S.S. White Technologies, the world leader in flexible shaft technology, is proud to announce it is celebrating its 175th anniversary year. Founded by Dr. Samuel Stockton White in 1844 as an artificial tooth factory and growing to become the largest dental manufacturing company in the world, the company patented high-speed flexible shafts used in its White dental engines in 1874. The unique flexible shaft technology later became the company's focus, used in numerous industrial and automotive applications.