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TIME TO SMILE A finished mold , or arch , 3D printed at the Antioch facility . It typically takes about 12 hours to produce one mold , with thousands made simultaneously .
Left , top : A cart transfers molds from a 3D printer to an excavating station . Left , bottom : Eskatsnaf
Aragaw , a SmileDirectClub production technician .
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