Our new ProLine Soldering Investment has been a big hit with dental labs across the country, and we think it's time you give it a try. That's why we're now offering a free sample for you to try in your lab risk free.

ProLine Soldering Investment is a new type of soldering investment that offers the highest levels of accuracy and is simple to use. Whether you are using it for post-soldering or pre-soldering, ProLine Soldering Investment is the perfect choice for all your soldering needs.

Visit our sample request page to get your free sample of ProLine Soldering Investment today.

We are very pleased to announce that the Schick C2-Master Handpiece System recently earned the Editor's Choice rating from The Dental Advisor. After nearly a 6 month evaluation, the data was compiled from dental laboratories across the United States and the responses were overwhelmingly positive.

The Schick C2-Master earned 4 1/2 out of 5 stars, and had a 91% clinical rating, achieving better results than any other laboratory handpiece. The evaluators remarked about various benefits of the C2-Master, and were impressed with the overall performance of the unit.

Be sure to check out the full article at The Dental Advisor website, as well as the printed article that will be published in the May issue of The Dental Advisor magazine.

The C2-Master is part of the Schick C-Master series, which includes the C1, C2 and C3 series handpieces. The C-Master series offers three levels of performance, as well as three different configurations to meet the needs of any dental technician. All of the C-Master series handpieces are available in a foot control, knee control or table top version.

Be sure to check out our website or contact us for more information.

Our latest issue of Resources should be hitting your bench right about now, and it's packed with great info for your dental lab.

We've added three great new products: ProLine Die Spacer, ProLine Model & Die Conditioner and ProLine Wax Prep. We have also extended our 10% off web special, so be sure to check out the issue for the special discount code.

At Vacalon we are committed to providing dental laboratories with products that perform. Our goal is simple - Give technicians the highest quality tools so they can create precise and aesthetically pleasing restorations.

Can't find your issue or want the digital version? Just download and browse at your convenience. Visit our Resources download page to get the most recent issue.

This April marks Vacalon's 50 year anniversary, and while many things have changed one thing that has remained constant is our promise to provide high quality, innovative products to dental laboratories and offices.

We have been providing innovative dental products to our customers worldwide for 50 years. At Vacalon, we are highly selective in the products we offer, and we continue to invest in the development of new unique products and education. We strive for our growth, and our customer's growth; we know that with better products and support you can get ahead of the competition.

As we move into the future, Vacalon will continue to grow and offer exciting, new products to dental professionals. We will continue to expand our product offering through rigorous development, and continually looking for international partners who share the same basic philosophy of only providing the best products.

After nearly a year of research and development we believe we developed the best model & die conditioner in the world. We developed our ProLine Model & Die Conditioner (aka die hardener) to achieve excellent results with all gypsum products, including resin supplemented die stones. By formulating the material to completely permeate the surface of the stone, it filters through and fills all the pores of the gypsum.

As it fills the porous areas it fuses the loosely structured gypsum particles together. This factor can increase the strength of your dies and opposing areas up to 150%. Stronger dies means less of a chance of a chipped margin or implant area. It also means it has more abrasion resistance to sharp waxing and carving instruments.

While ProLine Model & Die Conditioner works to increase the strength of the gypsum, it does not change the dimensional accuracy of your dies. It does not leave any layer on the surface of the gypsum, so you can coat the entire die without worrying about fit or marginal accuracy.

Also, we have taken a common sense approach to the packaging, and even the color of the product. We have tinted the resin and thinner a transparent light blue color, so that can be easily identified. We offer ProLine Model & Die Conditioner in a 2 pack of 1 ounce glass brush bottles, an 8 ounce aluminum bottle refill and the thinner comes in a 2 ounce glass bottle. The smaller 1 ounce brush bottles are the perfect size for daily usage, and are small enough to ensure that you can use the bottle before it thickens up from evaporation.

Be sure to check out our latest upgrade, our new navigation setup on the left side of our website. We are continually upgrading and refining our site to make it easier to use. Adding more features, information, downloads and working to improve the interface.

After adding so many outstanding products over the past year we realized it was time for a change. Our old navigation worked well when we launched the site, but lately we realized it had become difficult to find the products you wanted, and find them quickly.

Now we have everything broken down into "Departments", just like your lab. Casting Department, All-Ceramics, Model & Die and so on. So when you surf to our site looking for ProLine Die Spacer, you'll find it right where it should be, in the Model & Die Department.

We hope you find this new setup easier to browse, and also easier to quickly order the products you need. Be sure to let us know what you think, and if you have any thoughts on how we can improve the functionality, or any aspect of our site, be sure to let us know.

With so many of today's CAD/CAM systems measuring their marginal fit it the sub 20 micron range, it only reinforces the fact that accuracy is at the top of everyone's list, but how "big" is a micron.

The definition is "a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter". That is small, real small. It is .00001 m, or .001 mm or 1µm. You want it in inches, well how about .000039 inches, or about 39/1,000,000 of an inch.

This dot "." is about 615 microns - give or take depending on your resolution. Your 17" monitor equates to about a 431,800 micron size monitor. A human hair is about 100 microns wide, red blood cells are 7 microns in diameter, flour runs 50 - 100 microns in diameter and tobacco smoke is 0.1 to 1 micron. Not sure that really puts things in perspective, but the fact remains that a micron is pretty darn small.

So when we started formulating our ProLine Die Spacers we realized we were not only going to have to make them as precise as possible, but consistent. The biggest problem with die spacers is that the solvents used to produce them evaporate quickly, and when they evaporate they make the liquid thicker. Thicker liquid equal a thicker layer, and that equals a crown that does not fit correctly. So one way we fought back against this was to use some newer polymers that do not evaporate as quickly and have a better shelf life. Another way we tried to combat inconsistencies was by only using 1/2 ounce bottles. We don't offer refills, and we don't recommend them. By the time a 4 oz refill is completely used up it is probably twice as thick as when it was opened.

Most people will say "well, I use a thinner when my spacer gets thick". Ok, but how much thinner do you use to get your die spacer back to the thickness it was at when you opened the bottle? So by using a smaller bottle, advanced polymers and high quality materials we help you avoid the necessity of having to use a thinner. Less use of thinner equals higher levels of consistency, and better fitting restorations.

Our next step was offering a selection of colors, and a selection of different thicknesses. Our Gold and Silver spacers result in a 6 micron coat, while the Blue, Red, Yellow and Clear spacers offer a 12 micron coat. This gives technicians the ability to vary the spacing by applying one, two, four or even more coats depending upon the cases they are working on. You are able to customize the spacing depending on the client, type of case, type of material being used or any other factor that might be important.

Last, we wanted to offer our spacers at a competitive price. Since we do not offer giant refills we package our spacers with two of the 1/2 ounce bottles per package. Our current price is $17.50, which is very competitive when you see other spacers selling for that much for one of the 1/2 ounce bottles. We wanted to make sure that people were not afraid to move to a new bottle if the last little bit of their current bottle was getting thick. It should not be an expensive item, and trying to get every last drop out of the bottle ends up causing more problems then it is worth.

Be sure to check out our selection of ProLine Die Spacers and also our other new items. As always feel free to contact us with any questions as we are here to assist you in any way we can.