LMI Technologies (LMI) has signed a distribution agreement with Japan F. A. Systems Corporation (JFAS) to initiate a new added sales value channel in Japan for LMI’s maestro, HexSight and FireSync product lines. LMI has an office in Goteborg, Sweden and Heerlen, The Netherlands. When asked why JFAS selected LMI as a new supplier, Mr. Naoyuki Kani, CEO of JFAS noted that, “both LMI and JFAS share similar business ethics. We both place a lot of energy on providing the best customer service.” Kani has a 20-year relationship with his current partners in the machine vision industry and LMI has 30 years of technical know-how in vision sensor technology. Together they look forward to opening up new opportunities for LMI applied technology and JFAS services in Japan.