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February 20, 2018 | Horizon SalesEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Horizon Sales' entire team, including representatives from its new division, Horizon Supply Group, will attend the IPC APEX EXPO 2018, scheduled to take place February 27–March 1, 2018 at the San Diego Convention Center in California. All Horizon team members are thrilled to represent an award-winning line up of manufacturers exhibiting at the show, and they have filled their schedules with meetings with eager customers. During the show, Horizon also will be searching for new lines and products to represent throughout the Midwest for automation, machinery, materials and supplies.
Horizon manages and sells to the mid-western states of: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania, Illinois, Eastern Iowa and Wisconsin. In business for more than 25 years, Horizon offers state-of-the-art equipment and supplies to its customers, helping them to achieve best-in-class status in their respective markets.
The SMT and electronic assembly industry is constantly maturing and diversifying. For 25 years, Horizon Sales has continued to stay a step ahead of that technology curve, so that when the time is appropriate for its customers to rise to the next level in their technology and manufacturing skill set, Horizon Sales is there and fully prepared to offer the solutions that they will need.
About Horizon Sales
Horizon is a manufacturers’ representative corporation and distribution group offering machinery and supplies to the electronics industry. Horizon manages and sells to the following states: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania, Illinois, Eastern Iowa and Wisconsin. For more information, click here.
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