Established 2014
SprintRay is a technology company that builds end-to-end 3D printing solutions for dental practices and laboratories. Because we are in charge of the design, manufacturing, and support of our products, we can provide full-stop additive manufacturing solutions that are both cutting-edge and user-friendly.
For us, finding and solving problems is a way of life. Our design and engineering choices are not just informed by the dental community, they are created in service to the community. We build our products so that they solve problems today, while being prepared for tomorrow.
Weâre here to make a carefully-curated selection of the best manufacturing tools the dental industry has ever seen. Our catalogue isnât filled with dozens of products in search of solutions. For us to stamp our name on something, it must be carefully considered, targeted, and meticulously designed to meet your needs.
Our 3D printing products are born from the dental community. They are a collaboration between master designers, world-class dental professionals, and superlative engineers who operate in total alignment with a single goal: revolutionize dentistry by bringing affordable, easy, in-office 3D manufacturing to every dental practice in the world.
Intraoral scanning, CAD/CAM design, digital design collaboration, virtual waxups, and many more contemporary dental technologies have changed the way dentistry is practiced. These powerful tools have helped clinicians improve care and efficiency the world.
SprintRay Europe GmbH
Brunnenweg 11
64331 Weiterstadt
Phone: +49 6150 978948-0
Email: [email protected]
Amir Mansouri, PhD, is the CEO and Co-founder of SprintRay. Before founding SprintRay, Amir received both a Masterâs degree and PhD in the field of additive manufacturing. A unique blend of scientific and entrepreneurial, he pursued a technology commercialization program at USC Marshall School of Business, which led to the co-founding of SprintRay in 2014. Under his direction, SprintRay has grown from a proof-of-concept business plan to a multi-national dental equipment company. Today, Amir is uniquely suited in his responsibility for planning and strategizing SprintRayâs product and commercial development growth.
Jing lives and breathes cutting-edge technology. After receiving his Masterâs and PhD in the field of additive manufacturing, Jing co-founded SprintRay with Amir. A master of hardware and software, he is responsible for the core technology that continues to drive SprintRay 3D printers to the forefront of the market. With over 100 global patents to his name, Jing understands how to bring experimental technologies to market, as he has done with every new SprintRay product since the companyâs inception. Today, he is responsible for ensuring that SprintRay stays on the cutting edge of manufacturing technologies in dentistry.
Hossein co-founded SprintRay to bring his passion for design and user experience into the world of 3D printing. His vision of creating 3D printing products that were easy to use as well as functional has been codified into the culture at SprintRay. He holds an MA in Industrial Design from the Savanna College of Design and pushes the company every day to further improve the look, feel, and experience of every product. His unique blend of creative vision and technical execution help SprintRay provide the best 3D printing experience in dentistry.
As SprintRayâs President, Erich is leveraging his two decades of global business and academic experience to strategically grow a powerful, highly-focused organization that is set up for enduring success. Erich is a entrepreneur who has launched multiple businesses and helped others launch their own. Calling on his deep expertise in process predictability and process improvement, outsourcing and board management, he specializes in the integration of complex organizations, achieving high impact results by leveraging strategy, people and operations. Erich holds an MBA from the University of California, Irvine and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Kazuo âKazâ Takeda is leveraging his unique skillset to lead SprintRayâs Customer Service, Logistics & Supply Chain, and Quality Assurance departments to world-class excellence. Kaz is an active member of the Institute of Industrial Systems Engineering National Leadership Committee as Assistant Region Vice President and Chapter Development Fund Committee Chair. With a wide-ranging career that included opening air gateways for UPS and the creation of process standards for Disneyland Resorts, Kaz is using his passion for delivering smiles to help propel SprintRay to new heights of growth.
With a 20-year career in dental technology, including nearly a decade as Vice President of Technology Sales at Henry Schein, the dental industry rarely surprises John Cox. But when he came across SprintRay, he saw the powerful potential for industry disruption in the name of an improved patient experience and clinical efficiency. Now, as SVP of Sales and Marketing, he is working to refine the SprintRay vision, uniting the Sales and Marketing team to produce an outstanding product experience for SprintRay customers across the globe. John keeps one eye firmly in the present and one on the horizon, steering the company toward its next big move.
Ed Cohen is a veteran of in strategic people services with a 35-year career spanning over 40 countries. Prior to joining SprintRay, Ed was Executive Vice President of Nelson Cohen Global Consulting where he worked with companies around the world to help them assess their cultures and grow them into employers of choice. Ed led talent initiatives across Asia, leading Satyam Computer Services to become the first and only company outside the US to attain the #1 ranking by the Association of Talent Development. Ed has authored two books on leadership and co-authored more than 200 white papers and articles on strategic people leadership and employee engagement strategies.
With over 20 years of experience in the dental industry, Patrick Thurm has deep expertise around innovation and digital dentistry. In addition to his work at Henry Schein, most recently as Vice President Technology for Global Prosthetic Solutions, he introduced the ConnectDental brand at Henry Schein, which offers open end-to-end solutions for the successful digitization of dental practices and dental laboratories. When he eventually became a consultant for SprintRay to set up and support the companyâs European site, he was immediately impressed by the future viability and unique user-friendliness of SprintRay products, so he didn't have to think twice before accepting the position as Managing Director of SprintRay Europe GmbH. Patrick graduated from the NĂŒrtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Sciences with a degree in Business Administration.
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