Dental Asia January/February 2019

Dental Updates
Roland DGA Corporation Appoints Mr. Andrew Oransky as CEO
Roland DGA, a provider of digital imaging
and 3D devices for professionals, announced
on 4 th January that Mr. Andrew Oransky
has been appointed the company’s new
CEO. Mr. Oransky has served as president,
responsible for day-to-day operations at
the Irvine, California-based company since
2016. In his expanded role as CEO, he will
assume overall responsibility for company
strategy and performance and will report
directly to the board of directors at parent
company Roland DG.
“All of us at Roland have great confidence
in Andrew’s excellent leadership qualities
as well as his extensive knowledge across
the multiple industries we serve,” said
Mr. David Goward, previously CEO of
Roland DGA and currently Executive
Vice President, Director at Roland DG.
“Under his capable guidance and with the
cooperation of the rest of the leadership
team, we expect continued growth and
success in the years to come.”
Mr. Oransky assumes the CEO position
during an exciting time for Roland. During
the past year, the company’s DGSHAPE
3D division launched several advanced
technology milling machines for dental
labs plus a laser decorator for retail
settings. In addition, the company’s inkjet
printing division recently won several
notable awards, including top honours from
Buyers Lab for its TrueVIS VG printer/
cutters and two SGIA Product of the Year
Awards for its VersaUV ® LEC-540 wide
format printer/cutter and ECO-UV inks. ■
70 Years of Innovation
70 years of practical innovations from
dentists for dentists and deliveries to
more than 100 countries confirm the
success of the manufacturer of dental
instruments.
In 1948, the dentist Dr. Julius Walser,
born in December 1894, founded the
“Dr. J. Walser Dentalfabrikation” in the
Fürstenbergstraße in Radolfzell. Already in
1938, the founder Dr. Julius Walser owned
the first telephone in Radolfzell with the
short number “300.” This telephone was
an important means of communication,
also for the citizens of Radolfzell.
The first participation at dental exhibitions
already took place in 1948 in Munich.
In 1960 the company moved to the
Teggingerstaße. In 1978 the company
was rebranded “Dr. Walser Dental GmbH.”
Sen. Gerhard R. Daiger took over the
entire company in 1999 and since then
has been managing director of
Dr. Walser Dental. This was the first
time in 51 years in the company’s
history that the company was not run
by a family member. In the same year,
the company moved to the industrial
area North in Radolfzell.
Since its takeover in 1999 by
Senator Gerhard R. Daiger,
Dr. Walser Dental has been able to
significantly expand its internationality
and win new customers in an additional
87 countries. The complaints rate has
been virtually zero for 20 years and since
2006 the company has been honoured
with more than 60 awards. Especially
because of its high product quality and
fast delivery time, the company enjoys an
excellent reputation worldwide.
Today, the medical device manufacturer
participates as an exhibitor at all major
dental fairs worldwide. For example,
in New York, Dubai, Hawaii, Singapore
etc. as well as at all dental fairs in
Germany.
L-R: The management team of Dr. Walser
Dental, f.l.t.r. Senator h.c. Gerhard R. Daiger MD,
Beate Daiger, Dr. Uwe Böhm MD Business Unit
International IHK Schopfheim, Katja Wieczorek Training
Officer and Account Manager at Dr. Walser Dental.
Numerous inventions of dental
instruments, all patented, facilitate the
dentist’s work worldwide, helping him to
save time and money.
On the occasion of the company’s
anniversary Dr. Walser Dental is doing
without a big celebration with many guests
from business and politics. Instead, we
will soon donate to the poorest in Africa
and report back. ■
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