AICON Opens Office in Japan
To handle inspection and testing opportunities in this region more efficiently, the new subsidiary in Yokohama will support sales and service of optical camera-based 3D measuring systems.
Posted: October 9, 2014
Whether in Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia or India – AICON 3D Systems (Braunschweig, Germany) successfully penetrates the Asian market. In order to handle requests from the Japanese region more efficiently, the company has recently opened a subsidiary in Yokohama, Japan.
Hisashi Sawa, who has many years of experience in the field of scanning technologies, manages the office. He supports the company’s Japanese sales partners regarding all technical and commercial issues.
Carl-Thomas Schneider, the AICON president, comments on this step as follows, “By opening this subsidiary, we can much better manage and coordinate our growing sales activities in Japan. Now we are in the position to meet and support our customers and sales partners on-site within a very short time. A good basis for a stable network in Japan.”
AICON 3D Systems is one of the world’s leading providers of optical camera-based 3D measuring systems. The company, founded in 1990, develops and distributes systems for the business areas of inspection and testing including car safety and tube inspection. Since the acquisition of Breuckmann GmbH in August 2012, the product range also includes scanners for 3D measurement of complex geometries.
The company’s reference list boasts renowned automotive manufacturers and suppliers, companies from the aerospace industry, and the areas of shipbuilding and renewable energies. Its latest products for automated test and process control open new worldwide market fields and obtain outstanding growth.
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