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The new addition to
the Planmeca campus
is designed by architect
Juha Larkas.
The project for the new addition of Planmeca robot-operated warehouse space for these Planmeca's President Heikki Kyöstilä is 25
production facilities reaches soon its goal. The functions. satisfied with the project.
new premises are located within a walking • Production of Planmeca’s top-quality
distance from the Planmeca headquarters dental units will be situated in the second “Planning the building started only in April
in eastern Helsinki suburb of Herttoniemi, floor of the new building. last year, and despite the extremely rough
Finland. After completing the new 118,000 • The third floor will be dedicated to our winter conditions, the construction stayed in
square feet annex building the company subsidiary in medical imaging equipment, schedule.”
occupies total of 475,000 square feet. Planmed. Both Planmed offices and pro-
duction will move into the new building. “With new production premises we can
This summer the new facility is opened: Thus, Planmed’s high-quality mammogra- more effectively respond to the increased
• The ground floor will be occupied by our phy units as well as the 3D imaging device demand and at the same time improve the
for extremities, Planmed Verity, will be reliability of deliveries.”
technologically advanced metal workshop produced there.
as well as the powder painting depart-
ment. In addition, the ground level has
Planmeca’s unique dental education concept takes over South East Asia
Planmeca has signed a delivery agreement sultation between the students and the philosophy in the early stage of their
with the International Islamic University faculty. profession. These university deliveries are
Malaysia (IIUM). In co-operation with a fundamental part of our business”, says
its local distributor Amedix sdn. Bhd Although treatment tradition in the Mr Tuomas Lokki.
Planmeca supplies the IIUM with 173 area favours hanging tube instrument
Planmeca Compact i and one Planmeca delivery IIUM chose Planmeca dental The agreement with IIUM is one of
Sovereign dental units, three Planmeca units with over-the-patient delivery the first university deliveries in South
ProMax 3D imaging systems, and 7 digital contributing to ergonomics and hygienic East Asia. Planmeca’s local distributor
Planmeca Intra and Planmeca ProSensor work environment. Amedix has years of experience of large
intraoral imaging systems. delivery projects and is strongly present
“In the Asian market, the competitive in the area supporting Malaysian dental
In the IIUM’s case Planmeca’s system assets of Planmeca’s dental equipment are professionals. The installations have
e.g. notifies about unit maintenance superior design and simplicity of use, both already begun.
routines and offers centralised suction promoting efficient workflow. We are
system and amalgam separators. The happy that young professionals become International Islamic University Malaysia website:
software platform enables remote con predominant users of the latest technology www.iium.edu.my
and familiar with the Planmeca’s product
