Posted to News on 10th Jul 2015, 10:17
Launch of SATO Global Solutions accelerates Auto-ID industry
SATO is opening SATO Global Solutions (SGS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based SATO Holdings Corporation. With headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, SGS subsidiary will help accelerate SATO's growth and develop an agile business model for the effective delivery of integrated Auto-ID systems around the world.
As the leader in Japan's Auto-ID industry with operations in Europe, Asia and the Americas, SATO is a worldwide powerhouse in Auto-ID products. The company has a 75-year history that includes the development of the world's first thermal barcode printer in 1981.
SGS will lead SATO's delivery of Auto-ID products, matching SATO's strong legacy of engineering and manufacturing with a new focus on the development of cloud-based software and integrated systems.
Kaz Matsuyama, President and CEO of SATO Holdings Corporation, says: "In light of the fast growth of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and increasing usage of data analytics, the software development and integration capabilities of SATO Global Solutions will add to our expertise in filling in that essential "last inch,' connecting the virtual and physical, and enhancing the value we deliver to our customers. By increasing our footprint and by being in closer proximity to our customers, I am confident that we can leverage SATO's Genbaryoku, our unique hands-on approach to problem solving, to deliver integrated solutions around the world."
The cloud-based offerings from SGS will enable it to quickly and efficiently expand to new geographic areas and additional vertical markets. As more companies embrace the technologies to track their assets, products and people, Auto-ID products are reaching areas where they were not even considered a few years ago, thereby bringing marketing and business operations to the next level.
Michael Beedles, President of SGS, says: "SGS will inherit SATO's customer-centric approach and emphasis on the delivery of optimal solutions for them. We are excited to pioneer new services for our customers, integrating not only software, hardware and consumables, but also material handling and cyber security."
To capitalise on the use of Auto-ID products in emerging industries, SGS' new headquarters includes an innovative sales showroom that highlights a variety of customer-based products in vertical markets as diverse as food and beverage, retail and healthcare.
For more information on SATO and its integrated Auto-ID systems please visit www.satoeurope.com.
