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Essemtec Joins Forces with Restronics in Florida
August 25, 2021 | EssemtecEstimated reading time: 1 minute

Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of production systems for electronic assembly and packaging, announces that it has hired Restronics as its new manufacturers‘ representative in Florida. Joan Carroll Kennedy will represent Essemtec throughout Florida covering the electronics industry.
Restronics is a nationwide sales representative company serving the electronics industry with 13 offices and more than 28 sales professionals covering the United States.
David Leventhal, Restronics President, commented, "Restronics Florida is proud to join the Essemtec sales team. Joan Carroll Kennedy's long experience in the territory will bring her knowledge of the key accounts to Essemtec. The product line is a great fit for the high-mix and low volume military and defense accounts that will benefit from the award-winning dispensing and placement platform that Essemetc offers. Restronics Florida expands the partnership between Restronics and Essemetc to 10 territories around the country.“
Kennedy stated, "We are proud to represent Essemtec in the state of Florida. The company has a portfolio of equipment that provides flexible high tech solutions to our customer base and we are honored to share the philosophy of how Essemtec products have a unique inspiration to adaptability through nature.“
Restronics will represent Essemtec’s adaptive, highly flexible SMT pick-and-place equipment, elaborate dispenser suitable for both high-speed dispensing and micro dispensing as well as intelligent production material storage and logistic system. All Essemtec products are equipped with a sophisticated software package.
Don Jeka, Essemtec USA Business Development Manager, commented, “We are pleased to partner with Joan Carroll Kennedy and Restronics in Florida. As our economy continues to rebound, we look forward to mutual success together. I have had the pleasure of working with Restronics in other regions and I am proud to have them become our representative team in Florida.”
Essemtec’s value proposition offers best-in-class business solutions to enable their customers' significant competitive advantages and a solid return on investment by mastering the overall equipment efficiency made possible thanks to uncompromising designs, and powerful software and integration capabilities.
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