Using Ivoclar Ivotion discs with vhf dental machines

Ivoclar Ivotion discs can be used with the following vhf dental machines:

  • E5

  • K5 / K5+

  • R5

You need a specific Ivotion mounting aid for each machine type. Retrofitting kits are available from customer service.

The workflow when using Ivotion discs:

  1. Enter the unlock code for Ivotionediting

  2. Installing the Ivotion mounting aid in the machine and mounting Ivotion discs

  3. Creating, calculating, and starting jobs with Ivotion blank type

Enter the unlock code for Ivotionediting

The unlock code is supplied with the mounting aid.

  1. Start DentalCNC.

  2. Open the DentalCNC Application settings with the following icon in the main icon bar: 

  3. Open the Machine data view with the following icon in the local icon bar: 

  4. Activate the Ivotion machining option.

  5. Enter the unlock code and press Enter.

Installing the Ivotion mounting aid in the machine and mounting Ivotion discs

NOTICE

Unusable machining results and tool damage if Ivotion discs are misaligned

Ivotion discs must be precisely aligned with the working chamber by properly installed mounting aids to ensure that work is done correctly and without tool breakage.

This mounting aid ensures correct alignment when clamping the Ivotion discs in the blank holder.

Retrofitting kit overview

Ivotion mounting aid for the E5

Not depicted:

Toolset:

  • 2 x P100-R1-40

  • 2 x P200-R1-40

  • 2 x P250-F1-40-T

  • 1 x U030-R2-40

  • 1 x U060-R2-40

Mounting the Ivotion discs

  1. Loosen the 2 fixing screws on the blank holder without unscrewing them.

  2. Insert the Ivotion disc into the blank holder from above as follows:

    • The gingiva-colored side faces forward.

    • The green line on the gingiva-colored side runs from top to bottom on the right side of the disc.

    • The flat surfaces in the border of the gingiva-colored side are located in the blank holder as shown (compare blue lines).

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  3. Attach the Ivotion mounting aid as follows:

    • The upper brackets of the mounting aid (marked orange) lie on top of the blank holder.

    • The lower bracket (marked green) rests on the blank holder below the disc.

    • The mounting aid rests evenly and firmly on the blank holder everywhere.

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  4. Tighten the fixing screws with the supplied torque screwdriver (1.5 Nm).

    5. NOTICE! Damage to mounting aid if it remains in the working chamber

  5. Remove the Ivotion mounting aid from the working chamber.

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To use the Ivotion mounting aid, the existing blank holder must be exchanged for the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder.

Retrofitting kit overview

 

  1. 1 x Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder

  2. 1 x Ivotion mounting aid

  3. 1 x Cylinder screw M8 x 25

  4. 1 x Washer

Not depicted:

Toolset:

  • 2 x P100-R1-40

  • 2 x P200-R1-40

  • 2 x P250-F1-40

  • 1 x U030-R2-40

  • 1 x U060-R2-40

Removing the blank holder

The following images show the standard K5 blank holder, but they also apply to the standard DirectDisc blank holder.

  1. Open the DirectDisc blank holder or remove the fixing ring of the K5 standard blank holder.

  2. Remove the blank from the blank holder if present.

  3. Unscrew the screw (marked orange) that fixates the blank holder to the machine.

  4. Remove the blank holder from the working chamber.

Installing the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder

NOTICE

Damages to the machine caused by spindle collision

If the blank holder is open while the axes of the machine are moving, the spindle and the blank holder may be damaged by a collision.

  • Before switching on the machine, executing a job or moving the spindle via DentalCNC, close the blank holder firmly with the left and / or right blank holder lever.
NOTICE

Damage to the machine when retrofitting the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder without activation in DentalCNC

If the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder is retrofitted in the K5 without activating it in DentalCNC, the spindle and the blank holder may get damaged due to a collision.

  • During installation in a K5, activate the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder in DentalCNC.

  1. Remove the Ivotion mounting aid (marked orange).

     

  2. Open the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder. This simplifies the tightening of the blank holder considerably.

     

  3. To place the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder in the machine, do the following:

    1. Position the blank holder in the machine, with the open side to the top, and hold it in place with one hand.

    2. With the other hand, screw in the fixing screw together with the washer.

    3. Align the recess (marked blue) in the holder with the counter part (marked orange) in the machine.

    Ivotion holder shown closed for a better overview

  4. Screw down tightly the blank holder with the fixing screw (marked orange).

  5. NOTICE! Close the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder.

  6. Close the working chamber door.

  7. Connect the machine to all lines.

  8. Switch on the machine at the main power switch. Wait until the machine has referenced.

  9. Ensure that the upper side of the blank holder points upwards.

  10. NOTICE! If you have installed the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder in a K5, activate it in the Machine data view in DentalCNC.

