News Release

May 31, 2006

New Showroom is Opened in Tohoku Satake Co., Ltd.

Dryers, Huskers, Whiteners and other farming equipments exhibited.

Tohoku Satake Co., Ltd. (Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture) opens "Satake Tohoku Showroom" on June 1st, 2006.

Satake Tohoku Showroom provides exhibition space for Dryers, Paddy Huskers, Weighers, Graders, Whiteners, Optical Sorters for farmers and Laboratory Equipments. In a space of 590 square meters (with 8 meter ceiling height) the small rice milling line (called "Mini Rice Center") and rice milling units are installed. The series of "Magic Rice" instant rice products are also available for sale. There are 40 kind of equipment displayed in the showroom, some ready for demonstration to customers.

Tohoku Satake Co., Ltd. is the production base for small size machines specifically for farmers. Provision of the showroom within the company allows the customers easily view the full range of Satake Machinery from the production to operation in a single place. The showroom easily accessible to customers in Tohoku district, and all are warmly welcome to visit.

Satake Tohoku Showroom

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