From left to right:
• Mr. Uwe Podßus, Managing Director GPS Technologies GmbH,
• Mr. Christian Kolbe, Head of Sales (SMT), Panasonic Factory Solutions Europe,
• Mr. Andreas Gerspach, Managing Director, GPS Technologies GmbH

Panasonic Factory Solutions Europe and GPS Technologies signed a cooperation agreement effective as of September 1, 2008. GPS Technologies will act as a sales representative in cooperation with Panasonic Factory Solutions Europe serving customers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and Slovenia. The agreement covers Panasonic’s surface mount technology machines as well as insertion equipment.

"This partnership between Panasonic Factory Solutions and GPS Technologies brings together the globally leading manufacturer of SMT and insertion equipment and a well established sales representative company with a track record of successfully serving customers in the electronics manufacturing industry in the said countries for many years and with utmost dedication and professionalism. Teaming up with GPS will increase our regional presence and allow us to support a wider range of customers and industries.”, says Christian Kolbe.

ABOUT PANASONIC FACTORY SOLUTIONS EUROPE (PFSE)
Panasonic Factory Solutions Europe with its headquarter in Hamburg, Germany, is a division of Panasonic Industrial Europe GmbH, specialising in factory automation equipment and technologies. The Panasonic Factory Solutions Division provides sales, services and technical support to customers throughout Europe. The President of PFSE is Mr. Eiji Kawase.

ABOUT MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. (PANASONIC)
The Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd Group, familiar through its brand name Panasonic, is a leading developer and manufacturer of electronic products for private consumers, the corporate sector and industry, known worldwide. In March 2006, the company, whose headquarters is in Osaka, Japan, posted a consolidated net transaction volume for the previous year of 72.02 billion US dollars. Shares in Matsushita are traded on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York (NYSE:MC) stock exchanges. More information about the company and its brand name Panasonic is on the Internet at http://www.panasonic-industrial.com, http://www.panasonic-europe.com and at http://www.panasonic.net.

Courtesy of Panasonic