TOKYO – Saki has inaugurated a new product demonstration center in Chicago, complete with the company's line of factory automation equipment.

The new site is located at the OEM's Chicago office and augments the an existing facility in Fremont, CA.

Saki’s Chicago demo center is home to the company’s automatic optical inspection, solder paste inspection and x-ray inspection machines, and provides a variety of data analytics and Smart Factory connectivity solutions.

The new ESD-safe showroom and demonstration area features six Saki AOI, SPI and AXI systems alongside the company’s software solutions such as its Editor offline teaching station, Monitor remote verification station, Manager automatic program changeover and MPV (multi process view) solutions, as well as screen printing and stencil cleaning systems from partner companies.

“Being able to provide this level of capability is unique in our industry," said Jeff Mogensen, general manager, Saki America. "It represents the culmination of Saki’s 26-year history in developing industry-leading technologies and services. The set-up of the Solution Center in Chicago has been expertly overseen by Charlie Chavez, Jason Ricker, Robert Barrett and Cleve Williams, who have worked tirelessly to ensure that customers have access to our state-of-the-art technology hub for the Americas region. With services ranging from applications testing, wet processing, X-ray analysis and machine programming solutions, we are poised to help customers attain new levels of productivity and competitiveness.”

Saki’s US growth plans include establishing new and strengthening existing strategic partnerships with complementary equipment partners and subject experts to support customer processes and applications, and to create special events. Alongside one-to-one support in applications testing and design evaluations, the new flagship premises afford a generous capacity to host events for industry organizations, allowing group sizes up to 100 people for technical seminars, training programs and technology workshops.

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