Sodick
Sodick Inc., a manufacturer of EDM technology, held an opening ceremony of their new manufacturing plant in Pathumthani, Thailand on 1 February 2013. During the opening ceremony, Sodick also announced that in 2012 the company reached a milestone of selling 30,000 linear motor driven machines since the launch of linear motor driven machines in 1999.
The new facility was built to accommodate for the high demand of Sodick’s machines all over the world. With the latest equipment, the new factory generates high productivity collaborating with the other Sodick Thailand facility located nearby; this facility opened in 1990 and employs over 1,000 people.
Sodick now has a total of six production facilities. Having production facilities in various locations minimizes geopolitical risks and enables the expansion of production capacity in accordance with market demand. The Sodick Group continues to work towards establishing a flexible and strong production network which ensures the stable delivery of products with the highest quality to customers worldwide.
The new location will produce parts and components for EDM machines and will assemble Sinker EDMs. The expected volume for 2013 is 2,000 machines with the expectation of increasing this amount in future years.
Sodick Inc., established in 1976, has sold over 55,000 EDMs worldwide and has had over 30,000 linear motor EDM deliveries. Sodick machines are used for the production of dies and molds and other various applications that cannot be produced by standard machining methods. Sodick has six ISO certified manufacturing facilities with over 3,000 employees worldwide and technical centers located in Chicago, New Jersey and California. Sodick offers the industry’s first 10-year positioning guarantee on all of its linear motor driven EDMs.