Smile Direct Club Opens 3D Printing Facility to Aid in Production of Medical Supplies
March 19 2020 - 04:24PM
SmileDirectClub, the industry pioneer and first direct-to-consumer
medtech platform for teeth straightening, is one of the largest 3D
printing manufacturers in the United States, and as a result has
opened its manufacturing facility to partner with medical supply
companies and health organizations to increase production of
medical supplies necessary to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
SmileDirectClub is actively seeking communications and partnerships
with medical supply companies and health organizations that are in
need of additional production of plastic materials such as medical
face shields, respirator valves or other supplies.
SmileDirectClub urges medical supply companies and health
organizations to contact them directly at
resilience@smiledirectclub.com to determine if the company can be
of assistance. Specifically, SmileDirectClub is able to print
materials using STL 3D printing files, and once provided can
quickly offer manufacturing capacity. SmileDirectClub also has a
global HIPAA-trained contact center team and support system to
assist in health aid efforts.
“In times like these, it is incumbent on all of us do what we
can to help those in need however we can,” said SmileDirectClub
Chief Executive Officer David Katzman. “Reports of medical
supply shortages are very concerning and we have the production
capacity to help in the printing of plastic materials. Due to
recent automations that increased our printing output capacity,
we’re able to easily add this production to our current clear
aligner therapy lines. We urge any company or health organization
that could use additional production resources to reach out to us
directly.”
About SmileDirectClub SmileDirectClub, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SDC) (“SmileDirectClub”) is an oral care company and
creator of the first direct-to-consumer medtech platform for teeth
straightening, now also offered directly via dentist and
orthodontists’ offices. Through our cutting-edge teledentistry
technology and vertically integrated model, we are revolutionizing
the oral care industry, from clear aligner therapy to our
affordable, premium oral care product line. SmileDirectClub’s
mission is to democratize access to affordable and convenient care,
unleashing the power of a person’s smile to positively impact their
place in the world. SmileDirectClub is headquartered in Nashville,
Tennessee and operates in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Hong Kong. For more
information, please visit SmileDirectClub.com.
Contact: SmileDirectClub Media Relations:
Press@SmileDirectClub.com
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