Economy

New partnership betweenTornos and Tsugami

September 2009

Since the EMO in Milan, Tornos will become the exclusive seller of Tsugami products on the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese markets.To underline this new deal which will radically change the face of the markets in Southern Europe, the two manufacturers’ booths at EMO will be side by side and specialists will be there to show visitors the entire range of products on sale.

Mr. Nef, Head of Sales and Marketing with Tornos, says: “The Tornos and Almac range already provides our customers with a lot of potential; now, thanks to this agreement with Tsugami, we are offering them even more ways of fulfilling their requirements”.

www.tornos.com www.tsugami.co.jp/eng/index.html

Want to know more? do not miss the EMO show (Hall 2, booth F08)

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