EuroWire March 2022

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New vice president at Buehler ITWTest & Measurement

www.candorsweden.com • Electrolytic plating • Candojet hot water cleaning • Electrolytic & Ultrasonic degreasing • Welding wire cleaning and copper coating • Pickling & phosphating Mr Hart’s most recent role was financial director of the Sanderson Group plc’s supply chain logistics business, responsi- ble for financial control and performance reporting with commercial and general management remits alongside. Metalube Ltd www.metalube.co.uk New finance director Metalube Ltd has appointed Steve Hart as finance director. His role will also include commercial management responsibilities at the Irlam manufacturing site. Mr Hart brings 14 years’ experience to the group with focus on financial control, financial and management reporting along with providing commercial support. He qualified as a chartered management accountant while working for American manufacturing conglomerate Rockwell International. Steve Hart

Tecnológico de Monterrey and EGADE Business School. After working in sales and business development at Hilti in Mexico, he joined ITW in 2011, first with re- sponsibility for Latin Amer- ica and then as vice presi- dent and general manager with global responsibility

Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA, has appointed Eugenio Calderón as vice president of Buehler ITW Test & Measurement, effective 1 February. Mr Calderón is responsible for Buehler’s global business with systems for cutting,

Eugenio Calderón

for high precision welding.

embedding, grinding, polishing and analysing material samples as well as hardness testing systems. A native of Mexico, Mr Calderón earned a bachelor of science in chemical engineering and an MBA from the

After a short break in plastics distribution, he returned to the group in 2021. Buehler ITWTest & Measurement www.buehler.com

New sales rep at Proton Proton Products has wel- comed Ricardo Dostal as a new sales representative to its team in Texas, USA.

as a technician, he was later promoted to application specialist, in support of non- contact sensor lines. In the following years, Mr Dostal’s primary focus was on custom measurement and control projects, where he collaborated closely with customers, colleagues and vendors throughout the

Mr Dostal began cultivating an interest in advanced industrial technology early in his career, while serving in the US Navy as an avionics electronic technician on board the USS Kitty Hawk .

Ricardo Dostal

project life cycle. Several of these projects featured Proton Products instrumentation and control technology. In late 2021, he relocated to Texas, where he now joins Proton as a regional manager. Proton Products https://protonproducts.com

Upon completing his enlistment in the military, he moved to Japan, where he spent several years as an instructor and development team leader before returning to the USA. After earning a degree in instrumentation technology, he joined the automation and distribution firm Rotalec USA in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Initially hired

Welding wire copper coating

Aftermarket regional manager Davis-Standard has promot- ed Gianzo Mastrangelo to af- termarket regional manager for the Northeast USA and Canada. He will support ex- isting installations and new opportunities within this ter- ritory, including developing and marketing aftermarket products and services for all Davis-Standard brands. wick Automotive and Embassy Flavours. He has extensive knowledge of operations, manufacturing, process engi- neering, purchasing and sales. He also holds a professional engineering licence, has re- ceived Six Sigma Lean Manu- facturing (Red X) training, and helped patent Brampton Engineering’s inflatable aqua Gianzo Mastrangelo

Multi wire cleaning plant

Ultrasonic & Electrolytic

ring component.

Mr Mastrangelo brings 33 years of experi- ence to the position, having held multiple leadership roles at Brampton Engineer- ing, General Motors of Canada, CFM, Fen-

CANDOR Sweden AB Tel: +46 11 21 75 00 Fax: +46 11 12 63 12 Email: info@candorsweden.com Tel: +46 11 21 75 00 Fax: +46 11 12 63 12 Email: info@candorsweden.com CANDOR Sweden AB

Davis-Standard, LLC www.davis-standard.com

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