Australasian Dentist Magazine Sept-Oct 2021

52 Australasian Dentist cover story A t the development stage, NSK strives to reduce the environmental impact of the product lifecycle from materials, distribution, use, and disposal. NSK contributes to the improvement of the global environment and society by providing products that are compact, lightweight, and functional to respond to changes in society, such as energy- efficient, high-performance products and increased demand for visiting medical care in response to a super-aging society, with the goal of “coexistence between people and the earth.” Switching packaging materials to paper packaging In response to the significant impact of waste plastics on the global environment, such as marine pollution, NSK changed the packaging materials of our main products, air turbines and contra-angle handpieces, from plastic packaging to renewable paper materials. By changing to paper, it was 30%more compact and 50% lighter than traditional packaging. Turbine structure that enables user maintenance One of our main products, the dental air turbine is driven by compressed air. In consideration of the maintainability of this air turbine, the cartridge has a structure that customers can easily attach and detach, and by replacing “cartridge”, the “turbine” body can be used continuously for a long time, contributing to a significant reduction in parts and increasing the lifespan. High efficiency by consolidating individual products In anticipation of the rapid changes in the super-aging society, the need for door-to- door treatment is expected to increase. In addition, the number of remaining teeth of the elderly is also increasing, and a wide range of treatments are required in the destination. VIVAace, NSK’s visiting dental care unit, has an all-in-one package that combines “high-performance micromotors”, “ultrasonic scalers”, “3way syringes”, and “vacuum”. Integrating various functions into one greatly reduces energy consumption and makes effective use of limited resources. NSK develops products that have the maximum value and the minimum environmental impact Environmental design during development Interchangable Cartridge NSK VIVAace Mobile Dental Unit NSK New Paper Packaging for handpieces

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