Epson Robots Recognizes Top Distributors at Robotics Distribution Conference

The event was held at its new center, which it moved into in May 2023.

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Epson is known for its SCARA robots.
The event was held at its new center, which it moved into in May 2023.

Epson Robots recently honored its top robotics distributors of its fiscal year 2023. Approximately 60 AutomateFirstSM partners were in attendance, representing nearly 30 different organizations, at the Robotics Distribution Conference that took place on June 28, 2023 at the Epson America, Inc. headquarters in Los Alamitos, Calif.

The conference was held in Epson’s new state-of-the-art Executive Briefing Center which allows Epson customers, partners and community members to interface with Epson technologies as well as conduct their own business.

It incorporates Epson’s latest solutions to emphasize Epson’s product innovation and philosophy at all levels of business and operations. Robotics customers can visit the advanced robotic solutions demonstration area as well as review their projects with the application engineering team that is on campus. In addition, the robot training area is where customers can obtain hands-on programming and service training for SCARA and 6-axis robots.

“This past fiscal year, Epson Robots has seen great success in partnership with our standout distributors and leading robot technology. The Robotics Distribution Conference provided us with the opportunity to honor existing and new distributors for taking robot performance to the next level,” said Tom Kettell, director of robotics at Epson. “These distributors embraced our team marketing approach, ensuring all sales team members completed Epson trainings, took online courses, and engaged with the Epson team to achieve success.”

Doig Corporation was awarded “Distributor of the Year” at the Epson Robotics Distribution Conference. (L-R: Tom Versfelt, vice president of Channel and Commercial Sales, Epson America, Inc.; Chris Karnitz, sales account manager, Doig Corporation; Jim Winistorfer, president and head coach, Doig Corporation; Tom Kettell, director of Robotics, Epson America, Inc.) Source: Epson Robots 

Who was given recognition?

To recognize the top Epson robotics distributors for their outstanding performance, growth and revenue generated in fiscal year 2023, Kettell and Kaysee Fortenberry, national sales manager of Robotics, announced and distributed the following awards:

  • “Distributor of the Year Award” – Doig Corporation
  • “Excellence in Growth Award” – Gibson Engineering, Inc.
  • “Platinum Sales Achievement Award” – Grupo Kopar
  • “Gold Sales Achievement Award” – Doig Corporation and Factory Automation Components
  • “Sales Achievement Award” – Air Automation Engineering, Air-Oil Systems, Inc., Finch Automation, Inc., Gibson Engineering, Inc., Kiser Controls, Co., Nor-Cal Controls, Inc., Ohlheiser – An OTC Industrial Technologies Company, and Schneider & Company

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Epson is known for its SCARA robots.


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