Align TechnologyMedical/Dentalsince 2000
Align Technology Invisalign Aligner Molds
Thermoforming molds for Invisalign dental aligners
Medical/Dental85% confidence
MEDICAL/DENTAL · PART PHOTO
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 (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, 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 v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/align-invisalign-slm-molds-ongoing