TPT March 2017

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battenfeld-cincinnati USA appoints new president and CEO

with the technologies, services and expert support they need to succeed in today’s demanding marketplace,” said Gerold Schley, CEO of the battenfeld- cincinnati group. Mr Godwin commented, “We have a highly experienced and motivated team, and I look forward to working with them in my new capacity. I am excited to continue the support of our customer base and promote battenfeld-cincinnati USA as the leader in technology and support.” battenfeld-cincinnati USA is part of the global battenfeld-cincinnati group of companies and is based in Kansas, USA. With a workforce of 70 it produces localised extruders and tooling for the US

PAUL Godwin has taken over the position of president and CEO of battenfeld-cincinnati USA. Mr Godwin brings with him experience in extrusion processes, material and equipment. He started his career with Dow Chemical in 1979 and held professional assignments with Bayer, HPM and Maag prior to joining battenfeld-cincinnati USA, where he led sales and marketing and, most recently, the engineering department. “Paul is an industry insider and has been with battenfeld-cincinnati USA for almost two decades. His in- depth experience ideally positions him to advance battenfeld-cincinnati’s commitment to equipping customers

Paul Godwin

market as well as providing engineering and service for complete PO and PVC pipe and profile extrusion lines. battenfeld-cincinnati – USA Website: www.battenfeld-cincinnati.com

RSA wins innovation award in separation technology category

RSA produces cold circular saws, de- burring systems, industrial brushes and saw blades for the global market. The products are used in the automotive and furniture industry as well as in the steel trade. By using newly developed servo clamping, the layer saw Rasacut LS 150 can saw especially thin-walled tubes, tubes with a difficult ratio between diameter and wall thickness, and tubes with a stability higher than 1,200N/mm² in single, double and triple cut. It can replace three cold circular saws or four band saws. It can produce workpieces that previously required complex laser processing, and after sawing production steps like de-burring, chamfering, checking, washing, drying and unloading can be executed.

benefit users, the environment and society, was presented to RSAmanaging director Thomas Berg and development manager Stephan Feldhoff during a ceremony at the AMB international exhibition for metal processing in Stuttgart, Germany.

RSA cutting systems GmbH has won the MM Award 2016 in the ‘separation technology’ category, with the layer saw Rasacut LS 150, which was introduced in April 2016. The award, which recognises innovations in metal processing that

Rasacut LS 150 won the MM Award 2016

RSA cutting systems GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 2304 9111 100

Email: rsa.d@rsa.de Website: www.rsa.de

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