Pemamek Receives Top Honors from Frost & Sullivan for its Customer-Focused Welding Automation Solutions that Feature Customization at its Core

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the welding automation market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Pemamek Oy Ltd. with the 2013 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Company of the Year. Pemamek's success has been underscored by its customer-centric approach, wherein it partners with customers to strengthen its core competencies and design unique welding solutions in line with their specific needs.

Pemamek welding and production automation solutions for heavy fabrication industry, shipbuilding and offshore, boiler industry, wind energy tower manufacturing, mobile machinery manufacturing, process and nuclear industry and civil steel construction and robotized welding automation solutions. It also produces columns and booms, rollerbeds, work-piece positioners, and other work-piece handling equipment, along with the unique PEMA WeldControl family of products. Its user-friendliness, easy implementation, and "on-the-go" programming and welding ensure high-quality welding and significantly boost the overall productivity and efficiency levels of customers.

"Unlike many of its competitors that have been hard hit by the global downturn, Pemamek has witnessed stable growth during the same period," said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Guru Mahesh. "The effective leverage of over 40 years of experience in welding automation and its customer-centric strategy has positioned it among the top three participants in the global space."

Approximately 90 percent of Pemamek's production lines are exported, as overseas customers perceive the value of its reliable, high-performance, high-tech welding automation solutions. Pemamek has secured repeat orders from many of its customers, such as G & G International, Cargotec, and Keppel FELS, which is a testimony to the customer loyalty it enjoys in the global welding automation market.

This hard-won customer loyalty is supported by strategic partnerships with industry majors such as Lincoln Electric Corporation (Lincoln Electric) and Yaskawa Nordic AB (YASKAWA); the first was to augment its marketing and sales competencies in the welding automation space and the second was a system partnership with the largest producer of robots in the world.

As a result of its collaborations, Pemamek has launched PEMA WeldControl 100, PEMA 200 VisionWeld system, and PEMA WeldControl 500 Premium. The PEMA WeldControl 100 is an easy-to-use interface that finds application in all of the PEMA welding solutions. The PEMA 200 VisionWeld is a patented automation system, particularly developed for shipbuilding and civil construction. Unlike the conventional offline welding systems, PEMA 200 VisionWeld is characterized by an in-built computer-aided design (CAD) system, which enables robots to take numerous pictures of the work piece or the area, allowing operators to instantly draw the first weld for robots.

The PEMA WeldControl 500 Premium is the most advanced control system of the family. Its basic features (data gathering, an Ethernet connection, and manufacturing from any location) are similar to PEMA WeldControl 100's, but it is also capable of multi-layer and adaptive welding, and is connected to a monitoring camera, a laser seam-tracking device, and auxiliary software that can be operated and regulated directly from its user interface.

Besides the unique welding solutions that Pema has been able to deliver through customization, the company reduces downtime through its offer of a turnkey project management service package and also improves the ergonomics of the working environment. The turn-key package includes a comprehensive range of services, starting from project planning, product designing, and product testing to installation and commissioning, coupled with customer support services.

"Pemamek acts as a responsible one-stop shop, where customers make profitable investments and enjoy improved output, a faster ROI, uninterrupted production, uniform quality, and optimum utilization of resources," said Mahesh. "Working closely with customers enables Pemamek to acquire a clear and holistic understanding of their needs, and existing processes and systems, which leads to better planning, easy handling, and the timely completion of projects."

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has demonstrated excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.

About Pemamek

PEMA production and welding automation is designed and manufactured by the world's leading specialist in welding and production automation systems and work-piece handling equipment – PEMAMEK LTD. PEMA welding solutions are designed to improve customer competitiveness and productivity for better profits. Pemamek uses and produces hi-tech: utilising the best available robot and automation technology. Experienced supplier of over 40 years, a financially solid company Pemamek has delivered comprehensive solutions to over 50 countries and over 15000 different tailor-made equipment solutions.

Pema solutions simply help you to make more: more value, more productivity, better position at markets and solid quality, and – what's more important – better return on investment.

Our deep expertise covers manufacturing solutions for seven different business segments:

• Shipbuilding and Offshore
• Boiler Industry
• Wind Energy
• Heavy Fabrication Industry
• Mobile Machinery
• Process and Nuclear Industry
• Civil Steel Construction

www.pemamek.com

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