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Taking CAD/CAM
26 Planmeca makes strategic
investment in E4D Technologies
Planmeca announced distribution of the E4D system to more than
recently that it has made 120 additional international markets under
a non-controlling, strategic the Planmeca PlanScan and Planmeca
investment in E4D Technologies, PlanMill brands. In certain other markets,
LLC, developer of the E4D the E4D brand will remain in use.
CAD/CAM Restorative System.
“Planmeca’s investment in E4D
This strategic investment reinforces Technologies offers us an opportunity to
Planmeca’s on-going commitment grow our company globally,” said Dr. Gary
to help dental providers improve Severance, Chief Marketing Officer for
patient care by offering a comprehensive E4D Technologies. “In addition, Planmeca
portfolio of integrated digital dental has been a market leader in extra-oral digital
solutions for dentists and dental imaging for many years, and we look forward
laboratories. to furthering the seamless integration of our
CAD/CAM platform with the additional
Planmeca will co-develop CAD/CAM digital solutions offered by Planmeca. Our
products with E4D Technologies and offer customers will benefit from the combination
these products in North America under of these unique and innovative products and
the brand names Planmeca PlanScan- services.”
E4D Technologies and PlanMill-E4D
Technologies. Henry Schein, Inc., will Under the new agreement, Planmeca
continue to be the exclusive distributor joins the partnership of Henry Schein and
in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Ivoclar Vivadent, who have been strategic
Zealand. In addition, Planmeca will expand equity partners in E4D Technologies since
2007, along with certain members of E4D
Technologies’ senior management team.
