HuFriedyGroup has signed a framework agreement to acquire the dental business of Mectron, expanding its global dental technology portfolio into piezoelectric surgery, ultrasonic scaling, and air-polishing systems.
The proposed acquisition follows a commercial relationship between the companies that began in 2023, when HuFriedyGroup started distributing Mectron-manufactured piezoelectric scaling and air-polishing products in the United States and Canada.
HuFriedyGroup said bringing Mectron’s dental operations directly into its business will create a broader portfolio spanning instrumentation, infection prevention, implantology, oral surgery, clinical education, and workflow solutions.
Mectron was founded in 1979 in Carasco, Italy, and has spent more than 45 years developing piezoelectric and ultrasonic medical technologies.
The company developed piezoelectric bone surgery with Professor Tomaso Vercellotti and introduced its first PIEZOSURGERY device in 2001.
The transaction includes Mectron’s dental business in Italy, German subsidiary Mectron Deutschland Vertriebs, excluding medical activities, and the dental activities of Piezosurgery in Columbus, Ohio.
Mectron will retain its medical business and continue concentrating on piezoelectric technology for operating room applications.
Mectron’s Carasco facility will continue manufacturing the dental product portfolio for HuFriedyGroup through a multi-year supply agreement following closing.
The parties also plan to establish a transitional services agreement to support customers, suppliers, and distributors during integration.
Mectron’s dental-focused commercial and research and development teams will also join HuFriedyGroup, adding specialized technical capabilities to the company’s product development organization.
HuFriedyGroup serves dental professionals across approximately 100 countries through brands including Hu-Friedy, Crosstex, Omnia, Accutron, Palmero, and SS White Dental.
Closing is expected by the end of 2026, subject to required procedures and customary conditions.
KEY QUOTES:
“This agreement is highly aligned with where HuFriedyGroup is going as a company: bringing together the instruments, technologies, education and clinical expertise dental professionals need to deliver better care.”
“This is not simply about adding products. It is about expanding the clinical problems we can solve and strengthening the way our portfolio works together for clinicians, practices and patients.”
Robert Woolley, CEO Of HuFriedyGroup
