Chris Wyres, DataLase CEO

 

Tokyo-based provider of Auto-ID solutions, SATO, has acquired a 100% share of UK- inline digital printing company, DataLase.

SATO held a 33.3% share of DataLase prior to the full acquisition. The sale is expected to provide benefits for customers in high-volume, fast-moving industries including manufacturing, logistics, pharmaceuticals and food and beverage.

‘Embracing new technologies to tag, track and link data to everything is key to developing innovative on-site solutions that enable the streamlined work sites of the future,’ said SATO president and CEO Kaz Matsuyama. ‘This acquisition expands the Auto-ID options for our customers and we consider it absolutely essential to achieving our long-term business objectives.’ 

‘We are pleased to announce this evolution of our strategic partnership with SATO,’ commented Chris Wyres, DataLase CEO.