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Yamato opens office, demo center in California

As a result of several years of continued growth, Yamato Corporation has expanded its operations to the West Coast with the opening of a new office and demo center in Lake Forest, CA.

It is the first expansion of Yamato’s newly-formed Automatic & Commercial Weighing Solutions Division. The Lake Forest location serves Yamato‘s growing West Coast customer base with local parts and service as well as regional sales support. The demo center includes ample space for full integration and testing with VF/F/S bag machines as well as other packaging solutions.

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