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News Release from: Key Technology
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 June 2006
Automated inspection company opens
Chinese office
Key Technology's Shanghai office will provide an extensive application testing laboratory, an engineering group, spare parts, and operator training for automated inspection and conveying systems.
Key Technology announces that it has established a foreign-invested commercial enterprise (FICE) in China and opened an office in Shanghai to provide sales and services Key's Chinese facility will provide an extensive application testing laboratory, an engineering group, spare parts, and operator training
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 9 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new operation, Key Technology (Shanghai) Trading Co, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Key Technology, USA.
The Shanghai-based team brings Key's automated inspection, specialized conveying, product preparation systems, and world-class service to Chinese and other Asian customers in the food, tobacco, recycled paper, and other industrial markets.
With Key, processors can increase yield, enhance product quality, and improve production efficiencies.
"Key Technology has been active in China for more than ten years - it is a very important market for us.
We want to provide our Chinese customers with superior service and support," noted Ormand Hilderbrand, market development director at Key Technology.
"With localized support, we're able to offer service in our customer's native language.
And we are able to offer faster response.
With the formation of a FICE, we have streamlined the sales process, which also improves our customer's experience." Jarrod Li, Key's country manager for China, said: "The Chinese market is an excellent match for Key Technology.
Chinese consumers, especially those among the growing middle-class, are demanding higher quality and more convenient foods, and food processors are responding by searching for better equipment.
By opening an office in Shanghai, we are able to deliver the highest level of support to our customers in China." * About Key Technology - Key Technology, an ISO-9001 certified company, is a leading designer and manufacturer of process automation systems, integrated electro-optical inspection and sorting systems, and processing systems.
Key systems help processors to improve quality, increase yield, and reduce cost.
With worldwide sales representation, the company maintains demonstration and testing facilities at its headquarters and manufacturing divisions in Walla Walla, Washington, USA, and at Key Technology BV in Beusichem, the Netherlands.
The company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market tier of The NASDAQ Stock MarketSM under the symbol: KTEC.
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