SoftwareMunich, GermanyFounded 2007· One of 350 Software companies tracked by AMPulse
Munich-based developer of hyperDENT®, the world-leading dental CAM software enabling dental labs and milling centers to manufacture prosthetics, crowns, bridges, and implants on virtually any milling machine via an open, machine-agnostic platform.
Deep dental-specific toolpath algorithms for all dental materials; widest milling machine compatibility library; 6 international subsidiaries providing local support; anti-piracy alliance with CIMsystem, GO2cam Dental, ModuleWorks; hyperDENT V10 modern UI launched 2025.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
hyperDENT® is an open dental CAM platform compatible with hundreds of milling machines, allowing dental labs to use best-in-class CAM toolpaths for any material — zirconia, PMMA, glass ceramics, titanium, CoCr — without machine vendor lock-in.
How They Differentiate
Broadest milling machine compatibility (open platform vs closed ecosystems); specialized dental-only CAM vs general CAM tools adapted for dental; strong CTO-driven toolpath innovation since founding.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Dental laboratories, dental milling centers, dental prosthetics manufacturers, CAD/CAM system integrators, dental clinics with in-house milling.
Global sales across 10+ countries; 6 international subsidiaries; thousands of dental lab customers; LinkedIn: 51-200 employees
Major Milestones
2007: Founded in Munich as spin-out of OPEN MIND Technologies; 2011: Dr. Ferdinand Schwenkert takes over leadership; hyperDENT Compact launched for desktop mill mass market; 2025: hyperDENT V10 released with modernized UI; International expansion to 10 subsidiaries across Europe, Asia, North America
FOLLOW-ME! Technology GmbH occupies a distinctive position in dental manufacturing as the developer of hyperDENT, a CAM software platform designed to be machine-agnostic. While many dental CAD/CAM workflows are tied to proprietary hardware ecosystems, hyperDENT allows dental labs and milling centers to select milling machines from a wide range of vendors and still use specialized CAM toolpaths optimized for dental materials. This open approach directly addresses the lock-in problem that limits flexibility and cost control in dental production.
The core product, hyperDENT, provides toolpath generation for materials including zirconia, PMMA, glass ceramics, titanium, and cobalt-chrome. The software is compatible with hundreds of milling machines, and its algorithms are tailored to dental geometries such as crowns, bridges, implants, and prosthetics. The company launched hyperDENT V10 in 2025 with a modernized user interface. FOLLOW-ME! also offers hyperDENT Compact, a version aimed at the desktop mill mass market.
Target customers include dental laboratories, milling centers, prosthetics manufacturers, CAD/CAM system integrators, and clinics with in-house milling. The company has named partners such as VOCO GmbH and Dental Direkt, and has distribution relationships with Proto3000 and 3D Prime Technologies in North America. FOLLOW-ME! operates six international subsidiaries across Europe, Asia, and North America, supporting a customer base spanning thousands of labs in more than ten countries.
The company's strategic moat rests on its broad milling machine compatibility library and its exclusive focus on dental CAM, which contrasts with general-purpose CAM tools adapted for dental use. Competitors include Dental Wings DWOS, Dentsply Sirona inLab CAM, and CIMsystem ArtCAM Dental. A key open question is whether the rise of in-office milling and same-day dentistry will push labs toward more integrated, closed-loop systems, potentially narrowing the advantage of an open platform. FOLLOW-ME! has raised approximately $5.94 million from investors including Bayern Kapital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, and Coparion.
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