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Viscom announced new distribution partner for the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States

14 October 2014 – Viscom AG, a manufacturer of systems for optical and X-ray inspection has a new distribution partner in the North of Europe. With immediate effect, Sincotron Finland Oy will be responsible for the sales of Viscom inspection systems in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Sincotron is based in Lohja, Finland and is well-established in the manufacture of products and equipment for electronics manufacturing. The company serves international customers and attaches great value to long-term cooperative customer relationships. Sincotron's product portfolio ranges from SMT material to paste printers, placement machines, solder ovens, and inspections to complete production lines. The company operates its own stencil production in Estonia.

Sincotron adds the complete Viscom system portfolio for SMT inspection, SPI (soldering paste inspection), AOI (automated optical inspection), AXI (automated X-ray inspection) and MXI (manual X-ray inspection) to its programme. In the company-own demonstration center in Lohja systems can be provisioned and tested, as they are needed. Experts with comprehensive know-how are available to answer all questions regarding products and electronics manufacturing. Pursuing a clear service strategy Sincotron offers its customers in addition a comprehensive training and support catalogue and assists with process optimization.

“With our new partner Sincotron Finland Oy we will be able to present the performance of our inspections system for automated optical inspections and X-ray inspections in a much better way,” explains Torsten Pelzer, Head of Sales at Viscom. “Sincotron has extensive experience in the area of SMT inspection, so that our existing and prospective customers will be ideally supported in the subject field of AOI and X-ray inspection. I'm looking forward to a good and successful cooperation.”

“After carefully evaluating different product strategies in the field of inspection, we have concluded that partnering with Viscom allows us to provide a complete premium offering for customers seeking quality control capabilities for any application in electronics production process,” said Jani Laatikainen, Vice President, Operations, for Sincotron Group. “We’re extremely excited about working with the team at Viscom because we do not only recognize the technical competence of the inspection technology but also the unique long term commitment to the industry. We extend our reach also into automated X-ray inspection market.”

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