WEMO reinforces strategic positioning in the North American market
In October 2019, during the Fabtech in Chicago, WEMO presented their automated Panel Bending Line and visitors confirmed that there is a huge need for automation in sheet metal processing for the US market. Initial growth plans for the US market were taking shape after the Fabtech exhibition but Covid-19 created restrictions in realizing these ambitions. Luckily confidence in the economy has now returned and exponential market growth is expected. To facilitate this growth, WEMO is taking the next steps in developing an infrastructure in the US Market
The demand for sheet metal processing solutions dealing with very high output and more flexibility within a product family is enormous. In order to support this rapid growth and provide customers with the best technical service, we are taking the next step and entering into a partnership with AMI-service and MetalReady Machinery. AMI-service is already servicing the Installed Base that we have built up in the past 22 years in the US market and new strategic partner MetalReady Machinery will further shape the pro-active market approach from a commercial perspective and help customers, in close cooperation with WEMO headquarters, to find a solution that best fits the customer’s business case.
AMI service, the strategic partner for technical support in the USA
Automated Machinery Inc started into the Service and Parts Business in 1982, they are approaching 40 years next year. AMI is a full-service Mechanical/ Electrical company servicing multiple types fabricating equipment. AMI cares about their customers and works hard to have quality service. At the same time they focus on keeping their customers machines safe, reliable, and dependable. One of their greatest strengths is their work experience; their staff has over 150 years of work of experience. AMI stands behind their name and their work and look forward to keeping up with new technology and continuing to service all ages of machinery.
“It was a logical choice to further deepen the strategic collaboration with AMI. AMI’s in deep knowledge and familiarity with servicing WEMO production lines played a major role in this. In almost 40 years, AMI has gained a lot of knowledge and experience enabling AMI to act reliable, quickly, adequately and in a solution-oriented WEMO -way. This makes AMI a reliable partner in line with the WEMO-philosophy servicing both the US and Canadian markets”. Thus René van Zon, Area Sales Manager for the US and Canadian markets
MetalReady Machinery, the strategic partner for business growth
MetalReady is a distributor of quality fabricating equipment servicing its core customers in the Midwest market. The partnership between WEMO and MetalReady will bring value through a shared philosophy of integrity, innovative and informative customer relationships. MetalReady Machinery is excited to partner with us to serve the North American market in high volume automated solutions.
“MetalReady is excited to represent a brand that shares our core values. We look forward to offering this unique application to our customers to improve their processes. After 25 years in the fabricating industry, I’m confident WEMO will continue to offer highly customizable engineered automation that will meet de high-volume market in the US on the cutting edge,” President of MetalReady, Jeff Fischer had this to say about the new WEMO partnership.
The cooperation with MetalReady Machinery is a unique opportunity to offer the US customers a combined knowledge and experience of more than 100 years in the fabricating industry through both companies. MetalReady has proven to be a solid and trustworthy strategic partner with similarities when it comes to ethics and core values. This way WEMO can serve US customers in an even better way than they have been doing up till now.
“I am very excited to further increase our footprint in the US market together with MetalReady.. Their experience with flexible automated bending lines is impressive and will open many doors. This unique cooperation facilitates in the ever-growing demand for automated bending and punching solutions in the US market. My dream is to make the WEMO brand in the US market just as relevant and important as it is in the European market. At WEMO we take great pride in the solutions we have been building during the last decades. And it would make me even more proud to extend this great heritage into the US market for the decades to come”, thus René van Zon, Area Sales Manager for the US and Canadian markets.
