received by the International Bureau on 11 December 2015 (11.12.2015)

1. Arrangement for manufacturing custom objects, for instance dental restorations such as dental prostheses, bridges, crowns, caps, inlays, onlays, implants, abutments or other dental products, said arrangement comprising a scanning device for scanning a model of a dental restoration or other custom object, control means (2) for the scanning device, online server (3) and manufacturing facilities (4), and wherein the scanning device is in the form of a self contained computer-automated photo unit (1) for taking a series of photographs for capturing the three-dimensional surface of the custom object to provide a passive 3D reconstruction of the object, and wherein each unit (1) has a private wifi network (5) and is controlled by any kind of connected device such as mobile phone, tablet, personal computer, connected watches, internet browser or similar control means (2), and wherein each unit (1) is connected to an online server (3) for update, maintain, and manage each unit, and wherein each unit is arranged to send all the information for manufacturing the dental restoration or other custom object to the online server (3) when a manufacturing order is done, characterised in that the photo unit (1) for taking the photographs comprises a box-like housing (6) with a turntable support for the object to be photographed, a computer-controlled built-in digital camera (9) and a lighting system (8) for illuminating the object to be photographed so that a photograph is taken of the object every x degrees, where x is less than 20 degrees.

2. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that each unit (1) is connected to the online server (3) through internet, and said online server is arranged to update, maintain and manage each unit (1) through a virtual private network, for instance a vpn network, record all the data and transmit the data to the manufacturing facilities (4).

3. An arrangement according to claim 2, characterised in that the arrangement includes means for invoicing for a manufacturing order.

4. An arrangement according to claim 2, characterised in that the arrangement includes means for order tracking and status information.

5. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the lighting system (8) for illuminating the object to be photographed provides a uniform illumination.

6. An arrangement according to claim 5, characterised in that the lighting system (8) comprises a multiple number of individual LED light sources. 7. An arrangement according to claim 5, characterised in that the lighting system (8) is computer-assisted from control device (2) for setting and modulation of the light.

8. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the turntable support (11) is rotated by a stepper motor.

9. An arrangement according to claim 8, characterised in that the motion of the turntable support (11) is automatically synchronized with the camera shooting by appropriate software so that a pre-selected number of photos is taken per rotation.

10. An arrangement according to claim 5, characterised in that all the individual parts of the photo unit (1), such as camera (9), lighting systems (8), stepper motor and turntable arrangement and means for controlling temperature etc, are integral within the box-like housing (6) of the photo unit (1).

11. A method for manufacturing custom objects, for instance dental restorations such as dental prostheses, bridges, crowns, caps, inlays, onlays, implants, abutments or other dental products, comprising the following steps: - scanning a model of a dental restoration or other custom object, by means of a self contained computer-automated photo unit (1) for taking a series of photographs for capturing the three-dimensional surface of the custom object to provide a passive 3D reconstruction of the object, and wherein the photo-unit (1) comprises a box-like housing (6) with a turntable support for the object to be photographed, a computer-controlled built-in digital camera (9) and a lighting system (8) for illuminating the object to be photographed and so that a photograph is taken of the object every x degrees, where x is less than 20 degrees,

- controlling the self contained photo units by any kind of connected device such as mobile phone, tablet, personal computer, connected watches, internet browser or the like, - update, maintain and manage each unit by means of an online server, and

- sending all the information for manufacturing the dental restoration or other custom object from the online server to the manufacturing facilities when a manufacturing order is done.