Align Technology Opens Its First EMEA Regional Manufacturing Facility in Wroclaw, Poland
16 September 2022 - 12:30AM
Business Wire
Align Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN), a leading
global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells
the Invisalign® system of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral
scanners, and exocad™ CAD/CAM services for orthodontic and
restorative dentistry, today announced the official opening of the
first Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) regional
manufacturing facility in Wroclaw, Poland. The new plant is Align’s
third regional manufacturing facility worldwide, after Juarez,
Mexico and Ziyang, China.
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Align Technology's first Europe, Middle
East & Africa (EMEA) regional manufacturing facility in
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The state-of-the-art facility in Wroclaw, Poland, will serve as
an operations site for Align’s EMEA business and be part of the
global manufacturing of almost 1 million unique clear aligner parts
per day. The grand opening ceremony took place in Wroclaw on
September 15 with the vice-president of the city of Wroclaw, Jakub
Mazur, in attendance, together with the Align leadership team and
Wroclaw employees. The new Align manufacturing facility is expected
to add more than 2,500 jobs by the end of 2025, making it the
company’s largest investment in the region to date. The new
building has an 80,000m2 surface and follows Align sustainability
norms, including LEED and ISO14001 certificates.
The new EMEA facility began operations in Q2 2022 as part of
Align’s strategy to bring its operational facilities closer to its
customers. The EMEA region represents over 7 million annual
orthodontic case starts, as well as the more than 150 million
consumers who could benefit from a healthy, beautiful smile. Align
works directly with doctors to provide them with the Invisalign
system of clear aligners to prescribe to their patients to
straighten their teeth and transform their smiles.
“I’m excited to announce that our first aligner manufacturing
facility in the EMEA region and the third one globally has opened
in Wroclaw, Poland. This significant investment underscores our
commitment to Invisalign trained doctors and their patients in the
region and globally and extends our regional operations that
include treatment planning facilities (TREAT) based in Poland,
Germany, France, and Spain,” said Emory Wright, Align Technology
executive vice president, global operations.
Added Markus Sebastian, Align Technology’s executive vice
president and managing director, EMEA: “It is a proud moment to
have a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility start its operations
in the EMEA region. This operational expansion allows Align to stay
closer to our doctor customers, and to continue to deliver
outstanding quality of service – by producing thousands of aligner
parts per day and by optimizing our production and delivery times.
Thanks to the ongoing effort of the whole organization, we can
continue our mission to help more doctors create beautiful smiles
for their Invisalign patients.”
The Invisalign system is used by over 225,000 Invisalign trained
dentists and orthodontists. Align has helped doctors treat over
13.4 million patients with the Invisalign system worldwide,
including 2.6 million patients in the EMEA region.
Align plans to support all EMEA Invisalign case shipments by
2025, with Poland, Central Eastern Europe and Spain as the first
markets to be serviced from Wroclaw.
About Align Technology,
Inc.
Align Technology designs, manufactures and offers the
Invisalign® system, the most advanced clear aligner system in the
world, iTero™ intraoral scanners and services, and exocad™ CAD/CAM
software. These technology building blocks enable enhanced digital
orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes
and practice efficiencies for over 229 thousand doctor customers,
and is key to accessing Align’s 500 million consumer market
opportunity worldwide. Align has helped doctors treat over 13.4
million patients with the Invisalign system and is driving the
evolution in digital dentistry through the Align™ Digital Platform,
our integrated suite of unique, proprietary technologies and
services delivered as a seamless, end-to-end solution for patients
and consumers, orthodontists and GP dentists, and lab/partners.
Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign system or to
find an Invisalign doctor in your area, please visit
www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the iTero
systems and services, please visit www.itero.com. For additional
information about exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a list of
exocad reseller partners, please visit www.exocad.com.
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