Research & Development

The philosophy of DenPlus always was to invest significantly in R&D activities  to develop innovating products for the dental market and to add an important value to its products.

Since its foundation, DenPlus developed several innovating products for denturist and dental laboratories. For example, the chemistry of some of our dental acrylic resins were modified to allow very fast curing, either in boiling water or in microwave oven, and this without any problem of porosity. These products are unique on the market.

Initially, DenPlus selected primarily its R&D projects according to the dental market demand by selecting projects at reduced risks. The first projects were based on the weak performance of the competing products or on the possibility that we had to appreciably reduce the costs of manufacturation. Currently, DenPlus tries to increase the innovating level of these products to accentuate the demarcation of the company compared to competition.

The R&D team consists of two chemists, Ph.D. level, combining a solid expertise in materials and biotechnology. In the short run, DenPlus will concentrate on the products aiming at the dental market but in the long run, the strategy of development will target the biomaterials touching several medical sectors.

In 2006, the personnel of DenPlus implied in the development of product followed a training course on the development of products to added value "Lean". The objective of this program was to found a process of development of products (PDP) being composed of deliverable goods, phases and doors. Starting from the management of a portfolio of research projects, this multidisciplinary approach makes it possible to shorten the time of development of a product. This approach is now functional and should allow an acceleration of new products manufactured by DenPlus

Several projects of R&D are about to be finished. Check the section New products for more information.