Company:Air Techniques
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dental Equipment Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Louis E. Brooks |
| Headquarters | Melville, New York |
Area served | Globally |
Number of employees | 235 as of September 2018 |
| Parent | Dürr Dental |
| Website | airtechniques |
Air Techniques, Inc. is a manufacturer of dental equipment, including air compressors, vacuums, intraoral cameras, caries detection aids, digital imaging systems, x-ray units, and film processors. All products are manufactured and shipped from the company's 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m2) facility in Melville, New York.[1]
History
- 1962 - Founders [2] were Louis E. Brooks, Jack Alpert, and George Kauer, with the goal of developing equipment to improve the practice of dentistry.
- 1979 - Manufacturing facility and executive offices are established in Hicksville, New York.
- 1990 - Western facility was opened.
- 2006 - Company headquarters relocated to new 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2). Facility in Melville, NY.
- 2007 - Air Techniques supports the Susan B. Komen foundation in their efforts to promote breast cancer awareness. All major trade show compressor & vacuum units are painted pink, with a portion of sales donated to the cause.
- 2009 - Spectra caries detection aid received FDA clearance and is introduced to dental market.[3]
- 2010 – Several international specific products are launched: ScanX Duo, AirStar 22INT, VacStar 40INT and Astra Intraoral Camera.
- 2011 – Air Techniques launched new company website.[4]
- 2013- Air Techniques launches its merchandise line called Monarch. It comprises Surfaces, Instruments, and Equipment Cleaners, along with Skin & Hands (hand lotion and hand sanitizer).[5]
- 2014- Air Techniques launches ProVecta S-Pan Panoramic X-ray).[6]
- 2015- Air Techniques launches AirStar NEO Air Compressors with NEO Pulse Software, VacStar NEO Wet Vacuum Systems, ProVecta HD X-ray, and ProVecta S-Pan Cephalometric X-ray).[6]
- 2016- Air Techniques launches CamX Elara Intraoral Camera, CamX Spectra Caries Detection Aid, CamX Triton HD, and AirStar 100 Air Compressor).[6]
- 2017- Air Techniques launches Monarch Vinyl Upholstery Cleaner, ScanX Intraoral View, and Mojave LT3).[6]
- 2018- Air Techniques launches ScanX Swift View, and CamX Triton HD with Proxi Head).[6]
Current Products
| Product Name | Category |
|---|---|
| Acadia | Amalgam Separator |
| AirStar | Dental Air Compressors |
| AirStar NEO | Dental Air Compressors |
| AT2000 XR | Automatic Film Processor |
| CamX Elara | Intraoral Camera |
| CamX Spectra | Caries Detection Aid |
| CamX Triton HD | Interchangeable Camera System (Caries, Proxi, HD Intraoral Imaging) |
| Monarch | Merchandise Line |
| Mojave | Dry Vacuum Systems |
| Mojave LT | Dry Vacuum Systems |
| Peri-Pro | Automatic Film Processor |
| ProVecta HD | Intraoral X-ray |
| ProVecta S-Pan Panoramic | 2D Panoramic X-ray System |
| ProVecta S-Pan Cephalometric | 2D Panoramic and Cephalometric X-ray System |
| ScanX Classic | Digital Radiography System |
| ScanX Duo | Digital Radiography System |
| ScanX Intraoral | Digital Radiography System |
| ScanX Intraoral View | Digital Radiography System |
| ScanX Swift | Digital Radiography System |
| ScanX Swift View | Digital Radiography System |
| VacStar | Wet Vacuum Systems |
| VacStar NEO | Wet Vacuum Systems |
| Visix | Imaging Software |
References
- ↑ "Air Techniques Expands," Dr. Lorne Lavine, The Digital Dentist, July 2006, "[1]"
- ↑ "Healthcare Equipment and Supplies, Air Techniques, Inc.". Bloomberg Businessweek. July 2011. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4303628.
- ↑ "Spectra Caries Detection Aid". The Dental Advisor. November 2010. http://www.dentaladvisor.com/clinical-evaluations/evaluations/spectra-caries-detection-aid.shtml.
- ↑ Mallia, Joseph (January 2011). "Dental supplier upgrades website". Newsday. http://www.newsday.com/business/inside-long-island-business-1.811933/dental-supplier-upgrades-website-1.2623374.
- ↑ http://www.airtechniques.com/Dental/merchandise.cfm
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://www.airtechniques.com/our-history/
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