Captain Industries Inc., distributor in Japan for Fagor Automation

Japan is one of the leading manufacturers of industrial products and Captain Industries, Inc. has been providing all of the products it represents for the automation sector in the country for a long time.

To further reinforce their position in Japan, Fagor Automation, manufacturer of CNC systems, drives, motors as well as a linear and angular encoders, has reached an agreement with Captain Industries, Inc. With this agreement, Fagor Automation expands its worldwide commercial network and consolidates its position as a provider of feedback systems (linear and angular encoders).

According to Mr. Iñaki Bañuelos, commercial director of the feedback business at Fagor Automation, “this agreement is very important and is going to help improve the company’s position, brand image and business results. With this decision, we hope to speed up our global growth rate in the coming years”.

As may be observed, Fagor Automation has reached this agreement with Captain Industries Inc. Captain Industries Inc. was founded in 1974 and has grown continuously from the very beginning with its portfolio of products for automating sectors such as automotive, robotics, transportation, medicine and energy .

According to its founder Mr. Hayashi Watanabe, the key to the success of Captain Industries Inc. is based on “the high quality of the products of the manufacturers they represent and on their sales team that covers the entire country of Japan with 11 offices located in the key areas of the country”.Fagor Automation, in turns, supports Captain Industries Inc. with all their expertise and know-how as a worldwide supplier of linear and angular encoders for automation so all their customers may benefit from the competitive edge Fagor offers as a provider of global solutions.

To show this cooperation, visitors to the next edition of the JIMTOF exhibition (Tokyo, 1-6 November 2012) will have a chance to know the latest news on Fagor Automation feedback systems at the booth: W1080 (West Hall 1) of Captain Industries Inc.