Yamaha Robotics SMT Section has announced increased support for customers in Türkiye, Ukraine, and Gulf states with the expansion of its appointed regional sales agent, ProSMT Elektronik, into new Istanbul headquarters.
Founded in 2016 ProSMT was chosen the following year to support the complete portfolio of Yamaha surface-mount printers, mounters, 3D AOI systems, and YSUP software tools that comprise the 1 STOP SMART SOLUTION. A frequent winner of service excellence awards from partners, including Yamaha’s 2023 Special Achievement Award, ProSMT has consistently increased its sales and service performance. Now consolidating its activities at the new headquarters, the Company is managing over 500 Yamaha machines installed at customers’ factories and has grown its team to 52 employees in total.
ProSMT Headquarters in Istanbul
“Our new headquarters is a great environment for our people to work and provides more space for a larger warehouse and showroom. We are also setting up our new repair centre, which allows us to offer extra services and even greater value for customers,” said Zafer Karamanli, co-founder of ProSMT Elektronik. “Our market is extremely competitive, given this region’s strategic location, and I am proud of the commitment and hard work from everyone in our team that made this exciting expansion possible and necessary.”
“We are impressed at ProSMT’s consistently high performance throughout the time we have been working together,” echoed Shuichi Imai, Yamaha SMT Section Sales General Manager. “Zafer and his team have succeeded by investing in skills and facilities that enhance the customer experience for owners of Yamaha’s advanced SMT equipment. ProSMT Elektronik is one of our highest performing representatives and we have total confidence that the new headquarters will become a platform for even greater success in the future.”
ProSMT supports the region’s electronic manufacturers with a broad range of products in addition to advanced automation from Yamaha. These include automated and hand-soldering equipment, test and inspection systems, wirebonders, consumables, and 3D printers by leading brands. The company also offers related consumables including solder pastes, adhesives, cleaners, and more.
“Our customers range from established electronic manufacturers looking for the latest automation to companies making the transition to new technologies,” comments ProSMT’s Zafer Karamanli, citing automotive solid-state lighting as one example. “This region has a vibrant automotive-component manufacturing sector comprising Tier-1s and EMS companies serving Europe’s major indigenous vehicle brands. The Yamaha portfolio gives us great flexibility to configure a solution that delivers high speed, outstanding accuracy, low stoppage time, and a compact footprint.”
He concludes, “Leveraging our close links with Yamaha and the strong technical backup available, we also take care of installing and setting up the equipment, training operators, and providing ongoing customer support. Offering excellent products and taking care of the details to ensure our customers always achieve their goals is the key to our success and we now expect to enhance our service in every way, working from our new headquarters.”
About Yamaha Robotics SMT Section
Yamaha Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Section, a subdivision of Yamaha Motor Robotics Business Unit in Yamaha Motor Corporation, produces a complete selection of equipment for high-speed inline electronic assembly. This 1 STOP SMART SOLUTION includes solder paste printers, component mounters, 3D solder paste inspection machines, 3D PCB inspection machines, flip-chip hybrid placers, dispensers, and management software.
Bringing the Yamaha way to electronics manufacturing, these systems prioritize intuitive operator interaction, efficient coordination between all inline processes, and modularity enabling users to meet the latest manufacturing demands. Group competencies in servo-motor control and image recognition for vision (camera) systems ensure extreme accuracy with high speed.
The current product line includes the latest YR equipment generation, with advanced automated features for programming, setup, and changeovers, and new YSUP management software with state-of-the-art graphics and built-in data analytics.
Combining design and engineering, manufacture, sales, and service competencies, Yamaha SMT Section ensures operational efficiency and easy access to support for customers and partners. With regional offices in Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Europe and North America, the company provides truly global presence.
About ProSMT Elektronik
ProSMT Elektronik specializes in electronic manufacturing technologies, providing advanced and high-performing capital equipment and high-quality consumables and technical support to electronics manufacturers. Microelectronics and photovoltaics is another growing business of the Company. ProSMT has active sales and service support in Türkiye, Ukraine and Gulf countries.
The Company offers products, solutions and services to enterprises and investors who have high goals in manufacturing and repair works, to help them realize their wishes. In-house expertise includes conceptualizing, project managing, and commissioning solutions to customer demands, from single items of capital equipment to complete production lines by assessing current technologies, competitive conditions, and individual technical needs.
The Company has approximately 52 full-time employees, each of whom has achieved a graduate education in their respective fields. Located in the heart of Istanbul, ProSMT has a large warehouse area of 1750 square meters, along with modern office and showroom areas of 2500 square meters. Additionally, ProSMT offers the highest level of service to customers with its office locations in Ankara and Izmir.
ProSMT staff have many years of professional experience and industry knowledge and understanding. By blending these experiences with a common perspective and company culture, this team delivers services in accordance with the award-winning ISO9001 quality standards.