Panasonic Factory Solutions Company Expands Marketing, Technical Service Teams in Robotic Welding Arena


August 18, 2005 - Buffalo Grove, IL - Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America has named Sean Walters Marketing Product Manager, Welding and Robotics Group; Ross Harkins Senior Welding Applications Engineer; and Randy Kulick Senior Field Service Technician.

Walters' responsibilities include marketing and promotion materials, activities, and development for the welding and robotics group, and specification development for new products. He also provides analysis of competitive offerings in the welding, robotic, and pre-engineered robotic welding system market segments.

Harkins and Kulick both work in the field. Harkins is a project manager in the pre-engineered and custom PerformArc robotic arc welding systems group while Kulick performs field service, installation and training services for Panasonic.

The three men are industry veterans. Walters was a welding engineer for Masco Tech Tubular Products before joining Panasonic. He has spent the past eight years in several positions within Panasonic from applications engineering to project management. Harkins worked for a robotic systems integrator before coming to Panasonic where he has worked in the robotic and welding service department. Kulick has worked for several integration and manufacturing companies before joining Panasonic.

For additional information:

Dorothy Perry, Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America, 909 Asbury Drive, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 PFSAmarketing@us.panasonic.com PH: 1-888-726-9353. www.panasonicfa.com.

About Panasonic

Panasonic Factory Solutions, unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America, is a leader in the design and manufacture of arc welding robots and power supplies, peripheral devices and integrated automation solutions to support the worldwide robotic welding marketplace.

Based in Secaucus, NJ, Panasonic Corporation of North America is the principal North American subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE:MC) of Japan, and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Information about Panasonic and its products is available at www.panasonic.com. Additional company information for journalists is available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.

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Original leads to:

Dorothy Perry, Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America, 909 Asbury Drive, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 e-mail: PFSAmarketing@us.panasonic.com. PH: 1-888-726-9353. www.panasonicfa.com.

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