Solukon Names US Distribution Partners

Solukon is now cooperating with five U.S. distribution partners to further strengthen its position in the U.S. market and offer its U.S. customers a local contact. The partners include DMARK Corp., Hartwig, MAHAR, Phillips Corp. and BahFed.

Since the introduction of Solukon’s SPR (Smart Powder Recuperation) depowdering technology in 2015, the company has been a market leader in industrial depowdering in additive manufacturing (AM). To strengthen its market position, Solukon has already created distribution partnerships in Europe (Benelux, UK), Asia-Pacific (Korea, Australia) and Canada in the past one-and-a-half years. Now, strategic partnerships with five U.S. companies follow, with sales partnerships divided by area.

In the western US., Solukon is now represented by DMARK Corp. The company, based in Los Alamitos, California, now serves Solukon customers and prospects in the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona. Since 1987, DMARK has been providing manufacturers with the CNC machine tools and AM equipment.

For the states in the middle U.S., Solukon is partnering with Hartwig Inc. The contractual area Hartwig covers includes the entire geographic area of Idaho, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Louisiana and Illinois. Hartwig is the Midwest’s largest machine tool distributor based in St. Louis, Missouri. Since the company’s founding in 1960, the Hartwig team has installed more than 12,000 machine tools for its customers. Hartwig is known for its manufacturing solutions and support of turning, milling, grinding, EDM and AM. In the field of AM, Hartwig already partners with EOS with whom Solukon also has a strong partnership.

The distribution area of MAHAR Tool Supply Co. includes the states Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Mississippi. Since 1947, MAHAR has been a full-service tooling support partner, providing solutions for its customers from industries such as automotive, medical or energy. MAHAR’s programs range from basic traditional supply to full commodity management programs. In addition to the U.S. states, MAHAR will also be the Solukon agent for Mexico, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico.

The Northeast and Southeast U.S. will be covered by additive and machining expert Phillips Corp. The company distributes Solukon machines in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

Nationwide, Solukon is partnering with Portland-based BahFed Corp to supply federal, state and local government customers with Solukon depowdering stations. BahFed holds several GSA Schedules and is a NASA SEWP V contract holder, enabling the company to serve government agencies and organizations throughout the United States.

All U.S. Solukon distribution partners will report to Michael Sattler, Solukon’s global sales director who is also responsible for the global reseller network. “As pioneer and market leader in depowdering, it is important to us that customers and prospects receive the best possible consulting service wherever they are located in the world,” Sattler says. “Partnering with DMARK, Hartwig, MAHAR, Phillips and BahFed will not only eliminate the time shift effects but gives every U.S. prospect a regional depowdering contact person nearby.”

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