Benchmarking Plant Tour at Dentsply Sirona
Overview
Join us for an inside look at how Dentsply Sirona has built a high-performance, single-piece-flow operation producing patient-specific dental devices with an astonishing 24-hour turnaround from order to shipment. This tour offers Lean practitioners the opportunity to see real-world application of Lean principles in a highly customized, regulated manufacturing environment. You’ll experience practical examples of flow-focused layout design, visual management, daily management systems, automation, and digital tools that support continuous improvement and operational agility.
See firsthand how Dentsply Sirona balances speed, customization, quality, traceability, and cost — while maintaining exceptional responsiveness to customer demand. Along the way, you may even meet “Rosie,” their autonomous mobile robot supporting material handling and workflow efficiency. Whether you work in manufacturing, healthcare, distribution, or operations leadership, you’ll leave with practical ideas, proven concepts, and plenty of opportunities to “steal shamelessly” for your own organization.
Host Company
For over than a century, DENTSPLY and Sirona have set a global standard for dental manufacturing, technology development, digital treatment, and clinical education. Throughout our history, we’ve been at the forefront of innovation to improve and advance dentistry.
Dentsply Sirona traces its roots to humble beginnings: DENTSPLY International was founded as Dentists’ Supply Company in 1899 in New York City, and the company that became Sirona Dental Systems was founded in 1877 in Erlangen, Germany. Through our transformative merger in 2016, Dentsply Sirona has grown to become the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with approximately 16,000 employees, operations in more than 40 countries worldwide, and a sales presence in more than 150 countries.
Throughout the last century, as separate companies, DENTSPLY and Sirona have each invested significantly in innovation, new product development – from the first dental drill to the first reciprocating root canal file to, of course, the first chairside CAD/CAM system – and the broadest clinical education platform in the industry. Both companies recognized early on that the advantages of digitization are not in the individual device, but in the seamless interaction of hardware, software, and devices, creating an innovative solution for dental practitioners and dental patients.
At the heart of Dentsply Sirona is our unwavering commitment to innovation. As a result, our impact is significant: every year, our products and solutions reach 600,000 dental professionals, who treat over 6,000,000 patients daily, which translates to a billion patients each year! Practitioners rely on the quality and clinical safety of our products and on our more than 100 years of experience. We are committed to continue earning the trust of dental professionals for the next 100 years. Dentsply Sirona Implants www.dentsplysirona.com
Presenter
Agenda
Tuesday, July 15, 2026
1 p.m. Welcome and networking
1:30 p.m. Company overview & lean journey
1:45 p.m. Tour
3 p.m. Questions and answers, plus/delta exercise for host organization
3:30 p.m. Wrap up and exit
PPE requirements: professional attire and closed toed shoes. Host company to provide safety glasses
PARTICIPANT BENEFITS
Attendees will get an inside look at how Dentsply Sirona has built a high-performance, single-piece-flow operation producing patient-specific dental devices with an astonishing 24-hour turnaround from order to shipment.
This tour offers Lean practitioners the opportunity to see real-world application of Lean principles in a highly customized, regulated manufacturing environment.
You’ll experience practical examples of flow-focused layout design, visual management, daily management systems, automation, and digital tools that support continuous improvement and operational agility. See firsthand how Dentsply Sirona balances speed, customization, quality, traceability, and cost — while maintaining exceptional responsiveness to customer demand. Along the way, you may even meet “Rosie,” their autonomous mobile robot supporting material handling and workflow efficiency.
Whether you work in manufacturing, healthcare, distribution, or operations leadership, you’ll leave with practical ideas, proven concepts, and plenty of opportunities to “steal shamelessly” for your own organization.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Lean practitioners at all levels
- Operations leaders
- Quality leaders
- Lean professionals
Safety Requirements
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