Miyachi Europe’s managing director, Susumu Ueda explained, “By consolidating the European businesses we are providing customers with easier access to the most advanced micro-connection technologies. This will enable customers to combine different technologies whilst reducing their vendor base for greater efficiency.” The new company will offer Miyachi laser-welding and laser marking products, Miyachi Unitek fine-spot resistance welding equipment, Miyachi Peco micro-resistance welders and weld monitors for industrial and automotive applications and Miyachi Eapro laser-welding and laser-marking, hot-bar soldering and heat-seal-bonding systems. Miyachi Europe’s central research and development laboratory in Puchheim, Germany, will continue the company’s 100-year record of innovation, as well as helping to develop customer-specific solutions across the different joining technologies. The consolidation of the European businesses will begin in the first quarter of 2008 and Miyachi Europe has a consolidated sales target of 35 million euro by the end of the business year, 30th June 2008.
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