Stop Wasting Hours on Unmillable Files
Your Milling and 3D printing Quality Check.
Get an instant quality check while dental labs upload their STL files – eliminate manual checks, reduce communication, and speed up production.
Our fully automated, plug-and-play software solution integrates seamlessly into your existing workflow.
Tired of Delays, Errors, and Blame Games?
If you’re spending hours manually checking CAD files or going back and forth with labs over errors, you’re not alone.
Production bottlenecks, remakes, and unclear responsibilities are eating into your time and profit.
Time-consuming checks
Failed mills
Customer frustration
Meet Your Automated Quality Gatekeeper
Simq DENTAL Mill Check instantly analyzes incoming design files and gives clear “Go/No-Go” feedback. It flags issues before they reach the mill – and gives you or your lab partner the opportunity to fix it automatically.
Up to 99% reduction in manual file checking
Visual error reports and file repair in seconds
Digital logs and full traceability
Better customer experience
Free up your technicians to focus on high-value production tasks.
Simq DENTAL Mill Check pays for itself by transforming your pre-production into a source of efficiency, not a bottleneck.
❌ Without Mill Check
- Critical geometry errors go unnoticed
- Production stops: broken tools, scrapped material
- Manual back-and-forth with dental lab
- No logging, unclear responsibilities
✅ With Mill Check
- Real-time automatic error detection
- Auto-repair or edit by lab before production
- No delays – machines run continuously
- Digital logs & full traceability
Every file goes through a series of automated quality checks before it reaches production. These are just a few examples.
Where possible, issues can be repaired automatically – but you decide if and when auto-repair is applied.
Disconnected Geometry
The Disconnected Geometry check identifies cases where the geometry consists of multiple separate bodies that are not physically connected. These can be a mix of watertight and non-watertight parts.
Common scenarios In bridges, the connectors are often not properly joined to the teeth – leaving non-watertight connectors alongside watertight tooth bodies. In model casts, the individual parts may each be watertight but remain disconnected from one another.
Why it happens The geometry was not fully merged during the design process, or connectors were not applied and the separate bodies were never combined into a single solid.
Why it matters Disconnected bodies can result in separated parts or surface artifacts and irregularities during SLM manufacturing – leading to failed or unusable restorations.
Applies to: SLM · Printing
Material Thickness
The Material Thickness check verifies that the wall thickness of the restoration meets the minimum requirement at every point. Thickness is measured from node to node across the geometry, while areas within 0.2 mm of the margin line or edges are excluded to avoid false positives.
Why it happens Insufficient material thickness typically results from free-form design or excessive anatomy reduction.
Why it matters Restorations that are too thin risk developing holes during milling or SLM, and can deform under milling pressure – compromising fit, function, and durability.
Applies to: Milling · SLM
Sharp Edges
The Sharp Edges check detects areas where the geometry becomes too thin to be manufactured reliably.
Tapered Edges Geometries that taper to a fine point – typically found at screw holes, reduced anatomies, or along the margin line. These often result from flat connections to the tooth stump, as seen in inlays, onlays, and veneers, or from free-form designs.
Why it matters Sharp edges compromise the structural integrity of the restoration. During milling, they can lead to material deformation, breakage, or edge chipping. In SLM, they cause flattened edges and imprecise borders – affecting both fit and quality.
Applies to: Milling · SLM · Printing
Material and Manufacturing Settings
You are in Control
Define your own quality standards. Add your materials, set your manufacturing method, and configure parameters like margin thickness, minimum wall thickness, or sharp edge angle – down to the last detail. Mill Check only rejects files that don’t meet your specific acceptance criteria, so every check reflects exactly how you manufacture.
Options
- Customized API Integration
- Flexible Tier Structure
- Whitelabel Option
- Chat and Email Support
FAQs
Simq DENTAL Mill Check is an automated file validation tool that analyzes and repairs dental CAD designs for millability. It provides instant Go/No-Go feedback, helping dental labs and milling centers eliminate manual checks, reduce errors, and accelerate production.
Once a design file is uploaded, Mill Check automatically scans it for common issues like thin walls, unsupported geometries, or non-millable structures. It returns instant visual feedback, allowing labs to fix errors or approve the design with documented responsibility.
Mill Check helps dental labs and milling centers save time, cut communication delays, and minimize costly production errors. It reduces manual work, improves turnaround time, and creates a documented audit trail for every file decision.
Yes. Simq DENTAL Mill Check offers seamless API integration into your file upload portal or lab management system. It works in the background and requires no change to how your clients submit files.
The system provides a visual report pinpointing the issue. Labs can fix the design directly using Simq’s repair tools or resubmit after adjusting it in their CAD software. They can also acknowledge and proceed — with the decision automatically logged.
Yes. Mill Check is file-format agnostic and works with standard STL and other dental CAD formats. It complements workflows based on exocad, 3Shape, and similar systems.
No installation is required. Simq DENTAL Mill Check is browser-based and cloud-powered, enabling fast setup and easy access across your team.
Every file submission is logged with a timestamp, outcome (pass/fail/override), and a visual summary. This documentation supports traceability, quality control, and risk mitigation.
Mill Check is designed for digital dental labs, milling centers, and manufacturers who want to automate pre-production validation, reduce liability, and speed up approvals without compromising quality.
