KUALA LUMPUR: JF Technology Bhd
and Ironwood Electronics Inc have signed a cross-distribution agreement, where JF Technology will use Ironwood’s contact assembly cartridges, and Ironwood will use JF Technology’s contact pins.
Under this agreement, JF Technology will use Ironwood Electronics’ contact assembly cartridges, which include cantilever, rigid, and Ironwood’s new ATE-P contact assemblies for high-performance BGA/LGA testing.
Ironwood Electronics will incorporate JF Technology’s high-performance cantilever and rigid contact pins into its contact assembly cartridges and test sockets.
Both companies will continue to sell their own products worldwide, but will now also have the right to sell each other’s products, with Ironwood focusing on the US and Europe and JF Technology focusing on Asia.
“We are very excited to have Ironwood Electronics as our partner as we see strong synergies from this collaboration. Together, we will be leveraging on each other’s strong expertise and established network to further expand our geographical presence,” JF Technology managing director Datuk Foong Wei Kuong said in a statement.
“We will be each other’s partner and distributing each other’s outperforming products in selected markets. In turn, this would open up more opportunities that we can capitalise on together.”
Ironwood Electronics chief executive officer David Struyk said: “This agreement aligns perfectly with our entry into the ATE market - we could not be more excited than to partner with JF Technology and benefit from their experience and established precision manufacturing.”
