UNSPSC 42152211: Dental laboratory lathes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that cuts excesses from dental impressions, molds, castings and investments. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901849.

UNSPSC 42152211 Dental laboratory lathes is a Commodity code, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevance to the nominal scope. The single recent opportunity on record—Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department procuring 4 iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc via sole source notice (SS202620, due November 27, 2025, total cost $143,196.00)—represents intraoral digital imaging equipment for clinical and educational dental training, not dental laboratory lathes. The mismatch between the code classification and the actual work being solicited suggests either miscoding by the issuing body or that this code sees minimal relevant state and local procurement activity at present.

The single opportunity originates from a Florida institution under Florida Administrative Code 6A-14.0734(2)(a)(h) and Florida Statute 287.057, with no other jurisdictions or issuing bodies represented in recent postings. No competitive bidding occurred; the procurement proceeded as an exclusive sole source award to Align Technology, Inc. The absence of additional representative solicitations under this code limits visibility into broader state and local buying patterns or geographic concentration. Business development professionals evaluating this code should verify whether the classification reflects current purchasing intent or represents stale taxonomy assignment in the state and local procurement space.