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September 15, 2015 | Saki CorporationEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Saki Corporation, an innovator in the field of automated optical inspection equipment, announces that Saki America has added three new distributors: SMT Equipment, Bench Top Solutions, and Contek Sales & Marketing. The companies will provide sales support for Saki's 2D and true 3D automated optical, solder paste, and x-ray inspection systems.
SMT Equipment has specialized in sales and support for pick-and-place equipment, soldering systems, and other SMT automation and assembly equipment for over 20 years. Based in Harbor City, California, they will support sales for Southern California. "We help to transform and improve SMT electronics manufacturing efficiencies with innovative equipment and sales support services that directly and positively impact the bottom line for our customers," said Scott Baker, founder of SMT Equipment.
Bench Top Solutions will provide sales support for eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. The company has served as manufacturers' representatives for a wide array of products for the electronics assembly market for over 20 years.
Contek Sales & Marketing in Arlington, Texas will represent Saki in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
"We are excited to be able to offer our customers and potential customers quality sales support to enhance our applications, service, and technical team throughout the US," said Satoshi Otake, general manager of SAKI America, Inc. "In February we added Lean Stream as Saki's representative in the California Bay Area and we recently hired a technical engineer to provide application support. Our goal is always to help our customers improve their manufacturing process, quality, and efficiency."
About Saki Corporation
Since its inception in 1994, Saki has led the way in the development of automatic recognition through robotic vision technology, applying ground-breaking image processing tools to solve inspection problems associated with printed circuit board assembly. Saki Corporation has headquarters in Tokyo, Japan with offices and sales and support centers around the world. Saki has Quality Management System JIS Q 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2008 certifications.
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