MegaGen Cuts Dental Implant Development Time 50% with CATIA PLM Express

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MegaGen Cuts Dental Implant Development Time 50% with CATIA PLM Express

Case study showing how MegaGen replaced 2D design with CATIA PLM Express 3D modeling to improve design-production communication and halve new implant development time.

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June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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MegaGen, a Korean dental implant manufacturer, upgraded from 2D drawings to CATIA PLM Express to handle complex, patient-specific implant geometries. The 3D platform improved collaboration between design and production teams, enabled knowledge-based reuse of existing designs, and eliminated physical prototypes. Results included 50% faster time-to-market, over 20% lower development costs, and 30% reduction in simulation expenses.

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2D drawings created communication gaps and manufacturing delays between design and production teams

CATIA PLM Express enabled precise 3D modeling of complex screw-shaped implants with varying diameters and lengths

Knowledge-based modeling allowed reuse of existing designs to accelerate new product variants

Elimination of physical prototypes reduced development costs by more than 20%

3D models supported direct feedback loops with dentists and reduced time-to-market by 50%

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