Mason appoints Christopher Associates Inc. as North American Distributor

It was announced at the CPCA show that Mason Electronics (Hong Kong & Shenzhen, China) has entered into a distribution contract for their electrical test products for the North American market with Christopher Associates Inc. (Santa Ana, CA).

Mason, a supplier of universal grid electrical test systems in Asia, is known for the reliability, performance and technology of their systems. Leading customers include OPC, Multek, Viasystems, Gold Circuits, Hitachi, Samsung, Jabil Circuit, and Solectron, with over 400 customers and 3,000 systems installed worldwide. With annual turnover of over $25 million and over 200 employees, Mason Electronics provides hardware, software, and fixturing solutions from their ISO 9001 certified manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, China as well as facilities throughout Asia.

Sam Poon, Executive Vice President of Mason stated that "the North American market demands high technology, and if we can meet this requirement, this will help us deliver the best technology and support to the industry on a global basis". Matthew Holzmann, president of Christopher Associates said, "Mason has proven, solid electrical test solutions that will help our customers improve both their capabilities and competitiveness". Zhang Li Xiong, managing director of Mason pointed out "there are many single density test systems in North America that will require upgrades to double or even quad density".