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McElroy announces new quality director DESIGNER and manufacturer of thermoplastic fusion equipment, McElroy, has announced the quality and performance our products are known for. Barry Johnson fits that bill, and I am excited to have him on board.”

operations team,” said Paul Lui, McElroy vice-president of operations. Mr Johnson said that he is excited to become part of the McElroy team and is looking forward to learning a new product line and approaching problem solving in a new area. He said: “As a Tulsa native, I’ve watched McElroy grow over the decades, and I’m thrilled about joining the McElroy team. As with any company, solving problems and conducting root cause analysis is key to providing quality products to our customers. This is my passion and I look forward to applying my skill set at McElroy.”

appointment of a new quality director. Barry Johnson will replace Steve Burgess, who has announced his retirement after 35 years of service to McElroy. “Steve Burgess has been the leader and steward over our quality culture for many years,” said McElroy president and CEO Chip McElroy. “Given how our product has changed new and evolved, we were looking for a quality professional with experience in large, complex organisations to help us build and improve our systems, as well as implement new processes that will allow us to continue to lead with the

Mr Johnson will lead McElroy’s quality team, identifying opportunities to improve the company’s overall customer experience. Prior to arriving at McElroy, Mr Johnson held positions at several companies including Ford Motor Company, Brunswick and TriMas. Most recently, he served as senior director of quality and continuous improvement at Nordam, an aerospace manufacturing and repair firm. “We are thrilled about Barry joining us. He brings a long history of operations, manufacturing, engineering and quality experience to complement our

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Kjellberg staff celebrate the company’s 100 th anniversary

customers, partners and friends in many countries. In October 2022, the 100 th anniversary will be celebrated with customers and partners from the European region at the trade fair Euroblech in Hanover. The traditional company has set itself challenging goals for the future in order to remain successful. The agenda of the technology provider with its own research company include for example the challenges that are connected with digitisation. Kjellberg Elektro-Maschinen GmbH www.kjellberg.de

KJELLBERG Elektro-Maschinen GmbH celebrated its 100 th anniversary this year with a surprise individual birthday cake to all staff members along with personal words of thanks. The company started in 1922 with one production site where welding generators for Kjellberg electrodes were produced. One century later, the same production site is a global player. The products and technologies for plasma cutting, welding and mechanical engineering are used throughout the world. Kjellberg Finsterwalde has celebrated its success together with long-standing

Dr Michael Schnick, managing director of Kjellberg-Holding, presents the birthday cake to training coordinator Maya Vlahova Danfoss re-star ts its business in Ukraine

to stay in Ukraine, but families were evacuated by the Danfoss crisis team in February. As the safety level in some parts of Ukraine is improving, employees are starting to move back. Currently, 40 Ukrainians – including eight Danfoss employees, are in Poland.

is key for us to continue supporting our customers in Ukraine. It is not only the right thing to do, but our products are also key components for the critical infrastructure, which needs to be rebuilt. Thanks to Danfoss’s products, residents in some of the most badly damaged areas of Ukraine will again have access to heating and hot domestic water.” Most Ukrainian employees decided

DANFOSS has announced that business activities are being re-started in Ukraine. Since the war in Ukraine broke out, activities have been put to a halt, and the restarted business activities will be focused on restoring critical infrastructure in damaged cities and towns. Adam Jedrzejczak, president, Danfoss East Europe Region, said: “It

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