Dental News - Ivoclar Vivadent launches second furnace generation

Ivoclar Vivadent press release

Tue. 9 March 2010

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NEW YORK/AMHERST, NY, USA: The new Programat P500/G2 from Ivoclar Vivadent comes with a new touch screen colour display and a host of other new features that further enhance the firing process. The second-generation furnace, which is build on the tried-and-tested properties of its predecessor model, incorporates state-of-the-art power saving technology, which cuts power consumption in the stand-by mode by up to 40 per cent, the company says. This will reduce energy costs and helps protect the environment.  

The clearly arranged icons on the user interface of the display allow data to be easily and conveniently entered and relevant parameters to be quickly read. The firing curve shown in colors and the clearly visible time-remaining indicator with color progress bar inform users about the current status of the firing process.

Other innovations include the cooling shock protection (CSP) function, which reduces stresses in the ceramic due to a special furnace head opening process, and the thermo shock protection (TSP) function, which protects the ceramic against thermal shock if the furnace is closed when it is too hot.

 Apart from all these new features, Programat P500 continues to offer proven characteristics, such as quartz tube kanthal heating muffle technology, automatic double range calibration, USB ports as well as the combination of a membrane-sealed keypad and touch screen function.  

(Edited by Fred Michmershuizen, DTA)

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