Industry leader in manufacturing and developing robotics technology Sepro Group has drawn up an agreement with Stork IMM B.V. agreeing that Sepro will make top-entry Cartesian robots for Stork to sell under its own name on an international scale.
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Stork operated a Sepro S5-25 robot on its booths at NPE2015 and Plastpol.
Both companies have enjoyed a friendly business relationship in recent years, with Stork operating a Sepro S5-25 robot on one of its machines at NPE2015 in Orlando, Florida this March, as well as at Plastpol in Kielce, Poland, in May.
Sepro CEO Jean-Michel Renaudeau said the Group is "very happy" with the completed agreement with the packaging sector forerunner.
"Collaboration with injection moulding machine manufacturers is a key component in our growth strategy and an important element in the 'free choice' we offer to our customers."
In 2014, sales through IMM manufacturers accounted for 12 per cent of Sepro's turnover, he added.
Rob G. Spekreijse, CEO of Stork IMM, added: "The Stork organisation is growing onto new market products. The expansion of our product portfolio with [Sepro] allows us to offer our customers the systems they ask for. Especially regarding our crate-line, for example; usually we are asked to supply a global package instead of a machine only."