Vita tooth factory
| Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1924 in Essen |
| Seat | Bad Säckingen |
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| Number of employees | 770 |
| sales | 85.4 million euros |
| Branch | Dental company |
| Website | www.vita-zahnfabrik.com |
| Status: 2010 | |
The Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG (abbreviated Vita) is a German company in the dental industry with products and systems for dental practices and dental laboratories.
The company was founded in 1924 by Carl Hiltebrandt to manufacture porcelain teeth in Essen .
The current headquarters of the company is in the spa town of Bad Säckingen , Baden-Württemberg, Germany in the triangle of Germany, France and Switzerland. The family company, which has been in its fourth generation since 2015, employs around 770 people worldwide.
history
1924 to 1926
On July 17, 1924, the dentist Carl Hiltebrandt, who has been practicing in Essen since 1909, founded the “Dr. Hiltebrandt Zahnfabrik Aktiengesellschaft ”. The businessman and entrepreneur Heinrich Rauter took over the chairmanship of the supervisory board and supported the company financially. In 1926 the Helios tooth was brought onto the market. The first artificial tooth with a three-layer concept made of an opaque hard porcelain core in combination with a more transparent dentin and incisal material.
1927 to 1933
In 1927 Heinrich Rauter became the main shareholder. In 1930 he changed the company name to "Vita Zahnfabrik". The Vita shade guide with 24 shade samples for tooth shade determination and the first dental ceramic for the manufacture of individual dentures was developed in the same year. In 1933 the corporation was transformed into a limited liability community. Heinrich Rauter thus became the sole shareholder and managing director.
1934 to 1956
In 1934, the selective absorption and fluorescence of light rays on natural teeth was discovered and referred to as the luminous effect. After the factory facilities were destroyed in 1943 during the Second World War, the company moved from Essen to Bad Säckingen. In 1955 the GmbH was converted into a limited partnership. In 1956 it was possible for the first time to color artificial teeth in such a way that they imitate the natural color change even in artificial light. The ceramic teeth Lumin Vacuum were fired in a vacuum. Analogous to these teeth, the Lumin-Vacuum shade scale with A - D grouping now enables a true-to-life shade for the first time.
1962 to 1983
Vita-Metall-Keramik, VMK for short, was launched in 1962. For the first time, ceramic bodies could be fired onto a precious metal alloy. The abbreviation VMK has been established for this to this day. In 1983, the multi-layered Vitapan acrylic teeth were introduced. For improved abrasion resistance, this tooth line has polymerized inorganic microfillers. As part of this, the world's first cross-material uniform color standard Vitapan classical A1 - D4 was brought onto the market. This shade standard is still used today by dentists and dental technicians for taking shades.
1985 to 1998
As early as 1985, the dentist and university professor Werner Mörmann and the engineer Marco Brandestini developed the first CAD / CAM production of restorations with the help of a 3-D oral camera and a milling unit. In the same year, the first patient was treated with a machine-milled Vitablocs inlay made of feldspar ceramic. In 1998 the Vita System 3D-Master for dental shade taking was brought onto the market. Tooth shades could be systematically determined and reproduced in three steps.
2001 to 2003
In 2001, based on the bio-logical concept developed by dentist Eugen End, the Physiodens synthetic teeth were introduced based on nature's example. In 2002 the CAD / CAM blank Vita In-Ceram YZ made of pre-sintered zirconium dioxide for the production of all-ceramic crowns and bridges followed. In 2003, the Vita VM concept for veneering ceramic and plastic was ready for the market. In the same year, the first-generation electronic spectrophotometer, Vita Easyshade, was developed for digital tooth shade determination.
2007 to 2009
In 2007 the Vita Lingoform acrylic teeth with anatomically pre-abraded occlusal surfaces were introduced for an age-appropriate set-up. In 2008 the Vita Linearguide 3D-Master came onto the market for an even clearer tooth shade determination. The two kilns Vita Vacumat 6000 M for all dental ceramic firing as well as the kiln and press furnace Vita Vacumat 6000 MP were introduced in 2009. From now on, four ovens could be controlled simultaneously via an LED color touch display using the Vita vPad digital control unit. The Vita Zyrcomat 6000 MS for high-speed sintering of oxide ceramics in 80 minutes also became part of the range in 2009. In the same year, the Vitaclinical division was founded with a focus on all-ceramic implantology.
