Sybron Dental Specialties Acquires Axis Dental
ORANGE, CA – August 7, 2009 – Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. announced today the addition of the Axis® Dental brands to its corporate portfolio through the purchase of all the outstanding stock of Axis Corporation.
Daniel Even, President of Sybron Dental Specialties (SDS), said, “We are very enthusiastic about adding the Axis Dental brands to our family of companies. Beyond a market-leading position in rotary instruments, the acquisition enhances our talent funnel with the addition of the Axis associates.”
Axis Dental President Perry Lowe commented, “My colleague Wayne Brown and I are thrilled to join a superb organization like Sybron Dental Specialties. Our shared culture and values will result in tremendous opportunities for our employees, customers, dealer partners and suppliers. This acquisition will support our vision of becoming the number one rotary instrument company in the world.”
Axis Dental will continue to operate out of Coppell, Texas as a standalone Rotary division within the SDS Dental Consumables platform. Axis customers will continue to secure products through their preferred source.
