UNSPSC 42152222: Crucibles for dental casting machines

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is the machinery that processes material and mixtures to create dental castings. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42152222 Crucibles for dental casting machines is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers advanced digital imaging technology for dental and orthodontic clinical and educational use, rather than traditional casting crucibles. Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department posted a sole-source procurement in November 2025 for four iTero Lumina intraoral scanners from Align Technology, Inc., valued at $143,196.00 total. The scanners are 3D imaging devices that create digital representations of teeth and gums for clinical training and patient assessment. The procurement was conducted under Florida Administrative Code 6A-14.0734(2)(a)(h) and Florida Statute 287.057, with a seven-business-day public posting to allow review of the sole-source justification. No competitive bidding or set-aside designations were included in the notice. The issuing body is a public college within Florida's state higher-education system; the code shows limited evidence of broader use across county, municipal, or school-district procurement offices.

The single recent opportunity identified under this code is geographically concentrated in Florida. Valencia College's procurement, posted April 13, 2026, with a response due date of November 27, 2025, suggests the code may see narrow, institution-specific activity focused on specialized clinical equipment for dental-health training programs rather than consumable crucibles or broader dental-supply procurement. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought under it warrants verification of whether this categorization reflects broader state and local use or represents a single outlier tagging. Firms pursuing dental-technology supply to public educational institutions should monitor Florida community-college and state-university procurement channels for similar sole-source or specialized-equipment opportunities.