Ipsen Management Change/Geoffrey Somary

Ipsen Management Change/Geoffrey Somary

“Effective February 1, 2019 Ipsen Group CEO Thorsten Krüger will move to the Advisory Board of the company, handing over global operational responsibilities to Mr. Geoffrey Somary.  Mr. Somary is appointed to CEO of Ipsen Group worldwide, with the same effective date....
ECM, Grenoble, France

ECM, Grenoble, France

What you see in this photo is an ECM transfer tunnel for ICBP Flex system which we saw at ECM in Grenoble, France this past week (more information about ECM including an interview with the CEO, Mr. Laurent Pelissier later this week).  This system is in the process of...
Gruppo T.T.N/Nervianesi, Italy

Gruppo T.T.N/Nervianesi, Italy

As a prelude to our visit to furnace builder ECM in Grenoble, France we visited the largest commercial heat treater in Italy, Gruppo T.T.N., headquartered in Nervianesi, Italy (near Milano). The family owned group consists of 9 locations, all in northern Italy with a...
How Cold is it in North America?

How Cold is it in North America?

According to the news item below it is so cold in parts of North America that some auto plants and their heat treating operations are being forced to close; “In the midst of a polar vortex that has brought record-breaking low temperatures to Michigan, Consumers Energy...
Andreas Wiesemann/ ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH

Andreas Wiesemann/ ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH

A favorite of ours in the industry Mr. Andreas Wiesemann, Engineering Manager of German furnace manufacturer Rohde will be retiring March 31/2019. Andreas has been in the heat treating industry for 42 years with 20 of these being at Rohde. We have always been...