Hyderabad facility to scale operations, says Han
Tempe, Arizona-headquartered Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN), a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign® System of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners and services, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry, plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Hyderabad in 2027, create more than 300 direct jobs, and spend approximately US$200 million in both capital and operational expense over the next several years.
This new facility reflects Align’s strategy to get closer to customers and scale its operations to support high-growth markets like India, while strengthening its supply chain resilience and operational efficiency to drive shareholder value. It also demonstrates Align’s continued investments in aligner fabrication manufacturing and treatment planning capabilities in each of its regions, to better serve doctor customers and their patients, and contribute to their local economy through investment and employment.
“India represents an important growth market for Align, and we are excited about the opportunity to expand our global manufacturing network with a new facility in Hyderabad,” said Jitse Marrée, Align executive vice president, global operations. “This investment underscores our commitment to scaling our advanced manufacturing capabilities, supporting our doctor customers, and bringing the benefits of the Invisalign® System to more patients worldwide. Hyderabad’s strong talent base, infrastructure, and innovation ecosystem make it an ideal location for our next phase of growth.”
Align’s new manufacturing facility will complement Align’s existing footprint in Hyderabad, which includes its Global Capability Centre, the Align Innovation Centre, further reinforcing the city’s strategic importance within Align’s global operations network. It would mark the company’s first manufacturing presence in India and its fourth globally. The proposed facility is expected to commence operations in 2027 and be margin accretive in the first year.
“We are proud to expand Align’s global manufacturing footprint with our first manufacturing facility in India and a new state-of-the-art site in Hyderabad,” said JunHo Han, Align executive vice president and managing director, Asia Pacific. “This investment reflects our long-term commitment to the Asia-Pacific region and builds on our continued expansion across key markets, where we have been investing in local teams, capabilities, and digital treatment planning infrastructure to support growing adoption of the Invisalign® System.”
“The Hyderabad facility represents an important milestone as we scale our operations in high-growth markets and further strengthen our ability to support Invisalign-trained doctors and their patients. With this investment, we expect to enhance service levels across the region through more localized, customized support,” Han said on 22 May.
Align Technology designs and manufactures the Invisalign® System, the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero™ intraoral scanners and services, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software. These technology building blocks enable enhanced digital orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes and practice efficiencies for approximately 299.5 thousand doctor customers and are key to accessing Align’s 600 million consumer market opportunity worldwide. Over the past 29 years, Align has helped doctors treat approximately 22.8 million patients with the Invisalign System and is driving the evolution in digital dentistry through the Align™ Digital Platform, our integrated suite of unique, proprietary technologies and services delivered as a seamless, end-to-end solution for patients and consumers, orthodontists and GP dentists, and lab/partners. Fiinews.com
