Digital print industry professional Yasushi Katsuta has been appointed Business Development Manager - Japan for UK UV LED innovator Integration Technology Ltd.

The Oxfordshire-based company opens its first office in Fuchu-shi, Tokyo in March (2012) to provide technical sales, parts stores and administration functions for the territory and for ITL's exclusive distributors.

Osaka-born Katsuta joins ITL from NEopt, where for the past two years he represented ITL interests in Japan.  He previously worked extensively for inkjet print head maker Xaar as Development and Sales Engineer.    

ITL has operated in Japan since 2001 in conjunction with NEopt supporting its digital graphics market business, and Finesensing handling a growing number of specialist industrial applications for ITL technology.

Yasushi Katsuta will be showcasing ITL UV curing systems on the NEopt stand at the Printable Electronics exhibition from 15^th to 17^th February in Tokyo.