{"id":261,"date":"2023-01-17T17:29:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T16:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/ueber-uns\/"},"modified":"2023-03-12T08:42:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T07:42:22","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">About us<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201eThe world rotates!\u201c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">rotatec GmbH is a leading company for the production and distribution of rotating dental precision instruments with headquarters in Switzerland in the middle of Appenzell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an ISO 13485 certified company, quality is our top priority. All our products are CE certified and comply with the latest international standards. Since 1980, high-performance rotary instruments have been manufactured specifically for the fields of dentistry and dental technology. Due to increased customer requirements, the production lines of the products carbide, diamond and polishing systems have been systematically expanded in recent years. The focus of the production of our instruments is on the processing of sintered tungsten carbide, steel, natural diamond and elements made of natural rubber as well as the corresponding synthetic resin bonds. Continuous reinvestment in the products and their manufacturing processes as well as the personal commitment of the employees lead to the qualitatively strong position in the market. The core markets are in the German-speaking roof region of Switzerland and Germany. The Swiss location is decisive for the high-quality selection of skilled workers and raw materials used in production. rotatec GmbH is your partner in the distribution of rotary dental instruments for practices and laboratories!<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230126_215_IMG_8208-Bearbeitet-1440x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230126_215_IMG_8208-Bearbeitet-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230126_215_IMG_8208-Bearbeitet-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230126_215_IMG_8208-Bearbeitet-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230126_215_IMG_8208-Bearbeitet-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230126_215_IMG_8208-Bearbeitet-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230126_215_IMG_8208-Bearbeitet-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230126_215_IMG_8208-Bearbeitet-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-slider alignfull\">\n  <div class=\"slider\">\n\n    \n    <article class=\"item\">\n\n      <div class=\"ct\">\n      \n        <h5>Customer focus<\/h5>\n        \n        <p>The focus on the needs and wishes of our customers is important to us and influences our decisions.<\/p>\n      \n      <\/div>\n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_billaud-500x500.png\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_billaud-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_billaud-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n    \n    <article class=\"item\">\n\n      <div class=\"ct\">\n      \n        <h5>Innovation<\/h5>\n        \n        <p>Continuous improvement and the search for new optimal product and service solutions drive us forward.<\/p>\n      \n      <\/div>\n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_kovacevic-500x500.png\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_kovacevic-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_kovacevic-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n    \n    <article class=\"item\">\n\n      <div class=\"ct\">\n      \n        <h5>Tradition<\/h5>\n        \n        <p>We have been a reliable partner for our customers since 1980.<\/p>\n      \n      <\/div>\n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_rohrer-500x500.png\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_rohrer-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_rohrer-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n    \n    <article class=\"item\">\n\n      <div class=\"ct\">\n      \n        <h5>Excellence<\/h5>\n        \n        <p>We strive for the highest quality in everything we do. This principle is reflected in our products and services.<\/p>\n      \n      <\/div>\n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_stefan-500x500.png\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_stefan-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-10_rotatec_werte_stefan-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"container tns-controls\">\n    \n    <button class=\"btn btn-link\">\n      <i class=\"fal fa-circle-chevron-left\"><\/i>    <\/button>\n    \n    <button class=\"btn btn-link\">\n      <i class=\"fal fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i>    <\/button>\n    \n  <\/div> \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n <ul class=\"wp-block-timeline\">\n\n  \n  <li>\n\n    <article>\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h3>Foundation of Orthodontics GmbH<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"ct\">\n          \n          <time>1980<\/time>\n \n          <p>Orthodontics GmbH has been engaged in the distribution of rotary dental instruments since its founding year. The vision of the founders Mrs. Erika and Mr. R. Rohrer was already at that time to provide a practical problem solver for every customer need in dental practices and laboratories. In the first years after the foundation the company started as a pure distributor for diamond instruments, carbide instruments and polishing systems.<\/p>\n              \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_1980-Orthodontics-GER-1024x194.png\" class=\"img-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_1980-Orthodontics-GER-1024x194.png 1024w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_1980-Orthodontics-GER-450x85.png 450w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_1980-Orthodontics-GER-600x114.png 600w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_1980-Orthodontics-GER-1440x273.png 1440w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_1980-Orthodontics-GER-768x146.png 768w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_1980-Orthodontics-GER-1536x292.png 1536w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_1980-Orthodontics-GER-2048x389.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n  <\/li>\n\n  \n  <li>\n\n    <article>\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h3>Development of individual products<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"ct\">\n          \n          <time>1984<\/time>\n \n          <p>Our co-founder Mr. R. Rohrer drives the development of individual products for rotatec. The basis for these developments is the collected, direct feedback from the market and a close cooperation with suppliers. From now on, Orthodontics GmbH offers unique problem solvers in the dental industry, in addition to a standard selection of rotary instruments.<\/p>\n              \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1984-Rohrer-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"img-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1984-Rohrer-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1984-Rohrer-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1984-Rohrer-600x799.