You have the option to either manufacture the aligners or retainers yourself, or submit patients for ArchForm Manufacturing.

In Office Manufacturing: Print and manufacture aligners or retainers in your office.

ArchForm Manufacturing: When you submit your case for aligner or retainer manufacturing, ArchForm will handle the manufacturing process for you.

The aligners will be shipped to your office individually packaged and labeled, with a case, ready to be delivered to your patient. The time frame for these aligners to be delivered is 2 weeks after we receive the case. Below addresses how to submit aligner manufacturing order, retainer manufacturing order as well as how to submit in office manufacturing order. ****

How to submit an Aligner Manufacturing order

There are the two ways to create aligner manufacturing orders.

1. Click on the pop-up window after accepting the alignment order.
2. Click the + New Order button at the top on the patient portal to enter the page for selecting the order type.
   1. To start, click on + New Order from patient detail view in the Dashboard. Select aligner manufacturing order.
   2. You can now upload the patient's setup files(.archform). All patients submitted to ArchForm for aligner manufacturing must include the patient's setup files(.archform).
   3. Aligners Selected allow you to select which aligners you want to manufacture. Any additional information that you would like to provide can be written in the Notes.
   4. When you have filled out all the necessary information, you can click Submit.

The order will move from Ordered to In Production while the aligners are being manufactured. When the aligners are ready to be shipped, the order moves into Shipped and the aligners will be shipped to your office individually packaged and labeled.

Please note - you need to submit manufacturing orders to let us know which aligners should be made.

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How to submit a Retainer Manufacturing order

1. To start, click on + New Order from patient detail view in the Dashboard. Select retainer manufacturing order.
2. You can now upload the patient's scan files(.stl, .obj, .ply) or setup files(.archform). All patients submitted to ArchForm for retainer manufacturing must include the patient's scan files(.stl, .obj, .ply) or setup files(.archform).
3. Sets and Arches allow you to select the sets and arches you want to manufacture. Any additional information that you would like to provide can be written in the Notes.
4. When you have filled out all the necessary information, you can click Submit.

The order will move from Ordered to In Production while the retainers are getting manufactured. When the retainers are ready to be shipped, the order moves into Shipped and the retainers will be shipped to your office individually packaged and labeled.