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March 19, 2020 | Critical ManufacturingEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Critical Manufacturing, an ASM PT company, is pleased to announce the appointment of SMarTsol Technologies S. de R.L. de C.V., as its newest representative for the SMT and Electronics Assembly Market in Mexico.
Dave Trail, VP, Electronics Segment of Critical Manufacturing, commented: “We’re extremely pleased to add SMarTsol to our fast-growing North American sales representative organization. Their large sales force and support capabilities, consisting of dozens of individuals throughout Mexico, coupled with a robust and synergistic line card position us both for success within the region.”
SMarTsol Technologies is focused on providing best-in-class technology solutions through capital equipment, consumables and engineering services including technical support, training, applications and spare parts for the Mexican electronics manufacturing industry. SMarTsol Technologies is managed by Ivan Romo and Fernando Salomon, both with many years of experience as solutions providers.
For more information about SMarTsol’s products and services, contact Ivan Romo at +(52)1 333 156 5566 or on the Web at www.smartsol.mx.
Critical Manufacturing Augmented MES helps Electronics manufacturers to continuously improve process capability and manage capacity and quality, while driving down the cost and errors associated with manual approaches. For more information, visit www.criticalmanufacturing.com.
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