The pick & place equipment manufacturer, Europlacer, announces the appointment of Giantec Electronics Inc. as its exclusive distributor in Taiwan. They are based in Taoyuan City and will distribute and support the company’s flexible placement systems and intelligent Warehouse Management System (WMS) solutions, as well as the full range of automatic surface mount screen printing products from sister company, Speedprint Technologies. The distributor has been a leading distributor of semiconductor automation and SMT pcb assembly equipment in Taiwan since 1997.
President and CEO of Giantec, Jerry Lin, comments: “We are delighted to add both companies to our expanding product portfolio. These top-selling and award-winning brands will appeal to manufacturers in Taiwan rapidly gearing up for Industry 4.0. Many are actively looking for outstanding technology solutions in surface mount pcb assembly and semiconductor applications.”
Europlacer’s Regional Manager for SE Asia, Mark Briant, points to a renewed strategic focus on the Asia Pacific territories following notable successes globally for the company and its sister company, specifically in China. “The appointment of Giantec in Taiwan continues our expansion programme through experienced channel partners in this region. We are excited to be working with the highly professional and established team at the distributor and know they will play a key role in helping to secure our market share goals,” says Briant, adding: “With the sister company’s printers, the company’s placement systems and our evolving intelligent Warehouse Management System solutions added to its portfolio, they are now in the perfect position to deliver exceptional full line solutions – along with invaluable support infrastructure and expertise– to the dynamic assembly sector in Taiwan. We wish them every success.”
