imes-icore.

imes-icore GmbH says it was founded in 2002 in Eiterfeld, Hesse, Germany, and that development, production, sales, and service stay in Germany. The contact block is Im Leibolzgraben 16, 36132 Eiterfeld. The company page says the group is about 250 people and that more than 100 dealers in 100 countries sell the machines, with competence and service centers for support. The name is explained on that page: imes for integrated mechanics, electronics, and software, and icore added later for integrated dental solutions.

An anniversary article names Christoph Stark as CEO and says the first-year machines combined a model scanner, CAD/CAM software, and a mill. The same article cites 15,000 machines in the field and names the CORiTEC one+ as an open 5-axis system for practice laboratories. Treat the machine count as the company's figure.

The CORiTEC 650i PRO series is the heavy lab machine on the current site: 5-axis simultaneous machining, linear and torque drives, a 32-fold tool changer, and an optional 16-blank changer so the loader version can run unattended. The page also describes remilling metal parts that were 3D printed. That is a different purchase from a chairside block mill. A practice lab and a milling center should not be quoted the same model just because both say CORiTEC.

imes-icore says workflows can be wet or dry and that packages may include exocad and iCAM. Open architecture is a buying question: which scanners and which materials the CAM post-processor already knows. Ask for that list before you assume a scanner you already own will drive the mill.

imes-icore suits a dental laboratory or a milling center that wants a German-built mill, and a practice that wants a smaller open 5-axis system such as the CORiTEC one+ described in the anniversary article. The milling machine guide is the capital comparison. The 3D printer guide matters only if you are pairing a printer with the 650i hybrid workflow the company describes for metal frameworks.

A general practice that sends every case to a commercial lab does not need a 650i. That office might still care which mill the lab uses, because turnaround and material menus follow the machine.

Dealers in the company's count cover about 100 countries. U.S. buyers should ask which dealer installs and who stocks spindles and tools.

vhf and Roland DGA are other mill names in the equipment directory. Compare axis count, wet versus dry, and whether the blank changer is included. imes-icore's 650i Loader PRO is the version with the 16-blank changer. The base 650i PRO page describes the changer as part of the loader model.

exocad is named as optional CAD in the imes-icore package. exocad is its own company in this directory if the profile exists. A mill quote that says "includes CAD" still needs the license term in writing.

Chairside mills from other brands compete with the smaller CORiTEC systems, not automatically with a 650i. Match the machine to daily unit volume.

Separate the machine, the software seats, the tools, and the service contract. The company page says service centers exist. It does not publish a spindle warranty in the pages reviewed. Ask for hours of coverage and who flies a technician to your lab.

Hybrid milling of printed metal is a process, not a button. The 650i page says the workflow is open to common metal printers and uses 3D measurement. Your printer and your CAM strategy have to be on the supported list before you buy the mill for that reason.

Office hours on the German contact page are Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:00 and Friday 08:00 to 13:00 local time. Plan calls accordingly. Training is part of installation. Confirm how many staff seats are included.