Midmark.
Versailles, Ohio, equipment company founded in 1915 that entered dentistry by buying Knight Manufacturing in 1997.
- Dental Manufacturer
- USA
- Operatory Equipment
- Infection Control
About Midmark
Midmark's history page says the firm began in 1915 in Minster, Ohio, as the Cummings Machine Company, making concrete mixers from patents held by its president, EC Cummings. It later built gasoline locomotives after buying the Reeves Pulley Company in 1920, and John W. Eiting became president in 1925 of what was then called the Industrial Equipment Company. The same page says the company bought medical-furniture designs in the 1960s, moved to Versailles, Ohio, in 1969, and took the Midmark name with that move.
Dental equipment came later. The history page says Midmark purchased Knight Manufacturing in 1997 and that the purchase expanded the company into the dental market. Anne Eiting Klamar, described as a fourth-generation Eiting, began leading the company in 1999 and became board chair on 1 January 2016, when John Q. Baumann succeeded her as the operating leader. A 1 April 2025 release from Versailles marks 110 years and says the headquarters and largest factory, plus the Experience Center, Design Center, and Technology Center, are in Versailles.
The corporate profile prints Midmark Corporation, 60 Vista Drive, Versailles, Ohio 45380. It lists dental products as operatory packages, chairs, instrument delivery, lighting, seating, cabinetry, sterilization-center cabinetry, instrument processing, air compressors, vacuums, and intraoral imaging, plus design and installation services. A technical library lists chair names such as Elevance and the Ultra-Series, lights, and steam sterilizers including the M9, M11, and M3, plus QuickClean ultrasonic cleaners. Those library names are models, not a single package.
The about page says Midmark is privately held, headquartered in Versailles, and has subsidiaries in India and Italy. The 2025 release says there are ten additional US locations and subsidiaries in the United States, India, and Italy. Medical and veterinary equipment sit beside the dental line. A dental quote should name the dental model, not a medical exam chair. The 2021 history note says experience and technology centers opened in Versailles in March 2021. Those centers are for design collaboration. They are not a substitute for the model number on the purchase order, and the profile still lists installation as a service you should confirm.
Key Offerings
Product and equipment lines dentists commonly associate with Midmark.
Dental chairs and delivery
The corporate profile lists dental chairs and instrument delivery systems. The technical library names Elevance, the Ultra-Series, and several delivery styles, including continental and whip delivery. Confirm the delivery style against the room layout before you order the chair.
Lights and seating
Lighting and clinical seating are separate lines on the corporate profile. The library lists LED dental lights and procedure lights with ceiling, wall, and mobile mounts. A stool is not included with the chair unless the package says so.
Sterilizers and cleaners
The library lists M9 and M11 steam sterilizers, an M3 steam sterilizer, and QuickClean ultrasonic cleaners. A sterilizer does not replace the ultrasonic cleaner. Match chamber size to the cassette system you already use.
Utility and cabinetry
The corporate profile includes cabinetry, compressors, and vacuums in the dental list, plus sterilization-center cabinetry. Those are mechanical-room and casework purchases, separate from the operatory chair.
Who Midmark suits
Midmark suits a practice designing a treatment room and a sterilization room from one Ohio manufacturer. Chairs are compared on the dental chair guide.
Sterilizers, stools, and cabinets are on the sterilizer guide, the operator stool guide, and the cabinet guide.
Operatory and the back room
A chair and a delivery system outfit the treatment room. An M9 or M11 sterilizer and a QuickClean bath outfit instrument processing. Compressors and vacuums are a third purchase, covered on the compressor guide and the vacuum guide.
The 1997 Knight purchase is when Midmark says it entered dentistry. Medical exam chairs from the same company are a different catalog.
Versailles contact
Use 60 Vista Drive, Versailles, Ohio 45380, from the corporate profile. The 2025 release says that site is also the largest factory. Ask whether installation is included, because the profile lists delivery and installation as services rather than as a default.
Design services are sold as Live Design in the profile. A design visit is not a chair. Put the model numbers on the purchase order.
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Questions buyers ask
Where is Midmark based?
The corporate profile lists 60 Vista Drive, Versailles, Ohio 45380. The history page says the company was founded in 1915 in Minster as the Cummings Machine Company and moved to Versailles in 1969, when it took the Midmark name.
When did Midmark enter dentistry?
The history page says Midmark purchased Knight Manufacturing in 1997 and that the purchase expanded the company into the dental market. Medical furniture had come earlier, in the 1960s.
Which sterilizers does the library list?
The dental technical library lists M9 and M11 steam sterilizers, an M3 steam sterilizer, and QuickClean ultrasonic cleaners. Confirm the cycle list and chamber size for the model on the quote.
Which guides match a Midmark room?
Use the chair guide, the sterilizer guide, and the cabinet guide.