Kitamura
Machinery Names Tech Image Public Relations
Agency of Record
Technology PR agency
selected for its track record for business-to-business results
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.
(March, 6 2008) – Tech Image, one of the leading independent
technology public relations agencies in the U.S., announced
today that it has been named the agency of record for Kitamura
Machinery Co., LTD. the Japanese manufacturer of precision
horizontal, vertical and 5-axis machining centers.
Since its inception in 1981, the Kitamura Mycenter Series
has lead the way in the production and manufacturing of machining
centers with a unique combination of cutting edge technologies,
“hands-on” attention to detail, and a total commitment
to quality, performance and value. While technological innovations
have upgraded the various functions of the Mycenter line,
its name and basic structure have never changed, earning Kitamura
machining centers a reputation as a business asset known around
the world for ultra high precision and lasting performance.
The company’s commitment to research and development
has resulted in approximately 300 patents and patents pending
in machining center design. The company motto “Limitless
Creativity” underlines Kitamura’s commitment to
consistent product development that provides the most technologically
advanced and reliable machining centers on the market today.
“Kitamura Machinery takes great pride in its unparalleled
commitment to quality as does Tech Image,” said Akihiro
Kitamura, the company’s 3rd generation of family presidents.
“After evaluating multiple PR agencies, we selected
Tech Image for its commitment to quality, its proven expertise
within the business-to-business sector and its senior-level
talent. We look forward to Tech Image being our trusted public
relations partner and helping us to achieve both our business
and communications goals for many years to come.”
Tech Image will provide corporate positioning, strategic messaging
and media relations execution to help Kitamura raise awareness
of the company, its products and the myriad of industries,
applications and processes the company’s machining centers
fit into including Lean, Lights Out and Six Sigma.
“Kitamura Machinery has a robust history and an incredible
dedication to its customers,” said Mike Nikolich, President
of Tech Image. “We look forward to taking the company’s
knowledge and sharing it with manufacturers so they can improve
the quality of their own products while preserving precision
manufacturing jobs here in the U.S.
About Kitamura Machinery
Founded in 1933, Kitamura Machinery is dedicated to building
the most technically advanced horizontal, vertical and 5-axis
machining centers in the world. Kitamura machining centers
are known and respected for their no-compromises precision
and extended floor life even under the most demanding conditions.
With its U.S. Corporate Headquarters located in Wheeling,
Illinois, Kitamura Machinery provides its products to a diverse
customer base worldwide. For more information please visit
www.kitamura-machinery.com or contact us at 1-847-520-7755.
About Tech Image
Founded in 1993, Tech Image is a Chicago-area public relations
firm with a proven reputation for positioning growing technology
companies as market leaders. Tech Image provides media and
analyst relations, messaging services, media coaching and
sales acceleration programs for business-to-business organizations.
Representative clients include Firefly Energy, GlobalSpec,
Initiate Systems, NEC Display Solutions, RedPrairie, and the
Society for Information Management (SIM). In 2007 the company
was named “Best Boutique PR Agency to Work For”
for the second consecutive year by the Holmes Report, and
one of the Top Tech Communicators in a survey of technology
journalists by PRSourceCode. Tech Image is owned by SmithBucklin,
the world’s largest association management and professional
services company with more than 750 employees. SmithBucklin
is 100% employee-owned. Learn more at http://www.techimage.comor
call 1-888-4-TECH-PR (1-888-483-2477).
For more information, please contact:
Tracy Shryer, Tech Image
847-279-0022 x230 or tracy.shryer@techimage.com
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