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Optimal Electronics and ETEK Europe Partner to Provide Industry 4.0 Solutions to the Electronics Assembly Industry
October 3, 2017 | Etek EuropeEstimated reading time: 2 minutes

Optimal Electronics Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with ETEK Europe. Under the agreement, ETEK Europe is the company's exclusive distributor throughout the European market.
ETEK Europe, established in 2007, has grown to become a leading supplier of equipment to European aerospace, defense, medical and electronic manufacturing industries. Operating from its new 14,000 ft2 Technology Center, ETEK’s team of factory-trained and experienced service engineers are able to provide world-class service that focuses on quick response times and putting customers first.
Ranko Vujosevic, founder and CEO at Optimal Electronics, comments, "The goal of our partnership with ETEK Europe is to provide smart Industry 4.0 hardware and software solutions to our customers. We were looking for an experienced and hardworking partner that provides great support, and we found all of that in ETEK Europe. We are very excited about this opportunity."
Optimal Electronics is a global provider of innovative smart factory software solutions for electronics manufacturing since 1998. The Manufacturing Optimization and Execution Software (Optel) applies Artificial Intelligence and covers all phases of electronics manufacturing, from production scheduling, machine optimization, materials management and database driven paperless work instructions through component, process and quality traceability.
About ETEK Europe Ltd
ETEK Europe has a strong reputation for being a quality provider of production equipment, consumables and services to the aerospace, automotive, defense, medical and electronic manufacturing industries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
With more than 1,800 customers and an installation base of 5,000 systems, ETEK Europe has continued to build upon its success by developing strong relationships with its customers and the world’s leading equipment suppliers, ensuring that it continues to deliver premium solutions at highly competitive prices.
Together with one of the largest installation and service teams in Europe and with thousands of successful installations completed, ETEK’s extensive team of engineers have developed invaluable and unrivalled product knowledge and experience in all aspects of planning, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, maintenance and training.
ETEK Europe have also invested heavily in developing a Technology Demonstration Centre at their European facility, where clients can test and evaluate some of the industries most advanced equipment and, at the same time, have access to ETEK’s team of factory-trained engineers and equipment experts who can be on hand to answer any questions. For more information, click here.
About Optimal Electronics Corporation
Optimal Electronics Corporation is a global provider of innovative software solutions for the control and optimization of electronics assembly processes. The company’s flagship product, Optel™, has been used in production at F500 companies since 1998, delivering a true Lean Manufacturing environment with an incredibly short return on investment (ROI). To learn more, click here.
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