PaloDEx Joins Gendex, DEXIS and ISI
Des Plaines, IL (November 13, 2009) Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) today announced that it has acquired PaloDEx Holding Oy (“PaloDEx”), a leading manufacturer of dental imaging products with revenues of more than $100M in its most recent fiscal year that goes to market under the Instrumentarium Dental and SOREDEX brands. Instrumentarium Dental and SOREDEX will join Gendex, DEXIS, ISI, KaVo and Pelton & Crane as part of Danaher’s group of market-leading dental equipment companies.
Henrik Roos will remain in his position as President of the PaloDEx business, reporting to Henk van Duijnhoven, Danaher Group Executive. Danaher intends to have PaloDEx continue to operate from Tuusula, Finland and continue to develop and manufacture products in Tuusula.
“We plan to leverage our combined technology know-how and R&D capabilities to provide new and innovative technologies and products in digital dentistry with focus on software, diagnostics, and many exciting applications in orthodontics, implantology and prosthetics. We intend to continue to serve the dental markets with the existing portfolio of brands, Instrumentarium Dental, SOREDEX, Gendex, DEXIS and ISI, sold through the existing channel partners supported by our current sales and customer support teams,” said Henk van Duijnhoven.