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Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition | 3/2017 BUSINESS 07 Roland DG to establish new 3-D business brand, DGSHAPE By DTI HAMAMATSU, Japan: In order to increase visibility for its growing 3-D segment, Japanese manufac- turer Roland DG has announced the transfer of its digital businesses, consisting of the development and sales of 3-D milling machines, 3-D printers, engraving machines and photographic impact printers, to a new, wholly-owned subsidiary, DGSHAPE Corporation. The spin- off, which begins operating in April, will be located at the Roland DG headquarters in Hamamatsu. According to the company, its series of DWX dental milling ma- chines has become a major driver of growth of Roland’s 3-D busi- ness, accounting for 60 per cent of sales in the segment in 2016. In addition, industrial inkjet printer sales accounted for 70 per cent of digital printing business sales in the same period. Consequently, the company decided to embark on restructur- ing its dentistry-focused 3-D busi- ness by launching it under the new brand of DGSHAPE and trans- ferring it to an autonomous com- pany. “Spinning the 3-D business off as a separate company would allow the management of DGSHAPE to implement speedy decision-mak- ing and business execution,” com- mented Roland DG President Hide- nori Fujioka on the decision to transfer the business to a new subsidy. “Led by a young executive team—Representative Director, Pre- sident and CEO Kohei Tanabe is 39 years old—I hope DGSHAPE will advance the innovative concept of 3-D digital fabrication, exploit next-generation technologies, and take bold steps to develop cutting- edge products and solutions.” In addition to Tanabe, Hisashi Bito will serve as Director and Chief Technology Officer, Kouichi Hashimoto as Outside Director, and Toru Kajikawa as Audit and Supervisory Board Member. The executive board will be formally appointed at an extraordinary general meeting in March. Roland DG President Hidenori Fujioka AD META BIOMED launches EQ-V By DTI HAMAMATSU, Japan: SEOUL, Korea/MÜHLHEIM, Germany: META BIOMED has now established its European headquarters in Mül- heim in Germany and, with the move, the Korean medical technol- ogy company is aiming at increas- ing its presence throughout Europe. META BIOMED has a deserved repu- tation of being one of the dental in- dustry’s primary innovators, as the company’s focus on research and development has achieved contin- ual breakthroughs in the quality and performance of its medical de- vices and biomaterials. The focus of improvement through innovation continues with the launch of META BIOMED’s new EQ-V endodontic obturation system, which promises to deliver reliable, convenient and precise root canal obturation. 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