New Sales Manager Of Forging Products Joins Erie Press Systems


ERIE, PA - July 17, 2008 - Anders Vesterholm has been named Sales Manager of Forge and Custom Hydraulic Presses for Erie Press Systems. The announcement was made by Doug Currie, President of the company.

Vesterholm will be responsible for domestic and international sales of application-based forging machinery and custom hydraulic applications. He will manage new equipment orders, and the sales process for equipment rebuilds and replacement parts. He will also determine sales direction, effective sales strategies and marketing support to achieve product line sales objectives.

The new Sales Manager has over 20 years of metal forming, hydraulic press and automation system experience, in addition to a broad international and domestic background that includes sales, new product development, engineering, service and manufacturing in various industries. His educational background is from Sweden with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Control System Engineering.

He was most recently employed at AP&T North America as Sales Account Manager for mainly the automotive and appliance markets in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Vesterholm has also held positions with ABB and Emerson Electric Corporation. He joined Erie Press Systems on June 2, 2008.

Erie Press Systems (www.eriepress.com) is a leading manufacturer of custom hydraulic and mechanical presses and machinery for a broad range of metal and non metal forming applications. Since 1895, ERIE has supplied integrated process solutions for open and closed die forging, sheet and extrusion stretch forming, carbon extrusion and compacting, super plastic forming, cold extrusion, powder metal compacting, composite molding, and other custom applications. Designed to meet the unique needs of each customer's forming process requirements, press capacities typically range from 500 to 15,000 tons. ERIE is ISO9001: 2000 certified.

For further details, contact George Currie, Erie Press Systems, Phone: (814) 455-3941 Ext. 620 or E-mail: gmcurrie@eriepress.com.
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Matt Glass, Altman-Hall Associates, Phone: (814) 454-0158 or E-mail: matt@altman-hall.com.

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