Heat Treat Industry Changes (What we are Learning at the Heat Treatment Show in Cologne, Germany)

We are pleased to introduce you to the relatively new CEO and President of worldwide nitriding technology specialist and commercial heat treater Nitrex along with the new President of United Process Controls (to clarify the two companies are sister companies with the same owner). In this photo you see from the left; Paul Oleszkiewicz, Jean-Francois Cloutier, CEO & President of Nitrex and Olivier Caurette, President, UPC Global & Head of Europe. While not shown in this picture Karl-Michael Winter who has worked with the two companies for many years now has a slightly different position, that of VP R & D/Engineering for Nitrex. Nitrex and United Process Controls (UPC) are names which are recognized in the heat treating industry around the world.

Robert Noebauer who has had a long distinguished career in the heat treating industry in Austria has a new job. We first met Robert when he was working for commercial heat treater and furnace manufacturer, Rubig in Wels, Austria. since then he has moved on to become CEO of commercial heat treater HMW in Ybbsitz, Austria www.hmwelser.com In this photo you can see Robert on the left and Alexander Desch, Purchasing, IT and Plant Management on the right.

No heat treat show in the world is complete without Bodycote. In this picture you can see from the left; Florian Elwart, Martina Waegner (Senior VP AGI Germany & Denmark), Roger Liedtke (Regional  Manager) and Thomas Kratz (Head of Central Services).