Viega Welcomes Elwood Ide as New Technical Manager,Shipbuilding and Offshore


Viega expands shipbuilding and offshore team in the West Coast territory.



WICHITA, Kan. – Viega LLC announces Elwood Ide as its newest technical manager for shipbuilding and offshore for the West Coast.



In this position, Ide provides analysis, forecasts and guidance for developing the marine and offshore business in the California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii and British Columbia region. He also introduces and trains engineers and craftsmen to use and install new solutions that meet rigorous marine and offshore challenges. Ide has more than 40 years of piping design engineering experience for the commercial, industrial, military and marine industries.



Prior to joining Viega, Ide designed, specified and fit pipe systems for major shipyards and naval architects throughout the U.S. Recently, Ide was a marine engineer and manager for Jensen Maritime Consultants, one of the nation’s leaders in naval architecture. He has also held positions as an engineering consultant, project manager and senior design engineer.



“Viega is pleased to incorporate Elwood’s great wealth of marine technology knowledge into our shipbuilding and offshore team,” said Paul Switzer, technical manager, shipbuilding and offshore, at Viega. “Elwood excels at providing solutions that uniquely cater to each client with an emphasis on improving construction timelines.”



About Viega:

Founded in 1899, the Viega Group is the global leader in press technology systems for industrial, commercial and residential industries. Viega LLC, headquartered in Wichita, KS, offers more than 3,000 products, including Viega ProPress® for copper and stainless, Viega MegaPress® for black iron pipe in hydronic systems, Viega MegaPressG for gas and Viega PEX Press systems in Zero Lead™ bronze and high-performance polymer. For more information, visit www.viega.us.



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Agency Contact: Rachel Kerstetter

216.242.0415

rkerstetter@sonnhalter.com



Client Contact: Tim Allbritten

316.425.7400

Timothy.Allbritten@Viega.us



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