We are delighted to announce that on June 15, 2017, Bartech Machinery Inc.(Bartech) and Micamation AG (Micamation) have officially joined Nippon Rika Group. Bartech is now 100% solely owned by Nippon Rika Industries Corporation (Nippon Rika), while Nippon Rika has become the majority shareholder of Micamation by acquiring the majority of its shares.

Bartech, a Canadian company, was established in 1980. It is a company specializing in designing and manufacturing of machinery for such as Taping Robots, Tape Heads, and Loop Winding Lines, for large and high voltage rotating machinery, such as hydro generators, turbo generators and large synchronous motors.

Micamation is a Swiss company established in 1991. With a history of over 25 years, it has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of insulating machines such as Taping Machines (from table size to room size), Coil Presses, Coil Spreader Machines, and Pole Coil Brazing Machines for the electrical industry.

Bartech and Micamation will operate as independent entities and will continue to provide industry-leading products and services to customers around the World. Under the same roof of Nippon Rika Group, together with Nippon Rika Vincent Industrie, we will bring more comprehensive solutions with new technologies to the market.

With the new acquisitions, we believe that Nippon Rika Group can deliver even greater value to our customers.

Basic information of the new company are as follows:

Company name : Bartech Machinery Inc.

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Company name : Micamation AG

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