SELF LIGATION www.speedsystem.com Behind The SPEED System™ The Inventor Dr. Herbert Hanson received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Toronto in 1959 and entered the graduate orthodontic program there the following year. He became a certified orthodontist in 1962 and quickly developed a thriving practice in the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. Dr. Hanson was actively engaged in research and development related to orthodontic products for more than thirty years. He held numerous patents and devoted much time, in collaboration with Strite Industries, to the creation and refinement of the SPEED System™. Dr. Hanson passed away in 2012 at the age of 78. One need only examine the current product landscape in Orthodontics to see what an enormous contribution Dr. Hanson made to the profession. About the Manufacturer Hespeler Orthodontics and Strite Precision Machining are wholly owned subsidiaries of Strite Industries Limited. Operating out of a 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Hespeler Orthodontics and Strite Precision Machining use the most advanced machine tools capable of producing small and medium sized parts manufactured to the ultra-precision tolerances required by highly sophisticated industries. Strite Precision Machining specializes in the manufacture of complex aerospace components that demand extreme precision. These are supplied to both the commerical and military aviation industries. Strite is currently working on precision components for the “Joint Strike Fighter”, the Boeing “Dreamliner” and Airbus “A380” Superjumbo. Hespeler Orthodontics is solely focused on the development and manufacturing of the SPEED appliance and the SPEED family of products. Personnel, expertise, machine tools, and manufacturing techniques are shared between the two subsidiaries, making Hespeler Orthodontics superbly qualified to develop and produce the SPEED Appliance. SPEED System Inventor Dr. Hanson preparing orthodontic design drawings in his office 19 Approved supplier for: Messier-Dowty
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