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SALEM Vision was exhibiting at Vision Expo East 2020.  Due to recent developments, Vision Expo East has been postponed until September 24-26th.  It will be running in conjunction with the Vision Expo West 2020 event at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.  We will provide our booth number and other pertinent information as it becomes available.  We look forward to seeing you later this year!

Bovone, a global leader in the production of glass and stone processing plants, has chosen its American managing director.  Bovone and Salem Distributing Company, Inc. (Salem) are pleased to announce that Doug Mangus, longtime Machinery Sales Director with Salem, has been selected to head up the soon to open Bovone North America (Bovone NA).  Mangus was selected as General Manager based on the important experience gained over numerous years of working side by side with Bovone's Italian headquarters.

Thanks to his deep knowledge of the Bovone company, its history, its values, and its processes, combined with experience as machine sales director for Salem, distributor of Bovone machinery in the North American market, Mangus will take up the challenge of achieving the many important goals in a strategic market like North America.  “As one of our own, Doug is the obvious choice for this position as General Manager for Bovone NA. He has assessed operations, consulted on and sold machinery and is the pivotal contact for Salem’s customers”, says Mike Willard, CEO/Owner of Salem.

Bovone is known for its quality glass and stone fabrication machinery and robotics, and has been selling machinery in the North American market, through Salem, for 45 years.  In fact, Bovone chose to have its American headquarters located close to Salem’s headquarters to guarantee a widespread presence, more timely assistance, and quick and personalized answers to American and Canadian customers who have proven to prefer the excellence of Bovone's “Made in Italy” solutions.   “We are excited about this new venture,” says Federica Bovone, CEO of Elettromeccanica Bovone Srl, “and the time has come that we expand into this market with a physical location and staff so we can continue to effectively and efficiently meet the demands of our loyal customer base.”

Bovone N.A. is strategically located in North Carolina, one of the states most suited to the development of new industrial projects. It intends to be fully operational starting in 2020 with a complete management and operational team. This move is intended to make it easier and faster to integrate data for robotics, prepare and install machinery, and service our customers in the entire North American market. “With Mangus in his new position, and through this collaboration, Salem and Bovone will continue to provide excellent customer service to existing customers along with actively developing new prospects”, agrees Willard and Bovone.

About Salem Distributing Company, Inc.

Salem Distributing Company, Inc. is a certified 100% employee-owned company founded in 1934 with sales representatives and support staffs strategically located throughout the United States and Canada.  Salem is an industry leading supplier of glass fabrication equipment, materials and technical expertise. Building on a wealth of product and process knowledge unique to a single company, along with recent company acquisitions, Salem continues to further grow its machinery and technical service offerings. Salem is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC and maintains an office and warehouses in Santa Fe Springs, CA and Toronto -Ontario, Canada. https://www.salemdist.com

About Elettromeccanica Bovone Srl

Bovone, a family owned company founded in 1954, is a world-renowned manufacturer of solutions and technologies for the second processing of flat glass and natural and synthetic stones. Bovone has always stood for excellence and lasting value. The company's offerings are structured into two main distinct production areas consisting of stand-alone machines - for grinding, beveling and washing, and the customized lines dedicated to complete plants for silvering and layering. Technologically advanced and answering the demands of Industry 4.0, is the Bovone Robotic System (BRS). This robotic system allows the integration of Bovone machinery into fully automated production islands.  Bovone is headquartered in Ovada, Italy.  Bovone NA will be located in North Carolina.  https://bovonenorthamerica.com

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SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror invites you to discover the most compact, hi-tech vertical CNC work center in the industry – the DENVER ADVANCE PLUS. This all-in-one, true vertical alternative to horizontal work centers is capable of edging, notching, countersinking and polishing (optional). Ideal for “quick turnaround” production, this zero set up machine has 100% uptime with its continuous “flow” capability.

SALEM also brings you the ELB 10/45 edger/miterer  from BOVONE. The ELB 10/45 is designed to produce flat edges or 0° to 45° miters, both cerium polished, and has a two-wheel arris polish configuration.  This 10 cup wheel edger is an industry heavyweight in its class and is able to handle up to 2,000 lb.

Visit SALEM at GLASSBUILD AMERICA in BOOTH #3135 to see live demonstrations of these machines and more, from exclusive industry partners, including painting and coating machines from CEFLA, the CHEMWEST particle removal system, the MISTRAL 180 EV sandblasting unit from FRATELLI PEZZA and the AZV MILL 1000 milling/drilling machine from ZAFFERANI GLAS.

SALEM, your dedicated supplier for cutting edge diamond tooling and supplies, introduces the ClickFit™. This revolutionary new system will save you significant amounts of production time.  Instead of replacing the entire wheel, the base is attached to the machine separately while the actual grinding, edging or polishing wheel is replaced.  Simply twist the wheel out of the base to remove it and then twist the new one into the locked position.  The rotation of the wheel will keep it locked until it's time to replace it.

Also, browse our displays featuring a full line of tools, supplies and material handling equipment from SALEM and our partners – BDT®, KDRILLS, EVGUARD® by FOLIENWERK , WOOD'S POWR-GRIP® and more. Our featured products include diamond wheels, core drills, felt and composition polishing wheels, cerium oxide polishing compounds, CNC tooling, vacuum cups, vacuum lifters, etc.  We can't wait to see you there!

SALEM Vision will be exhibiting at Vision Expo West 2019 at SANDS EXPO, NV.  Come visit us at booth #11068 to see our various lines of finishing and surfacing supplies for your optical needs.  Best of all, you can visit us at no cost to you!  Simply click on the link or banner below to register for free today.  We can't wait to see you there!

Salem Distributing Company is always looking for ways to give back to our communities. Salem’s ESOP team spearheaded a company-wide food drive, with donations going to the Clemmons Food Pantry in North Carolina and the Interfaith Food Center in California. Our employee owners stepped up, donating just under 2,000 lbs of food. We are proud of our employee owners and glad to be part of such wonderful communities.

January 30, 2019

Frankfort, Illinois – SmartLift US continues to grow!  We are excited to announce an agreement with Salem Distributing Company, Inc. to act as a distributor for our line of SmartLift intelligent glass handling and lifting machines. Together, we look to make life easier on the labor market. These intelligent lifting devices are engineered to streamline work processes and, in particular, focus on improving the work environment where heavy lifting and hazardous working postures risk worker injury.

Salem Distributing Company, Inc., founded in 1934, is an employee-owned, American based business with headquarters located in Winston-Salem, NC.  They serve four industries; Glass, Stone, Precision Optics and Ophthalmic.  Through their glass division, SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror, they distribute the finest fabrication and material handling products available.  Salem maintains 3 warehousing centers located in Winston-Salem, NC, Los Angeles, CA and Toronto, CA. They are the primary resource for these products here in North America.  SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror may be contacted by calling 800.234.1982 or emailing info@salemdist.com.

SmartLift US is the North American Representative of SmartLift Glass Handler of Denmark. Founded in 2015, SmartLift US has rapidly grown from its original service center in Chicagoland, IL to operating warehousing and service centers in New York, NY, Phoenix, AZ and Tampa Bay, FL.  With an extensive line of models and options to serve the glazing and glass fabrication industry, the SmartLift machine is the favorite choice of glaziers and flat material designers and contractors.  For more information, SmartLift US may be contact by calling 815.931.4825 or emailing info@smartliftus.com.