Displaying 4 items of Voices from The Bench with the tag "lab efficiency".
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417: Lab Day Chicago 2026 Part 3 with Frederic Rapp, Casey Baldwin, & Darin Lockaby
March 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 12 mins
3shape, 510k, abs, abutments, aesthetics, ai, ai assistant, ai in dentistry, alerts, analytics, api, australia, automation, automation tools, ballroom, barb, blanks, bob cohen, business development, calibration, cam software, canada, case tracking, casey baldwin, ceramart, chairside, characterization, collaboration, communication, consolidation, cost of acquisition, craftsmanship, cross-selling, crown ceram, custom abutments, customer behavior, customer retention, customer service, darren lockerby, dashboards, data, database, dental, dental community, dental lab, dental technician, dental wings, des, digital dentistry, digital dentures, digital workflow, dry milling, education, efficiency, elvis, emax, engineering, entrepreneurship, europe labs, exocad, fda compliance, field work, fixed, follow-up, frédéric rapp, future tech, global industry, greatlab, hyperdent, icortica, implant workflow, implants, in-house production, industry trends, innovation, insights, integration, intraoral scanner, ios, ivoclar, ivotion, lab day energy, lab efficiency, lab growth, lab life, lab management system, labday, laboratory, leadership, live podcast, lms, magic touch, manufacturing, margins, materials, mechanical engineering, milling, networking, notes, notifications, oem, onboarding, open implants, opportunity tracking, outsourcing, partnership, plug and play, pm7, pnp, price pressure, private equity, productivity, profitability, programill 7, quality control, rapid prototyping, real-time data, relationships, removable, reporting, reps, revenue growth, rob nazel, sales strategy, scalability, scaling, scheduling, software, stock abutments, tasks, team building, technician, technology, tie bases, training, turnaround time, upselling, us labs, validation, voice input, voices from the bench, wet milling, workflow, workflow control, zirconia
Live from the Ivoclar Ballroom at Lab Day 2026, Elvis and Barb talk with Frederic Rapp about his journey from a small family lab to scaling a 150-person operation and now helping labs unlock their data with icortica. Then Casey Baldwin (Ivoclar) and Darin Lockaby (DESS) join to break down their new plug-and-play workflow for milling FDA-compliant abutments in-house—giving labs more control and better margins.
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412: Matthew Douglas: The Fastest Hands in Texas and the story of the DLAT show
February 16th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
affordable dentures, all-on-4, ambidextrous technician, analog workflows, barksdale dental lab, business systems, crown and bridge, dental, dental lab management, dental laboratory association of texas, dental meetings, denture setup, dentures, digital dentistry, dlat, full-arch, full-service lab, high-volume production, implant dentistry, industry networking, lab efficiency, lab growth, lab leadership, lab ownership, laboratory, live ce, outsourcing, regional manager, removables, state association, technician, technician training, voices from the bench, zirconia
Matthew Douglas shares his journey from a career-ending baseball injury to becoming a powerhouse denture technician, lab owner, and industry leader. From high-volume production at Affordable Dentures to pioneering All-on-4 workflows and revitalizing the Dental Laboratory Association of Texas, Matt’s story is all about speed, systems, and servant leadership. It’s a conversation about hustle, innovation, and building something bigger than yourself in the dental lab industry.
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406: Stuart Steinbock: Lean, Keen, and Milling Machines
January 5th, 2026 | 1 hr 2 mins
3d printing, additive manufacturing, aligners, articulators, cad/cam, carbon, casting investment, continuous improvement, crystal ultra, dental, dental equipment, dental manufacturing, dental mills, dental stones, digital dental, digital dentistry, direct-to-consumer dentistry, entrepreneurship, family business, full-arch workflows, industry evolution, international sales, iso compliance, lab efficiency, lab management, laboratory, leadership, lean manufacturing, milling systems, ortho appliances, orthodontic labs, process innovation, product development, quality systems, resilience, startup culture, technician, voices from the bench, whip mix, workflow optimization
Barb and Elvis talk with Stuart Steinbock about his deep family roots in dental manufacturing, the evolution of Whip Mix, and how lean thinking and product development helped shape modern lab workflows. Stuart also shares his journey beyond the family business into startups, 3D printing, orthodontic labs, and ultimately leading Digital Dental. It’s an honest conversation about innovation, entrepreneurship, and navigating change in both the dental industry and life
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403: Live from Lab Fest 2025: Duff Wilson and the Importance of Good Vendor Relationships with Aidite
December 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 18 mins
aidite, cad/cam, crown and bridge, dental, dental laboratory, dental technology, dentures, design services, digital dentistry, full arch, implant restorations, lab associations, lab efficiency, lab ownership, laboratory, lean workflow, mentorship, milling center, relationship, relationships, removables, support, technician, technician education, voices from the bench, zirconia
Duff Wilson shares his unconventional journey through dental technology—from getting thrown into high-volume removables at a major lab to building a lean, relationship-driven lab that’s thrived for over two decades. Along the way, he breaks down why mentorship, smart workflows, and trusting the right people and products matter more than hype, trends, or chasing volume in today’s dental lab world.