The Pou Chen Trilogy: Shoes, Electronics, and... Teeth?!
Baku, August 7 (AZERTAC). A ceramic false tooth and a pair of ath-letic shoes: one for the head, one for the feet, one that fits comfortably in your mouth, the other something that would be embarrassing to have end up in the same place. Yet these markedly different products come from one and the same corporate group-Pou Chen, the world's largest OEM shoe manufacturer. The move into dental biotech marks Pou Chen's second stage of upgrading, following on its crossover into electronics a decade ago. It has also made Pou Chen, a low-profile organization despite its enormous size, much more of a topic of conversation.
Walking into the Windsor Hotel in Taichung, which has been open for only two years, it doesn't feel very different from the usual five-star hotel, except that it may offer somewhat more of the high ceilings that are now so common in new urban construction. What is odd is that a lot of neighborhood people come into the hotel, and not to stay overnight. They are headed to see the dentist.
When you step out of the elevator on the sixth floor, you find yourself standing just outside a glass-enclosed space of great breadth and elegance. Inside the 350-square-meter offices of Dental Proshine, you will find the kinds of gear normally found only in a major medical center, such as three-in-one radiographic equipment capable of doing computerized tomography (CT) scans, panoramic x-rays, and cephalometric x-rays; hardware and software for implants; wastewater recycling equipment; single-use diagnostic instruments; separate examination rooms with doors that can be operated by foot pedals; shadow-free surgical lamps; and pressure mapping chairs for patients. Not only that, the whole environment has been designed with flowing water and special lighting to calm patients and make the high-tech surroundings feel less cold and alien.
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