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Citation
(2001), "New trading agreement opens up US market for Linkline Conveyors", Assembly Automation, Vol. 21 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.2001.03321cab.003
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
New trading agreement opens up US market for Linkline Conveyors
New trading agreement opens up US market for Linkline Conveyors
Keywords: Conveyors, Automation, Assembly
Modular Automation of Birmingham has entered into a formal agreement with Durr Automation Inc. to distribute the company's Linkline conveyor system throughout the USA (see Plate 1).
Modular Automation is well-known in the UK as a leading manufacturer of automatic assembly systems. In the USA, Durr is also a major provider of automation equipment and is a member of the Durr Ecoclean group, the world's largest producer of industrial cleaning and deburring equipment for the automobile industry.
Plate 1
Modular Automation has entered into an agreement with Du«rr Automation Inc. to
distribute the trusted Linkline conveyor throughout the USA
Durr and Modular Automation have much in common to make them ideal business partners. Both adopt the modular system of machine design that reduces the cost and time necessary to design and build bespoke equipment. They are also both dominant in the automotive industry with Durr specialising in engine and transmission assembly.
Modular used Linkline conveyors as a key component in the design of its assembly system. "Linkline conveyors are ideal for our systems", confirmed William Bourn, Modular Automation's sales manager. "They are strong, very quiet and have no finger traps. They also have pallet locators to help position pallets accurately during assembly operations."
The new association with Durr will provide Modular Automation with a gateway into the US market for Linkline products. It will also ensure that the company's interests in the USA are managed by a professional, well-respected organisation with a wide understanding of the marketplace.
All enquiries to William Bourn, at Modular Automation, Talbot Way, Small Heath Business Park, Birmingham B10 0HS. Tel: +44 (0)121 766 7979; Fax: +44 (0)121 766 6385; E-mail: bourn@modular.co.uk