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1984-Rohrer-1081x1440.jpg 1081w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1984-Rohrer-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1984-Rohrer.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n  <\/li>\n\n  \n  <li>\n\n    <article>\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h3>Start of own production line for diamond instruments<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"ct\">\n          \n          <time>1987<\/time>\n \n          <p>Orthodontics develops its own production line for coating steel blanks. Various steel blanks are refined by electroplated diamond coating. From now on, the portfolio will be shifted piece by piece to the company&#8217;s own production in order to be able to react more flexibly to current industry trends.<\/p>\n              \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Diamond-1024x1024.png\" class=\"img-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Diamond-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Diamond-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Diamond-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Diamond-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Diamond-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Diamond-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Diamond.png 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n  <\/li>\n\n  \n  <li>\n\n    <article>\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h3>Completion of the production line for tungsten carbide instruments<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"ct\">\n          \n          <time>1992<\/time>\n \n          <p>Orthodontics develops its own production line for carbide instruments. In-depth competences in abrasive manufacturing for tungsten carbide are developed. From now on, the portfolio will be shifted piece by piece to the company&#8217;s own production in order to be able to react more flexibly to current industry trends.<\/p>\n              \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Curbide-1024x1024.png\" class=\"img-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Curbide-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Curbide-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Curbide-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Curbide-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Curbide-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Curbide-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Curbide.png 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n  <\/li>\n\n  \n  <li>\n\n    <article>\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h3>Completion of the production line for polishing instruments<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"ct\">\n          \n          <time>1995<\/time>\n \n          <p>To complete the product portfolio, Orthodontics develops its own production line for polishing instruments. The focus is on the combination of different abrasives and bonds for the production of material-specific polishing systems.<\/p>\n              \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Polisher-1024x1024.png\" class=\"img-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Polisher-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Polisher-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Polisher-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Polisher-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Polisher-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Polisher-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Polisher.png 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n  <\/li>\n\n  \n  <li>\n\n    <article>\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h3>Transfer of the company to Switzerland<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"ct\">\n          \n          <time>2004<\/time>\n \n          <p>Due to the focus on the Swiss market, Orthodontics begins the transfer of its headquarters to Switzerland. Large parts of the production follow.<\/p>\n              \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_Orthodontics-CH-1024x187.png\" class=\"img-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_Orthodontics-CH-1024x187.png 1024w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_Orthodontics-CH-450x82.png 450w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_Orthodontics-CH-600x110.png 600w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_Orthodontics-CH-1440x263.png 1440w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_Orthodontics-CH-768x140.png 768w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_Orthodontics-CH-1536x281.png 1536w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-01-27_Orthodontics-CH-2048x374.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n  <\/li>\n\n  \n  <li>\n\n    <article>\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h3>Renaming to rotatec GmbH<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"ct\">\n          \n          <time>2008<\/time>\n \n          <p>Orthodontics becomes rotatec in the course of a restructuring. With the change of the company logo and name, the specialisation in rotary instruments is to be communicated more strongly.<\/p>\n              \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rotatec-logo_neu_cmyk.png\" class=\"img-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n  <\/li>\n\n  \n  <li>\n\n    <article>\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h3>Restructuring of rotatec GmbH<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"ct\">\n          \n          <time>2023<\/time>\n \n          <p>2023 marks the start of a large-scale modernisation project within rotatec. In order to be able to further develop services and products in the future and open up to new customer segments, not only the CI but also internal processes will be modernised and digitalised.<\/p>\n              \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-Umstrukturierung-1024x863.png\" class=\"img-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-Umstrukturierung-1024x863.png 1024w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-Umstrukturierung-450x379.png 450w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-Umstrukturierung-600x505.png 600w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-Umstrukturierung-1440x1213.png 1440w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-Umstrukturierung-768x647.png 768w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-Umstrukturierung-1536x1294.png 1536w, https:\/\/rotatec-swiss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-Umstrukturierung-2048x1725.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n    <\/article>\n\n  <\/li>\n\n  \n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us \u201eThe world rotates!\u201c rotatec GmbH is a leading company for the production and distribution of rotating dental precision instruments with headquarters in Switzerland in the middle of Appenzell. As an ISO 13485 certified company, quality is our top priority. All our products are CE certified and comply with the latest international standards. 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