ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Horizon Solutions, a wholesale distributor of electrical, automation and industrial products in upstate New York and New England, on Thursday announced a new partnership with a Rockwell Automation Encompass Partner, MECCO. Horizon Solutions will distribute the MECCO line in upstate New York and northern New England.
MECCO provides marking systems that feature factory-ready connectivity that integrate directly into factory automation networks. MECCO's two product marking lines, Laser Marking Systems and Dot Peen Marking Systems, offer a full range of cost-effective technologies for workstations, hand-held, and integrated production lines.
"Adding the MECCO Dot Peen and Laser Marking line to our industrial automation offering enables us to provide our customers with simplified marking and real-time traceability. MECCO's EtherNet/IP-enabled architecture provides the ability to track and trace product via barcodes and serial numbers throughout its history and provides access to key information, as well as the ability to automate processes through Logix integration. The MECCO part identification system provides the most consistent and versatile direct marking method available," said Jim Bischoff, Director of Automation at Horizon Solutions.
"MECCO is very excited about our new partnership with Horizon Solutions. Their long history of providing expertise through their ability to understand customer applications and apply technology to solve problems aligns well with our focus on providing complete product identification and traceability solutions," said Dave Sweet, President of MECCO.