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Technica USA Announces New Relationship with PARMI USA in Multiple Markets
February 11, 2025 | Technica USAEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Technica USA announced today that they have entered in a Distribution/Representative relationship with PARMI USA. Working closely with the PARMI USA team, Technica will be responsible for the territories of CA, NV, OR, WA, ID, UT, AZ, NM, CO, WY, TX, OK, AR, & LA.
Frank Medina, President/CEO commented, “We are very pleased to have the opportunity to add PARMI to the other quality lines we offer to the electronics manufacturing market. PARMI manufactures leading edge inspection equipment for the PCBA, MEMS and Semiconductor markets."
Technica currently operates out of 2 locations, San Jose California (Corporate Office) and Rancho Cucamonga in Southern California. The San Jose location houses the Demo & Training Center, where we will have the PARMI Xceed AOI and Sigma X SPI on location to conduct demonstrations after APEX 2025 Expo. A similar demo center is in the future plans for the Rancho Cucamonga location.
Mr. Juan Arango, Head of Sales and Business Development for PARMI USA stated, “PARMI USA is very excited for the opportunity to work with the Technica Team. They are well positioned to help make this partnership very successful for everyone. They have great product offerings and a very professional team so we expect great successes for both companies, but most important, for the customers that we all serve.”
Medina continued, “Even after 40 years of business, our leadership team is executing the strategy defined by our parent company, Elite Materials Company LLC, in expanding our success as a major distributor and service organization in multiple areas. We are excited because PARMI USA and Technica’s strategies are perfectly aligned to reach our mutual goals and objectives.”
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