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Dreve

Brand

MaterialsUnna, GermanyFounded 1949· One of 1019 Materials companies tracked by AMPulse

Develops and supplies photopolymer resins (FotoDent®) and validated 3D printing workflows for dental and audiology applications, enabling precision manufacturing of custom medical devices like dental models, aligners, and earmolds.

CEO / Founder
Volker Dreve
Team Size
201-500
Stage
Active
Total Funding
Bootstrapped
Latest Round
Bootstrapped

Technology & Products

Key Products

Photopolymer resins (FotoDent®) and validated 3D printing workflows for dental and audiology applications, including dental models, aligners, earmolds, hearing protection, and laboratory silicon.

Technological Advantage

Proprietary resin formulations optimized for medical-grade SLA/DLP printing, achieving high precision (95% data points within 32µ) and biocompatibility; validated process chains reduce customer implementation risk.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Reduces production time for custom dental devices by up to 50% through validated SLA/DLP workflows, ensures biocompatibility (ISO 10993 certified), and provides single-source solutions from resins to post-processing equipment.

How They Differentiate

Focuses exclusively on medical/dental photopolymer resins and validated workflows, unlike broader competitors; offers ISO-certified biocompatible materials and integrated post-processing solutions.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Dental laboratories, hearing aid manufacturers, orthodontic clinics, medical device producers

Industry Verticals

Dental; Audiology; Orthopedics; Medical Devices

Competitors

Ackuretta, BEGO, Desktop Health, Formlabs, Ivoclar, Kulzer, Planmeca, Rapid Shape, SprintRay

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Operates CAD/CAM laboratories in Singapore and USA; over 80 patents; business relationships in over 100 countries

Major Milestones

1949: Founded as dental laboratory in Unna, Germany; 2004: First earmold laboratory worldwide to implement stereolithography (FotoTec® process); 2026: Developed Primeprint Direct Aligner resin for Dentsply Sirona; Installed 13+ Prodways MOVINGLight 3D printers across facilities

Notable Customers

Dentsply Sirona (via Primeprint resin partnership); Dental laboratories using FotoDent® resins (specific names not found)

https://dreve.de

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
8
Granted
2
Families
7

Leading domains: process (8), application (4), equipment (1)

Filings by year: 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2008: 1 · 2004: 1 · 2003: 2

  1. LOW-VISCOUS, RADIATION CURABLE FORMULATION, PARTICULARLY FOR THE STEREOLITHOGRAPHICAL PRODUCTION OF EARPIECES2005001570 · WO
  2. DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE GENERATIVE PRODUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS ON THE BASIS OF A MULTIPHASE SYSTEM02240313 · EP
  3. LOW-VISCOSITY, RADIATION-CURABLE FORMULATION FOR PRODUCING ADAPTIVE EAR PIECES01802700 · EP
  4. MATERIAL FOR 3D PRINTING AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USE OF THE MATERIAL111040092 · CN
  5. MATERIAL FOR THE ADDITIVE PRODUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF03636207 · EP