DeskArtes launches 3Data Expert 16.0 with dental titanium support optimization and AM Chain production tools

DeskArtes, the Finnish software developer spun out from Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University), has released 3Data Expert 16.0, a major update to its additive manufacturing data processing platform. The new version introduces optimized support structures specifically designed for titanium dental framework production, validated on EOS M290 LPBF systems. DeskArtes also launched the AM Chain production toolkit, which automates model repair, orientation, nesting, support generation, and slicing for high-volume manufacturing, compatible with both Windows and Linux environments. The company is simultaneously expanding its Asia-Pacific presence through a distribution partnership with PolyArm Global, which has offices in Singapore and Japan.

This release targets three distinct pain points in AM production workflows. In dental manufacturing, the new titanium support structures address a specific mechanical challenge: maintaining part stability during both printing and post-process heat treatment while enabling clean removal, a critical requirement for medical-device certification. The AM Chain toolkit moves DeskArtes into the production-scale software segment, directly competing with Materialise Magics and Netfabb for automated batch processing. The sand-casting support features, validated by Finnish foundry Hetitec on Voxeljet 1000 and 2000 systems, show the company is also serving the industrial tooling vertical where binder jetting for sand molds requires precise shrinkage compensation. DeskArtes' participation in the European Space Agency's AnteCedent project, developing digital twin solutions for ceramic AM in satellite radio transmitter components, demonstrates its reach into aerospace-grade ceramic processing alongside partners Lithoz and VTT.

For users evaluating 3Data Expert 16.0, the practical value lies in the validated dental titanium workflow and the sand-casting automation — both are production-ready, not experimental. The AM Chain toolkit is a direct response to the growing need for lights-out production software, but its adoption will depend on how well it integrates with existing MES and ERP systems in customer factories. DeskArtes' long-standing relationships with equipment makers like EOS and Lithoz give it credible integration paths, but the company must now prove it can scale support for the AM Chain tool across multiple printer OEMs and material sets.