In 2022, Amann Girrbach will be celebrating two anniversaries at once: 15 years of zirconia production at the Austrian site and 10 years of Zolid

Amann Girrbach, one of the leading manufacturers in the field of zirconia, is celebrating two important anniversaries this year: 15 years ago, the company produced zirconia blocks for the fabrication of dentures for the first time, and exactly ten years ago, the globally success-ful Zolid brand was launched. Customers will therefore receive a ten-year warranty on all Zolid materials as of immediate. At the same time, Amann Girrbach will be hosting various webinars on zirconia throughout the year under the hashtag #nosurprisezirconia.

Amann Girrbach was one of the first companies to start manufacturing zirconia for dentures 15 years ago. Due to the rising demand for increasingly esthetic zirconias and the desire for more cost-effectiveness and process reliability, Amann Girrbach introduced the Zolid brand five years later. With Zolid, CAD/CAM blanks that achieved high esthetics without requiring complex veneer-ing processes were available to users for the first time.

Since then, the company has been continuously developing the corresponding materials and processing methods: meanwhile, blanks such as the Zolid Gen-X allow for lifelike restorations with integrated color gradients in 16 Vita shades. In addition to the excellent esthetic properties and outstanding mechanical values, they prove convincing due to their diversity of indications and their clinical long-term success. In the context of quality assurance, only the best raw materials are processed here using the strictest test methods and certified processes. To give an example, Amann Girrbach is one of the first dental companies to be certified in accordance with the new Medical Device Regulation, thus supporting users in complying with MDR obligations.

"This year we are celebrating two special anniversaries that once again demonstrate that we at Amann Girrbach are constantly driving the boundaries of technical possibilities forwards. At the same time, we are taking this opportunity to underline our quality promise with a 10-year warranty on all Zolid materials. We view ourselves as a holistic system provider and support our customers along the entire customer journey. With this in mind, we will also be focusing more on training and education in the coming years with regard to zirconia. This year, we will be kicking off with a series of webinars on the subject of working with zirconia," says a delighted Melanie Röschmann, Director Global Business Unit - Consumables at Amann Girrbach.