Monday, April 23, 2012

Cymatix Complements Portfolio with Dunkermotor Subfractional DC and BLDC motors

Value-added motion control distributor expands beyond Dunkermotor linear motors to serve industrial automation customers in California and Northern Nevada.

Elgin, IL, April 24, 2012 - Cymatix, Inc., a distributor dedicated to the motion control industrial market since its inception in 1983, has complemented its existing product offering through a new channel partner agreement covering not only the Dunkermotor linear motor line, but also its subfractional horsepower brushed and brushless DC motors and intelligent servo motors. With sales engineers covering the state of California, as well as Northern Nevada, Cymatix offers a wide range of motion control products, as well as value-added services to a diverse customer base.

Headquartered in Petaluma, with a staff of 14 long-term associates, the Cymatix customer base includes original equipment manufacturers in a multitude of industries including factory automation, material handling, data storage, industrial, medical, research and semiconductor. Cymatix also supports end-user's in-house applications.

"The Cymatix team is enthusiastic to be entering this new relationship with Dunkermotor," said Randy Getz, sales manager. "Dunkermotor perfectly complements our existing product line, especially with their subfractional horsepower brushed and brushless dc motors, gearmotors and smart servo motors. We're already experienced selling their linear motor products to our customers in California and Northern Nevada and look forward to introducing them as well to Dunkermotor's rotary electric motor products that may meet their application requirements."

"We value the long-term relationship Cymatix has built with its customers, principals and employees," said Tom Brown, Dunkermotor vice president, sales. "Their team has been dedicated to the motion control industrial market for almost 30 years and they provide their customers with a total system approach, encompassing overall system design, design review, sizing and component selection. Our dedicated Dunkermotor TechCenter here in Illinois looks forward to working with them to provide best performance, quality and value solutions to their customers."

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA Inc.
225 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300

Security Benefit Partners With fi360

New Relationship To Provide Powerful Tools For Independent 401(k) Advisors

Topeka, Kansas, April 23, 2012 - Security Benefit Corporation, a leading provider of retirement savings and income vehicles throughout the nation, today announced it has formed a partnership with fi360, the premier organization for fiduciary education, investment analytics, support services, and industry insights for financial professionals.

With the relationship, advisors and plan sponsors will have no-cost access to fi360’s highly regarded fi360 Fiduciary Score® analysis of Security Benefit’s recently launched SecurePoint Retirement 401(k) product. SecurePoint includes the expertise of Mesirow Financial as ERISA 3(38) fiduciary in the selection, monitoring, and replacement of 401(k) plan investment alternatives.

“We’re confident that advisors will find fi360’s reports beneficial,” said Jim Mullery, President, Security Distributors. “Access to a powerful fiduciary tool like fi360 will go a long way toward helping independent investment advisors build and manage sound 401(k) businesses.”

Known for its full-circle approach to investment fiduciary education, practice management, and support, fi360 offers world-class training, tools, and resources essential for fiduciaries to effectively and successfully manage their roles and responsibilities. The firm’s designation training provides instruction towards earning the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) and Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst™ (AIFA®) professional designations.

“We see this as a mutually beneficial relationship,” said Blaine Aikin, fi360's CEO, “and a chance for us to immediately add real value to advisors in the small- and mid-size retirement plan market.”

Additional information on SecurePoint and Security Benefit’s Corporate Retirement Programs is available at securityretirement.com.

For more information, please contact:
Michel’ Cole, Security Benefit Corporation
(785) 438-3396

Laura Parsons, CSG-PR
303-887-2911

About Security Benefit Corporation
Founded in 1892, Security Benefit Corporation, a Guggenheim Partners Company, is a leading provider of savings and income solutions for America’s pre-and post-retirees. Security Benefit Corporation targets multiple wealth segments and channels of distribution through an independent, merit-based distribution structure. By leveraging Guggenheim’s superior general account management capabilities into highly competitive products, Security Benefit Corporation focuses on the retirement savings market providing a full range of services to independent distributors including broker/dealers, IMOs and other financial service providers. Security Benefit is indirectly controlled by Guggenheim Partners, LLC. The firm’s se2 division is an award-winning and nationally recognized provider of administrative services for the insurance and financial services industry. To learn more about Security Benefit or se2, visit www.securitybenefit.com or www.se2.com.

About Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners is a privately held global financial services firm with more than $125 billion in assets under management. The firm provides asset management, investment banking and capital markets services, insurance, institutional finance and investment advisory solutions to institutions, governments and agencies, corporations, investment advisors, family offices and individuals. Guggenheim Partners is headquartered in New York and Chicago and serves clients around the world from more than 25 offices in 10 countries. For more information, please visit www.guggenheimpartners.com.

About fi360
fi360 offers a comprehensive approach to investment fiduciary education, practice management and support that has established them as the go-to source for investment fiduciary insights. With substantiated Practices as the foundation, fi360 offers world-class fiduciary Training/Education, Tools and Resources that are essential for fiduciaries and those who provide services to fiduciaries to effectively and successfully manage their roles and responsibilities. Fi360 assists those who rely on their fiduciary education programs, professional AIF® and AIFA® designations, Web-based analytical and reporting software and resources to achieve success. For more information about fi360, please visit www.fi360.com or Twitter: @fiduciary360.

The Security Benefit SecurePoint RetirementSM 401(k) product is a Trust Account under §401 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Services are offered through Security Distributors, Inc., a subsidiary of Security Benefit Corporation.

Contact:
Laura Parsons
CSG-PR
3225 East 2nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
303-887-2911

Vietnam: a preferred MICE destination for Discerning guests

With its incredible culture and unique beauty, Vietnam is the perfect destination for MICE events.

Hanoi, Vietnam, April 23, 2012 - Tonny Pham, Mice Department Manager of Luxury Travel said, “Vietnam is for everyone all sizes of MICE in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and newly Centre Vietnam (Hue, Danang, Hoian).

He continued, “The international standard hotel with modern conference facilities, resort and meeting rooms and variety of attractions suiting all tastes for nature and culture lovers, golf, relaxation activities, health and spa enthusiasts, cuisine, day trip.

“Nature and culture is waiting to sustain ably serve and satisfy most discerning guests.”

Luxury Travel Co., Ltd (luxurytravelvietnam.com ). is a 100% fully registered and privately-owned Vietnamese company.

The company specializes in planning and organizing incentive trips and have been one of the leading MICE destination companies in Vietnam for over the years.

Mr Pham said, “MICE is a part of luxury, our company, which has conducted a research, has created the Meeting Incentive Conference and Exhibition Department.

Luxury Travel is the first travel company in Indochina specializing in incentive holidays. We have first hand knowledge on MICE, and excellent relations with suppliers in the MICE industry for whatever event or incentive holiday you want. Name it we make it happen,” added Tonny.

Luxury Travel has everything you need to organize a successful MICE trip in Vietnam Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.

“We promote Vietnam as a preferred new destination for both domestic and international MICE travels,” explained Tonny.

MICE planners can visit http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com to organise their next successful meeting incentive conference and exhibition

Contact:
David Nguyen
Luxury Travel Group Ltd
5 Nguyen Truong To Street
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
84439274120