Fimet goes green at IDS 2015, extends control block warranty to 10 years

Finnish equipment manufacturer Fimet has exhibited its entire range of dental units at IDS 2015 upholstered in matching green to highlight the eco-friendly nature of its products. Finland is a powerhouse of dental manufacturing and Fimet, with its headquarters and manufacturing plant nestled in the forests of Monninkylä, north east of Helsinki, is helping lead Europe's push for "greener", safer dental products.

"The materials used to construct your dental equipment are something most dentists probably never think about," said Mr Jeff Clohessy from Australian agents for Fimet, Empire Dental Devices. "However in Europe in particular, there is a current focus on ensuring dental and other equipment is free from components containing potentially hazardous substances.

"There is now a directive in place, called RoHS, for example, that restricts six dangerous substances from being used in the manufacture of equipment, being lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyls. Fimet complies fully with these ROHS requirements, adding to our 'green' credentials."

Mr Clohessy said that Fimet and Empire Dental Devices work in unison to deliver state-of-the-art dental equipment that is safe, reliable and cost-effective for Australian dentists and has done so for over 30 years.

"Now more than ever, dental practices have to be run as businesses with attention paid to the cost of equipment, both initially and over the life of the product," Mr Clohessy said.

"Fimet equipment is not only well-priced, it is also very reliable. Fimet engineers its dental units for reliability from the ground up, with lower maintenance requirements, resulting in lower ongoing overheads.

"Fimet NEW GENERATION delivery units hang their superiority on the elite simplicity of their advanced DELIVERY SYSTEM HANDPIECE CONTROL BLOCK which regulates essential air power and water control to the working handpieces. The revolutionary F1 device requires no expensive maintenance or service repair kits, is made from metal free Teflon, and has no piston or moving stem parts which means no friction, no wear, no corrosion and virtually NO DOWNTIME. Unrivalled in the industry, the F1 delivery system handpiece control block is supported with a 10-year parts warranty [conditions apply]. In addition, all electrical parts to Fimet chairs are specifically designed so that hi-voltage power NEVER enters the system, protecting its state-of-the-art electronics from over-loading.

"Today, after 30 years, the same model F1 chair is still available and remains virtually unchanged in design and manufacturing processes, rewarding dentists with exceptional productivity and value. Long term totally satisfied customers in Australia can be viewed on our website www.empiredental.com.au and is testament that customers seeking the optimum balance in equipment cost and productivity can confidently purchase new generation F1 products with complete PEACE OF MIND, pay a lot less and get much...much more, evidence based. Our marketing strategy in Australia also remains unchanged, we import and supply direct, business operating expenses are kept low and service is provided Australia-wide by some of the most experienced dental equipment personnel in the industry."