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[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000014/algn-20251231.htm] The company’s website describes its workforce as 20,000+ globally, and says its products are used by doctors in over 100 markets. [https://www.aligntech.com/] [https://www.aligntech.com/about]\n[P394285][https://www.aligntech.com/about][https://www.aligntech.com/about/corporate_accountability][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000014/algn-20251231.htm][https://www.aligntech.com/][https://www.aligntech.com/about][https://www.aligntech.com/][https://www.aligntech.com/about/corporate_accountability][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000014/algn-20251231.htm]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T13:09:01.333536Z" }, { "type": "PRODUCTS", "text": "Align Technology’s principal products are the Invisalign clear-aligner system and Vivera retainers. Invisalign treatment uses a patient-specific series of clear aligners and a digital workflow in which ClinCheck Pro creates a proposed 3D treatment plan for clinician review and modification. Align says ClinCheck’s proprietary algorithms draw on data from more than 22 million patients. [P394285][P88382541][P49580340][P98460030] Named Invisalign offerings include First Phase 1 for younger patients, Comprehensive Phase 2, and Comprehensive, Adult, Standard, Moderate, Go, Go Plus, Lite and Express packages. [P14376155][P114578488] The Invisalign Palatal Expander System uses patient-specific, 3D-printed removable appliances designed from an iTero scan and treatment plan to expand and hold a narrow upper jaw. [P109947547]\n\nThe iTero portfolio includes Element 2, Flex, 5D, Plus Series and Lumina scanners, alongside related digital imaging and software workflows. Element 5D combines 3D and intraoral color imaging with NIRI and TimeLapse comparison. Lumina uses Multi-Direct Capture, captures at up to 25 mm, and is described as scanning at twice the speed of Element 5D. [P26999433][P71041185][P100766033] The company also offers exocad CAD/CAM software, separately licensed to dental practitioners and laboratories for digital restorative planning and delivery, including orthodontic-restorative workflows. [P394285][P61535339]\n\nAlign reports revenue in two product categories. In FY2025, Clear Aligner revenue was $3.245 billion, about 80% of total revenue, while Systems and Services revenue was $789.6 million, about 20%. The company does not disclose revenue shares for individual named products in the cited sources. 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The company also lists Tempe, Arizona, as its corporate headquarters, alongside offices and facilities in San Jose, California; Belen and La Lima, Costa Rica; and the production locations noted above. [P1760486][P76047641][P86296084][P42722032]\n\nEmployees were located in 48 countries, with the largest employee populations in Mexico, Costa Rica and China; approximately 9% of employees were in the United States. The reports reviewed do not provide revenue by country or region. The Q2 2026 filing reports geographic long-lived assets—not revenue—of $481.5 million in Switzerland, $197.3 million in the United States and $550.8 million in other international locations as of June 30, 2026. 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It launched Invisalign Teen in 2008, announced an agreement to acquire dental-scanning company Cadent in 2011, and later that year linked iTero digital scans with Invisalign treatment planning. SmartTrack aligner material was commercially launched in 2013. [https://investor.aligntech.com/news-releases/news-release-details/align-technology-announces-international-availability-invisalign] [https://investor.aligntech.com/static-files/93ed7bb5-819e-4c7b-8616-22a2dcf29acd] [https://investor.aligntech.com/news-releases/news-release-details/align-technology-announces-invisalign-interoperability-and/] [https://investor.aligntech.com/news-releases/news-release-details/align-technology-receives-us-patents-smarttrackr-invisalignr/]\n\nThomas M. Prescott became president and CEO in 2002, and Joseph M. Hogan succeeded him in 2015. In 2020, Align announced its acquisition of exocad, a dental CAD/CAM software company, extending its digital-dentistry activities beyond orthodontics. In 2023, it introduced the Invisalign Palatal Expander System, which received U.S. clearance that December; the system became available in Australia and New Zealand in 2024. 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