Align TechnologyMedical/Dentalsince 2000

Align Technology Invisalign Aligner Molds

Thermoforming molds for Invisalign dental aligners

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Challenge

Producing tens of millions of fully customised aligners annually requires unique molds for every patient's every step — millions per day — impossible with conventional tooling.

Solution

Align operates the world's largest fleet of SLA 3D printers to produce patient-specific molds in 24 hours from intra-oral scans. Aligners are thermoformed over these molds at industrial scale.

Outcomes

01Successful AM implementation

Technologies

Stereolithography

Source

One of the highest-volume AM operations on Earth; Align shipped ~15M Invisalign clear aligner cases per year by 2024

Cite this page

APA

AM Roadmap. (2000). Align Technology Invisalign Aligner Molds. AM Roadmap (v0.5.2-evidence-gaps-closed). Retrieved 2026-08-24, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/align-invisalign-slm-molds-ongoing

BibTeX

@misc{amroadmap_align_technology_invisalign_aligner_mold_2000,
  title  = {Align Technology Invisalign Aligner Molds},
  author = {{AM Roadmap}},
  year   = {2000},
  url    = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/align-invisalign-slm-molds-ongoing},
  note   = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.5.2-evidence-gaps-closed, accessed 2026-08-24}
}

Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/align-invisalign-slm-molds-ongoing