06 May 2021

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Align to open new facility to serve EMEA market

Katherine E. Pfaff

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Align Technology Inc., a medical device firm which manufacturers Invisalign, iTero scanners, and CAD/CAM for restorative orthodontics, will open a new facility to reach EMEA customers, estimated at 150 million. The San Jose, California-headquartered company will open the manufacturing center to reach what are considered underpenetrated markets in Africa, Europe, and Middle East. 

The new plant is anticipated to be operational in 2022, and to ship Invisalign products by 2024. The company currently has a network of more than 60,000 practitioners trained for Invisalign, and the facility will allow for local service to customers.

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 200 thousand doctor customers and is key to accessing Align’s 500 million consumer market opportunity worldwide. Align has helped doctors treat over 9.6 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.

(Image credit: Align Technology Inc)

Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/04/22/2214828/9043/en/Align-Technology-Expands-Global-Operations-to-Support-Growth-and-Adoption-of-the-Invisalign-System-in-EMEA-With-Plans-for-Multi-Million-Dollar-Manufacturing-Facility-in-Wroclaw-Pol.html