TPT November 2013

Industry News

Drake hires product development engineer

In addition, Ms Marinescu has organised and presented at technical conferences worldwide on topics related to vibration and acoustics. Drake Manufacturing Services designs, builds and services precision CNC manufacturing systems for parts with form, index, and helix such as threads, worms and gear teeth, and racks. Founded in 1972, the company helps maximise productivity, improve quality and reduce production costs for a wide variety of demanding applications in the steering systems, power transmission, speed reducer, cutting tool, ball screw, linear motion and aerospace industries. Drake Manufacturing Services Co – USA

DRAKE Manufacturing Services, an Ohio, USA-based precision machine tool builder, has hired Olguta Marinescu as product development engineer. Ms Marinescu has a BS in electrical engineering from University Dunarea de Jos, Galati, Romania, and an MSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, and was the recipient of a Socrates-Erasmus Scholarship at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Her academic focus was in the area of vibration and acoustics, and she authored six papers relevant to these subjects, the most significant relating to the development of a novel methodology to collect accurate and precise vibration measurements at high frequencies where the wavelength of the component mode shapes is small. EFD Induction, a European manufacturer of industrial induction heating equipment, has appointed Henk de Lange as managing director of the company’s German operation. “I’m delighted to welcome Henk to the team,” said EFD Induction CEO Bjørn Eldar Petersen. “EFD Induction Germany has tremendous potential, both in terms of the company’s technical expertise and its customer base. “Henk has the background in change management needed to take EFD Induction Germany forward, and to develop it into a centre of excellence and product innovation for the global induction heating industry.” A Dutch national, Mr de Lange holds an MSc from Delft University in the Netherlands, as well as an Executive MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management. He began his career as a project engineer for Stork Boilers in the Netherlands, before moving to Italy to work on renewable energy projects for ENEL, the country’s largest power company.

Olguta Marinescu

Fax: +1 330 847 6323 Email: info@drakemfg.com Website: www.drakemfg.com

New managing director in Germany for EFD

“Of course I’m excited to be joining EFD Induction,” commented Mr de Lange. “The company has strong relation- ships with many of Germany’s auto- makers and manufacturers of quality industrial components. That, plus the fact that we have exceptional in-house expertise and resources, means we are well positioned to become even more successful.” Mr de Lange took over the position from outgoing managing director Helmut Schulte on 1 September. “All of us at EFD Induction owe Helmut a big thank you for all his hard work during the past years,” said Mr Petersen. “And I’m glad to report that he will be staying at the company, concentrating on sales and business development.” EFD Induction is one of Europe’s largest suppliers of induction solutions for the industry, aiming to help its customers boost their productivity.

EFD as – Norway Fax: +47 35 50 60 10 Email: ow@efdgroup.net Website: www.efd-induction.com

Henk de Lange, the new managing director of EFD Induction Germany

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