# Smilers to build EUR 15M orthodontic aligner plant in Salon-de-Provence

Smilers, a subsidiary of Biotech Dental, is investing EUR 15 million in a new ultra-automated plant near Salon-de-Provence, France. The facility will produce over 10,000 dental aligners daily starting September 2022 and employ 300 people at full capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-02-18
- Where: Salon-de-Provence, France
- Value: $17.0M (15.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Sep 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: over 10,000 aligners per day
- Products: orthodontic aligners
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Smilers](https://endata.com/companies/61133.md)
- [Biotech Dental](https://endata.com/companies/61095.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [lesechos.fr](https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/orthodontie-smilers-lance-une-nouvelle-usine-a-salon-de-provence-1388050), 2022-02-18: "C'est d'ores et déjà la plus grande usine d'aligneurs en Europe"

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