EVOC Intelligent Technology, China’s top embedded and industrial computing manufacturer, has signed a deal with Sight Systems which will help the Chinese heavyweight break into the UK market.

Whilst EVOC holds a 40 per cent share of the Chinese market, and is number three globally, the distribution deal with industrial computing specialist Sight Systems will help to achieve its next goal of expanding across Europe and the USA. The agreement will also add value to Sight Systems’ product range and be a significant contribution to its own goal of growing the business by 30 per cent this year.

As EVOC’s UK distributor, Sight Systems will predominantly focus on the aerospace & defence, broadcast and digital signage markets.

David Lee, regional sales director for EVOC, said: “We approached Sight Systems to become a distributor for us in the UK as it is an innovative company with great potential. It also has unrivalled experience in the aerospace, broadcast and digital signage sectors - three markets we are keen to break into in the UK. We look forward to many years of a successful relationship between us.”

Craig Blackman, managing director of Sight Systems, said: “Innovation is at the core of the Sight Systems’ brand and our agreement to use EVOC’s top class products takes this up a gear. It will certainly help our customers to gain a competitive edge, as we can significantly reduce the time to market for the products that we design and develop for them.

“The EVOC range is extremely innovative and offers many products which I have not seen available anywhere else on the market. This even wider selection of pioneering embedded computing formats means that when developing a bespoke solution, we can deliver our clients the same sized box, but with significantly enhanced functionality. This is certainly a win-win situation for everyone involved and a first for the UK market,” continued Blackman.

Currently, EVOC has over 1,500 types of products, including Fanless Systems, ETX/Com-Express, Full-size CPU Card, Half-size CPU Card, 3.5" Single Board, 5.25" Single Board, EPIC Board, Industrial Panel PC, Workstation, PC/104 product, CompactPCI, Network Application Platform, Rugged Laptop and OEM/ODM services.