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machined components; Robinson Custom Enclo- sures, which fabricates sound-attenuated enclo- sures, fuel tanks and other products for the power-gener- ation industry; and Robinson Heating and Cooling.
People
Concept Machine Tool Sales, Inc., a machine-tool dis- tributor in Minneapolis, MN, appointed Tom Wandmacher vice president of its fabrica- tion and stamping division.
Evans Tool & Die, Inc./ Evans Metal Stamping, Inc., Decatur, GA, appointed Deanne (Dee) Barnes chief executive officer and presi- dent. Barnes is a grand- daughter of the company founder, Leonard Evans Jr.
Olympic Steel, Inc., Cleve- land, OH, promoted Andrew S. Greiff from vice president of specialty metals to presi- dent of specialty metals. He’ll oversee the firm’s sales and distribution of stainless steel and aluminum prod- ucts. Also promoted: Ray- mond Walker, from vice pres- ident of the Eastern Region to senior vice president of the Eastern Region; Michael J. Cedoz, from general man- ager of the firm’s Detroit divi- sion to vice president of automotive; and Terry J. Rohde, from general manag- er of the Chicago division to general manager of the com- pany’s new facility in Gary, IN.
Magnet Applications, New- ton, KS, a subsidiary of Bunting Magnetics Co., added Pete Lipetzky as gen- eral manager of its facility in DuBois, PA. The firm manu- factures bonded magnets and assemblies.
Specialty metals slitter
and distributor Almetals, Inc., Wixom, MI, hired David Foley as assistant production man- ager. He’ll manage material shipping and receiving for the firm’s headquarters opera- tion and for its secondary plant in Georgia.
ITW Muller, Arlington Heights, IL, named Rob Payne industry manager, selling the company’s stretch-wrap equip- ment and film to OEMs/inte- grators and key distributors in the western portion of the United States and Canada.
Rockford Toolcraft, Inc., Rockford, IL, promoted Thomas A. Busse to presi- dent, overseeing the day-to- day operations of the compa- ny. He previously served as vice president of the compa- ny, a supplier of heavy-gauge stampings and dies.
Central Steel and Wire Co., Chicago, IL, appointed Steve Letnich vice president of sales and chief marketing officer. The service center provides sheet, plate, bar, structural shapes, pipe and tubing from a variety of alloys, and offers a slew of processing services.
Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, KS, has hired three design engineers within its technical services depart- ment: Matthew Mason, Cory Dreiling and Brandon Bous- quet. All three will work on the firm’s material-handling product line.
Deep-draw stamper Scot- land Mfg., Inc., Laurinburg, NC, appointed Matt Hunt director of business develop- ment. The firm specializes in cold-rolled shell technology, supplying the filtration indus- try as well as providing stampings to the automotive, construction, rail and aero- space industries.
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