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Celebrating a milestone

with an eye towards the future

2016 was an interesting year. It marked 45 years since I founded has seen – Planmeca PlanMill® 40 S. All along the way we have
Planmeca in my family’s garage in Helsinki. We started out very continued to develop our seminal Planmeca Romexis® all-in-one
small and immediately headed for the international market. software platform.
It was an exciting time, but also a bit daunting, as it was still
uncertain whether my plans and dreams for the company would And still there is so much more to reveal. With Cologne’s
ever realise. International Dental Show once again set to take centre stage,
we are now ready to present our next generation of exciting new
Ultimately, the hard work paid off and Planmeca became innovations.
a success – perhaps more so than I ever could have imagined.
To see the company evolve over time and steadily rise all the way We hope you will join us as we guide
to the top of its field has truly been an incredible journey. dentistry into a brilliant digital future!

However, those who know me well also know I am not one for Heikki Kyöstilä
exuberant sentiment or nostalgia. While it is of course rewarding President
to at times look back and reflect, I usually choose focus on the
future – and it certainly looks bright.

Planmeca has had another great year. In the spring of 2016
we branched out into an entirely new product category with
the launch of our new Planmeca Creo™ 3D printer. Then we
introduced the most powerful milling unit the dental market

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