Key Technology in China

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.

The new operation, Key Technology (Shanghai) Trading Co is a wholly owned subsidiary of Key Technology 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're able to offer faster response".

"With the formation of a FICE, we have streamlined the sales process, which also improves our customer's experience.

"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," noted Jarrod Li, Key's Country Manager for China".

""By opening an office in Shanghai, we're able to deliver the highest level of support to our customers in China.

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