Summary: The Planmeca Imprex mobile scanning station won a Red Dot Award for its innovative design, which enhances dental professionals’ ability to capture digital impressions and communicate treatment data efficiently.
Key Takeaways
- Award-Winning Design: The Planmeca Imprex received a Red Dot Award for Product Design, recognizing its functionality, durability, and aesthetic appeal.
- Mobility and Flexibility: With its adjustable monitor arm, integrated PC, and tripod construction, Planmeca Imprex offers flexibility, adapting to various clinical environments and ergonomic needs.
The Planmeca Imprex mobile scanning station has been awarded with a Red Dot in this year’s Red Dot Award: Product Design competition. The scanning station streamlines capturing digital impressions and visualizing treatment data for patients.
Key Features of Planmeca Imprex
Planmeca Imprex is a mobile medical-grade computer system that allows dental professionals to capture digital impressions with a Planmeca Emerald S intraoral scanner and communicate treatment data to patients using a touch screen. The screen is mounted on a 50 cm monitor arm, which can be adjusted to an optimal angle to suit ergonomic working positions, regardless of whether the user is sitting or standing or right- or left-handed.
The scanning station comprises an integrated PC, which resides within a rounded cover designed to ensure an optimal flow of air for efficient cooling of the system and a compact appearance. The computer is powerful enough to carry out digital workflows, eliminating the need for a separate laptop, which streamlines intraoral scanning and allows dentists to engage patients by visualizing clinical data on the touch screen.
Mobility and Versatility
The system comes with a pre-installed Planmeca Romexis software suite and is ready for immediate use after unboxing. With its tripod construction and wheels, Planmeca Imprex adapts to various clinical environments as it can be moved and rotated freely close to any dental unit. The scanning station’s mobility also allows it to be shared between treatment rooms.
“Planmeca Imprex has been crafted in line with Planmeca’s design philosophy to create products that are functional, durable, and beautifully designed,” said Pontus Degerlund, CAD/CAM director at Planmeca. “In addition to having the same recognizable and timeless aesthetics as other Planmeca products, Planmeca Imprex fits seamlessly into any clinical environment thanks to its unique tripod construction. I am extremely delighted by the acknowledgment from Red Dot, as it confirms that our focus on innovative design aimed at enhancing the daily work of dental professionals is indeed the right approach.”
