Formlabs appoints Dental Sales Manager

3D Printing giant Formlabs has appointed Mr Louis Manera as its Dental Channel Sales Manager for Australia and New Zealand.

Mr Manera is well known in the dental industry, having previously held roles as a Dental Equipment Specialist for KaVo and Dürr at Ivoclar and most recently in his founding role as Country Manager (ANZ) for Dürr Dental SE over the last 15 years. "I am very excited to be joining a passionate, technology-driven organisation that has already had successes globally in cutting edge engineering applications including aerospace [NASA], automotive [Audi, BMW and Bosch], aircraft [Boeing] and healthcare (prosthetics)." Formlabs is based in Somerville, Massachusett and was founded in September 2011 by three MIT Media Lab students. The company develops and manufactures 3D printers and related software and consumables for a variety of applications. Mr Manera is fully focused on growth within the dental space with Formlabs 3D printing solutions already being prominent in dental and orthodontic clinics as well as many dental laboratories.