SATO forges Auto-ID alliance in China

SATO International, specialist in data collection systems (DCS), has forged a strategic alliance with Vision Group, a leading Auto-ID technology enterprise in China. This follows SATO’s establishment of a new office in Shen Zhen, in October last year, to service the world’s fastest growing Auto-ID market.
Vision Group will be granted sole distributorship of SATO's CL408e and CL412e barcode printers and related services in China. The sale of all other SATO printer and labelling businesses in China will remain with SATO Shanghai through its direct selling initiatives and various sales channels.
In addition, Vision Group has set up Dalian Vision Auto-ID Company in a joint venture with Da Xian Company. This new company will be the manufacturing base and logistics centre for Vision Group, and aims to become the biggest AIDC enterprise within China in the next few years. At the same time, through similar partnerships, Dalian Vision Group also aims to trigger related business development within China, attracting international cooperation and building up Dalian as the AIDC industrial park in China.