its game.

All in all，RayShape clearly wanted to break into the chairside market and the resulting Edge Mini is overall a product they can overall be proud of.
Overall, the Edge Mini is a great compactunit that is suitable for low-to-medium scale volume and users on a modest budget that still want something that is

relatively hassle-free.