Align Technology, Inc.

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- Shayne

Align Technology, Inc. is a global medical device company based in San Jose, California. It manufactures 3D digital scanners, which are manufactured in Juarez, Mexico; and clear aligners used in orthodontics, which are manufactured in Israel and China. The company was founded in 1997 by and Kelsey Wirth and began working on the development of a clear aligner, and in 1998, Align received  clearance to market the Invisalign system; it was later first marketed in 2000. In March 2011, Align acquired the Israeli company Cadent, a manufacturer or intraoral scanners with 3D imaging, as well as software to display the acquired images and to plan treatment, for $190 million. The company's sales reached $1 billion for the first time in 2016 and its products were being used in about 8% of people who got braces.

Align Technology is an occasional sponsor on Smosh Pit, having sponsored four videos across Squad Vlogs and The Show w/ No Name! in April and May 2018 to sponsor Invisalign.