  11. Calibrate the machine and check the result with a test specimen.

  12. If the test specimen is out of tolerance, contact your customer service.

Mounting the Ivotion discs

  1. Attach the Ivotion mounting aid (marked orange) as shown.

    1. Note the alignment of the areas marked green.

    2. The mounting aid is magnetically fixed.

    Top view: Correct alignment of the Ivotion mounting aid

     

  2. Open the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder.

     

  3. Place the Ivotion disc in the Ivotion DirectDisc blank holder, aligned as follows:

    1. The gingival side faces up.

    2. The green line to the left of the gingival side runs parallel to the left edge of the blank holder (see green arrow).

     

     

     

  4. Close the blank holder.

     

    • The mounting aid precisely aligns the Ivotion disc.

  5. Check if the Ivotion disc is positioned correctly in the blank holder:

    1. The inner contour of the mounting aid follows the contour of the gingival part of the Ivotion disc (see green lines).

       

    2. The Ivotion blank holder is completely closed.

       

    Correct the alignment of the Ivotion disc if necessary

    6. NOTICE! Damage to mounting aid if it remains in the working chamber

  6. Remove the mounting aid (marked orange).

     

Mounting standard discs and block holders

    NOTICE! Damage to the Ivotion mounting aid, standard discs, and block holders when used together

  1. Remove the Ivotion mounting aid from the Ivotion blank holder.

  2. Mount a standard disc or the block holder as per the instructions for the standard DirectDisc blank holder.

Attach the Ivotion mounting aids in the blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading.. Direct mounting of the Ivotion discs in the blank holders is not possible.

Retrofitting kit overview

5 x Ivotion mounting aid

  1. Bracket

  2. Clamping plate

Not shown:

Toolset:

  • 2 x P100-R1-40

  • 2 x P200-R1-40

  • 2 x P250-F1-40

  • 1 x U030-R2-40

  • 1 x U060-R2-40

Attaching the Ivotion mounting aids

  1. Open the multi-purpose compartment.

  2. RecommendationPeel off the protective tab from the adhesive tape on the underside of the clamping plates. The adhesive tape ensures better adhesion of the mounting aids to the surface of the blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading..

    This recommendation does not apply in case of frequent removal of the mounting aids.

  3. Attach the Ivotion mounting aids (marked green) to the following blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slots: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, or 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.

    1. The bracket should be on the left side of the fixing lever (marked orange) and bend upward towards the center of the blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading..

    2. Clamp the clamping plate between the two parts of the blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot. The clamping plate must rest flat on the surface of the blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. at all points.

     

  4. Make sure that each mounting aid is firmly fixed to the blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot and is correctly aligned. Correct the position of incorrectly attached mounting aids.

Mounting Ivotion discs

  1. Open the multi-purpose compartment.

  2. Move the desired blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot into the change position via DentalCNC.

  3. Pull the fixing lever downwards.

     

  4. Remove the blank in the blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot if present.

  5. Place the Ivotion disc in the Ivotion positioning aid as follows:

    1. The gingival side points to the left and the left line on this side runs parallel to the surface of the blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading..

       

    2. The flat surfaces in the edge of the gingival side rest against the mounting aid as shown (see green lines and arrows).

      Correct alignment of the Ivotion disc (schema)

  6. Fix the Ivotion disc by slowly guiding the fixing lever against it. To ensure proper seating, push the Ivotion disc down slightly.

  7. Make sure that the Ivotion disc is in the positioning aid without play.

     

    • The Ivotion disc can be loaded into the working chamber.

Mounting standard discs and block holders

    NOTICE! Damage to Ivotion mounting aids, standard discs, and block holders when used together

  1. Remove the Ivotion mounting aids from the desired blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot.

  2. Mount a standard disc or block holder at the appropriate blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot.

Creating, calculating, and starting jobs with Ivotion blank type

  1. Start DentalCAM.

  2. If you have updated DentalCAM from a version prior to 8.04, select the Ivotion blank type:

    1. Open the DentalCAMapplication settings window with the following icon in the main toolbar:

    2. Open the View for customizing the blank type list with the following icon in program settings toolbar:

    3. In the Discs column, select the Ivotion Denture -D entry.

    4. Close the Application settings window with the following icon:

  3. Open the Blank archive with the following icon in the main toolbar:

  4. Create jobs using the Ivotion Denture -D blank type.

     

  5. Import the objects for the Ivotion discs:

    1. Select Denture as indication.

    2. 3shape CAM5 files: In the Filter selection list, select 3Shape Ivotion (*.cam5zip) and import the file.

      The decryption process may take a moment.

       

    3. exocad STL files: Import the file as you would any STL file.

  6. Nest the objects:

    • You cannot adjust the position of the object.

    • Set the bar as usual.

  7. Calculate the jobs.

  8. Mount the Ivotion disc(s).

  9. R5: In DentalCNC, assign the Ivotion jobs to the blank magazineClosed Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slots in which you have mounted the Ivotion discs.

  10. Assign tools and start the jobs.