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JBC Tools Inc. Selects Representative for the Midwest

May 27, 2011

Dave Trail, president of Horizon Sales.

Dave Trail, president of Horizon Sales.

JBC Tools, Inc., a leading provider of hand soldering and rework tools, announces that it has appointed Horizon Sales as its representative for the Midwestern states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania.

“JBC proudly engaged Horizon Sales to better serve existing and new customers in the area. We believe that Horizon Sales will enhance JBC’s presence throughout the Midwest with stronger technical and sales support, while promoting the brand and leading technology,” commented Francisco Fourcade, Midwest Area Sales Manager at JBC Tools.

Located in Brighton, MI, Cleveland and Kokomo, IN, Horizon Sales is a manufacturers’ representative corporation delivering machinery and supplies to the electronics industry. In business for more than 20 years, Horizon has supplied equipment and supplies to some of the most well known names in the industry including Lexmark, Delphi, Libra Industries, Rockwell Automation, Lucent Sparton, Kimball and Jabil Circuits. Horizon Sales focuses on customer service as well as advancing its customers to the top of their markets.

“We are very excited to be appointed the representative for JBC’s line of soldering equipment here in the [Upper] Midwest. We see a need for an affordable yet sophisticated line of hand soldering equipment here, and feel that JBC meets that need. We look forward to presenting the equipment to our ever-growing customer base and building a long-term relationship with JBC Tools,” commented Dave Trail, Principal of Horizon Sales.

Horizon Sales will represent JBC Tools’ complete line of tools for hand soldering and rework tools throughout the Midwestern United States.


More than 80 years experience has placed JBC at the technological forefront of tools for soldering and rework operations in electronics. Innovation, efficiency and reliability are the key features of a wide range of products that have been designed to satisfy the most demanding requirements. JBC’s global organization of local offices and a distributor network spanning five continents enables the company to provide quick and efficient service.

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