Graham Engineering Appoints Lane Hayes as Regional Sales Manager for Blow Molding Systems
YORK, PA, U.S.A., September 6, 2018: Robert Schroeder, business development director of blow molding systems for Graham Engineering Corporation, has appointed Lane Hayes to be regional sales manager for blow molding systems in the southeastern United States and Mexico.
Mr. Hayes’s responsibilities include Mexico and the U.S. states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
“Lane’s market has comprised industrial clients, custom molders, extruders, and in-house manufacturers,” said Mr. Schroeder. “His ability to assess technical requirements and coordinate resources to deliver results will benefit our blow molding customers.”
Lane joins the group from Milacron where he served as senior certified pre-owned, OEM, and auxiliary sales engineer. He previously held technical sales and project management roles with contractor supplier Gajeske, Inc. and pipe manufacturer Georg Fischer Central Plastics.
He holds an AS in industrial business management from Oklahoma Panhandle State University, a Bachelor of General Studies (interdisciplinary degree in business and civil engineering) from Texas Tech University, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
The Graham Group acquired majority interest in American Kuhne in 2012, followed by Graham Engineering Corporation’s acquisition of Welex in June 2013. Together, Graham Engineering, American Kuhne, and Welex create a convergence of leading technologies, people, and capabilities in extrusion. Graham is a privately held company headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, USA.
Graham Engineering is the global standard in wheel and industrial extrusion blow molding solutions, with 400 installations in 20 countries. Graham Engineering offers package design, product development and processing expertise, along with monolayer, multilayer, and barrier extrusion blow molding equipment and technology upgrades. Visit www.grahamengineering.com.
American Kuhne is the preferred provider of engineered solutions for plastics, rubber, and silicone extrusion. American Kuhne solutions comprise standard and custom single screw extruders, feed screws, extrusion systems, and specialized turnkey systems for laboratory, medical tubing, narrow web, wire and cable, pipe, tubing, and profile applications. Visit www.americankuhne.com.
Welex is the global standard in high performance sheet extrusion solutions, with over four decades of leadership. Welex solutions are installed in more than 3,000 customer locations in 69 countries. The company’s innovations include co-extrusion and multi-layer methods that lead the industry as well as dozens of barrier lines installed globally. Visit www.welex.com.
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