March Plasma Systems (Concord, CA) recently established direct operations in Japan. The new March offices are located in the Nordson facility in Tokyo, Japan.

"With a growing customer base in Japan, our new offices in Tokyo allow us to provide our customers with local sales and service support," said Peter Bierhuis, president.

The Japan facilities will be equipped with March plasma treatment systems for customer training, demonstration and applications support. To manage Japanese operations, March appointed Terumitsu Tsuji as business manager, Japan and named Yuji Takai regional sales manager.

Other recent activities include the appointment of new distributors for the semiconductor and printed circuit board (PCB) market segments, and the formation of strategic alliances with key allied equipment partners in the Japanese market.

March Plasma Systems is a provider of gas plasma technology for semiconductor, PCB and webbed material industries.

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