2010 to 2013
The Vitablocs RealLife with a three-dimensional color gradient between dentine and incisal reached market readiness in 2010. In 2011 the Vitapan Plus acrylic teeth with a particularly natural appearance were introduced. The world's first hybrid dental ceramic, Vita Enamic, with a dual network structure made of polymer-infiltrated feldspar ceramic, was launched in 2013 with dentin-like properties. In the same year, the high-performance Vita Suprinity glass ceramic was ready for the market. For the first time, a glass ceramic was reinforced with zirconium dioxide.
2014 to 2015
In July 2014 the company celebrated its 90th anniversary. In the same year, a kiln with basic functions was introduced with the Vita v60 i-Line. The Ceramic Implant was presented at the German Dental Conference 2014. The all-ceramic implant consists of yttrium oxide-stabilized zirconium dioxide. The low-viscosity Vita VM LC flow composite materials have enabled detailed layering in the neck and incisal area since 2015. The Vita Easyshade V was also introduced in 2015. The electronic device for digital tooth shade determination, combined with the Vita mobileAssist app, enables shade communication between the dental practice and the dental laboratory. In 2015, Vita Implant Solutions, CAD / CAM blocks with an integrated interface for implantology, were introduced.
Areas of competence
Vita is considered a pioneer in the dental field. The VMK (Vita-Metall-Keramik), which is known worldwide today, was the first metal-ceramic veneering system developed in Europe (1962). The introduction of the Vitablocs (1986) and the Vita In-Ceram technique (1993) marked the breakthrough for the production of all-ceramic dental restorations with CAD / CAM . Since then, over 30 million restorations have been made from Vita all-ceramic.
The Vita System 3D-Master (1998) is a system for color determination in dentistry. It enables a collaboration between dentist and dental technician and covers the entire tooth color space. With the shade guides and digital shade measuring devices from Vita, all tooth shades can be precisely determined and then reproduced. Tooth shade determination was additionally simplified with the introduction of Vita Easyshade (2008) so that dentists can quickly and reliably determine and check all tooth shades digitally.
The Vita tooth shades (for dental ceramics, plastic teeth , composite filling materials or follow-up checks for tooth whitening ) have established themselves in Germany as a quasi-industry standard for determining tooth shade . The competing organic color ring, which was still widespread in Germany until 1990, has practically disappeared from the market.
Research and Development
Vita operates its own research and development center at the Bad Säckingen location . In addition, Vita cooperates worldwide with university and teaching institutions, dentists and dental technicians and promotes top international dental research.
Training centers and training programs
Vita operates 2 VITA academies, 1 CAD / CAM training center, around 25 training centers in Germany and Austria and offers a wide range of courses and advanced training for dentists, practice employees and dental technicians. In addition, courses and workshops are offered directly in practices or dental laboratories.
literature
- Without author, brief company biographies in Der Kreis Waldshut Heimat und Arbeit , 1979, p. 389, Norbert Nothhelfer (Ed.), ISBN 3 8062 0204 4
- Without an author, in: The Chronicle of the District of Säckingen ; Section: In the service of health p. 347, Chronik Verlag, Otto Bischoff (foreword)
- Author community, (named p. 238, without classification), The economy of the district of Säckingen , Helmut Vocke (ed.), Therein: Artificial teeth from Säckingen all over the world, p. 226–229, with black and white images. Vocke's economic volumes, subtitle: Do you know the economy of your home country?
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Consolidated financial statements of Rauter Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (sales of the dental technology / dental medicine division) for the financial year from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 (deposited with the Federal Gazette)
- ↑ Without author (statistics), brief company biographies in: Der Kreis Waldshut Heimat und Arbeit , Norbert Nothelfer (Ed.), 1979, p. 389, ISBN 3 8062 0204 4
- ↑ Without author (statistics), in: Die Chronik des Kreis Säckingen ; Section: In the service of health p. 347
- ↑ Register information for the VMK brand
- ↑ Register information for the VMK brand
- ↑ What is the future of facing materials?
- ↑ The development of ceramics and its basics , page 4
- ^ SCAD Vita Award
- ^ IADR Prosthodontic Group Student Research Fellowship supported by Vita
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