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Align Technology10-K: Cost reduction

Achieved over 95% digital scan submission rate for Invisalign orders, reducing shipping costs and lead times.

What happened

The high adoption of digital scans via iTero and third-party scanners has streamlined the prescription process, improving accuracy and cutting operational costs associated with shipping physical impressions. This demonstrates a successful, large-scale digitization initiative focused on efficiency.

Source

SEC EDGARFeb 27, 2026

Annual report (Form 10-K)

Align Technology 10-K for FY2025

Filing excerpt

Globally, more than 95% of Invisalign System prescription orders are now submitted via digital scan, increasing the accuracy of treatment plans, reducing the time from when the doctor submits the prescription to the time the patient receives the clear aligners, and helping to decrease the carbon footprint resulting from elimination of the initial or upfront shipment of the patient’s PVS impressions to the doctors and shipping those PVS impressions back to us.

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10-K: Cost reduction

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Period
FY2025
Fiscal year end
12/31
Filed
Feb 27, 2026

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Numbers

Percent
95% (of Invisalign System prescription orders submitted via digital scan)

Details

CIK
1097149
Accession number
0001097149-26-000014
Timeframe
Current year
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Efficiency tools needed
Signal category
Financial

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • intraoral scan
  • digital workflow

Regions named

  • Globally

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Positive
Detected
Mar 3, 2026
signal_type
sec-10k
signal_subtype
costReduction

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