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WHAT’S UP?
Kemppi’s new products attracted
exhibition visitors in Poland.
The Joy of Welding taking the world by storm
Jerzy Âciegienny
Kemppi ProNews 2 • 2006
Regional Sales Representative Alex Lu of Kemppi
Shanghai office (second from left) with local dealers from
Beijing Kenbi and Jinan Kingnet.
Kemppi’s latest product off ering has
attracted a great deal of attention at
trade fairs all over the world. At its updated
fair booth, athletic animated characters
welding have stopped and charmed
fairgoers. “Kemppi’s customer promise
- The Joy of Welding - says it all and the
spirit really grabs you,” say fairgoers.
Chile subsidiary enhances services
in Latin America.
Latin America has enjoyed the longest
unbroken period of economic growth
in the last twenty fi ve years. The future
also looks good. Growth is expected to
continue in almost all countries in the
region.
Kemppi has served the market region’s
welding needs, working in co-operation
with local dealers for more than 20 years.
Chile’s own sales offi ce was opened 8 years
ago in order to develop the distribution
network in Latin America and increase
Kemppi’s market share. In January of 2006
Kemppi’s Chilean subsidiary Kemppi Oy
Limitada was registered.
“The subsidiary allows us to further enhance
customer service in all Latin American
countries.
Our objective is to off er the best solutions
for productive welding. The cornerstones
of our business are technological leadership,
customer service, fl exibility and fast
solutions,” explains Area Sales Manager, Arturo
Silva.
“Chile is the natural choice for locating a
subsidiary. Economic growth is strong, infl
ation is under control and the country is
ripe for foreign investments. Chile is a major
market area for high-technology products.
In addition to Arturo Silva, the Chile subsidiary
currently employs a sales assistant
and technical sales representative. Silva
believes that the number of employees will
increase in the near future.
“Beginning in 2007, we have plans to open
our own warehouse in order to guarantee
competitive delivery terms and times.
Animation figures have stopped
exhibition visitors all over the world.
Kemppi’s commitment renowned in
Poland
”Trade fairs give us the chance to meet people
face-to-face and tell them about Kemppi’s
commitment. The fairs are an outstanding
time to talk about experiences and various
technical issues in the welding industry
with industry professionals. People already
using Kemppi equipment feel right at home
at the booth,” says Jerzy Ściegienny, owner of
Kemppi’s Polish dealer, Centromet, describing
the off erings and mood of the MACH-
TOOL Machine Tools Exhibition. The exhibition
was held in the Polish city of Poznan on
19-22 June.
MACH-TOOL has a long history, with its fi rst
exhibition being held in 1921. Kemppi has
participated in the exhibitions since the
1970s.
”The welding industry’s presence at the fair
keeps growing every year,” says Ściegienny.
Kemppi’s fair booth reminds Ściegienny of
the SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN 2005 fair held
in Essen, Germany in the fall of 2005: ”This is
a logical extension for the fair because you
can really familiarize yourself with the new
models exhibited in Essen.”
Even though he was thoroughly impressed
by the new models, Ściegienny was especially
taken with the MinarcMig Adaptive
180 and MinarcTig 180 machines.
”The ease of setting controls combined with
the outstanding arc properties are simply
stunning. And the design of the machines is
sheer perfection.
Adaptive Control off ers professionalgrade
quality even for hobby users,” adds