Graham Engineering Appoints Michael Wagner Aftermarket Business Development Director
YORK, PA, U.S.A., August 30, 2018: Robert Deitrick, vice president of global sales and service for Graham Engineering Corporation, has appointed Michael Wagner as aftermarket business development director. Mr. Wagner’s responsibilities are global.
“Mike’s knowledge of plastics processing along with his track record in supporting customers’ aftermarket needs make him a welcome addition to the team,” said Mr. Deitrick. “His experience leading the development and delivery of spare parts, tooling, retrofits, rebuilds and field service programs make him a capable source of support for our customers.”
Mr. Wagner most recently served as vice president aftermarket for The Conair Group and joins Graham Engineering with a career spanning more than 30 years of progressive responsibility in the industry, including marketing, sales, product, and engineering management roles with Transformer Engineering, LLC, Colormatrix, Micro-Poise Measurement Systems, Demag Plastics Group, Motan Incorporated, Arburg Incorporated, Calgon Carbon Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric.
He holds a BSc degree in industrial engineering from Virginia Tech, where he also completed post-graduate work in operations research. He also earned an MBA in marketing from Carnegie Mellon University.
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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