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GERMAN Machine Tools of America
(GMTA) celebrated the company’s 25th
anniversary during the IMTS (International
Manufacturing & Technology Show) in
Chicago, USA.
The celebration took place aboard the
Anita Dee II, a private yacht charter, on
Wednesday evening after the show
concluded for the day. A crowd of over
150 customers and business associates
boarded the yacht on the east end of
McCormick Place for an evening of wining
and dining while cruising the waters of
Lake Michigan. The evening was hosted
by Walter Friedrich, president of GMTA,
Scott Knoy, vice-president of sales, and
Claudia Hambleton, CFO.
Mr Friedrich welcomed the crowd with
a short speech thanking them for their
support over the last 25 years. He gave a
bit of company history and mentioned
the recent opening of the newest office in
Queretaro, Mexico.
Guests enjoyed a lavish dinner buffet,
open bar and the music of a live band
playing tropical party music. The ship
cruised along the illuminated Chicago
skyline, past Buckingham Fountain and
along Navy Pier for several hours before
returning guests to Navy Pier.
GMTA, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is
the USA subsidiary of Profilator GmbH.
It represent various lines of German
machine tools and metal fabricating
equipment, including gear cutting and
honing machines including the patented
Hard Scudding® process for gear-making,
parts washing systems, special machine
tools, tooling, laser welding machines,
surface grinding and deburring machines,
multi-spindle lathes, multi-station vertical
turning machinery and more.
GMTA markets to automotive OEMs and
various Tier suppliers, plus off-highway
equipment, bearing and other power
transmission builders.
German Machine Tools of America
(GMTA) – USA
Website:
Koch is putting itself on track for the future with a bigger
executive board. Managing partner Jochen Koch is getting a
double helping of expert assistance in the form of Thomas Voss
as sales director and Harald Udelhoven as technical director.
With these three leaders at its helm, the company aims to build
up its innovation leadership in the global market.
Experienced sales expert Thomas Voss returned to Koch on 1 st
September 2016, after four years away. Based on his years of
experience in the wire machine industry – 34 of them at Koch –
he will be aiming to strengthen the company’s sales activities as
sales director.
Harald Udelhoven will complete the team as the new technical
director. The 55-year-old has worked for many years in leading
electrical engineering businesses. He studied mechanical
engineering specialising in construction technology, as well
as business management. Most recently he worked as head of
global quality management and head of high-vacuum systems
product lines.
“Harald Udelhoven has a massive amount of knowledge in
different disciplines that will provide our company with some
important momentum,” added Mr Koch.
Experience, innovative strength and a broader outlook: this
to Jochen Koch is the “best mix” by which the company will be
able to tackle the challenges of an increasingly complex global
market.
Ernst Koch GmbH & Co KG – Germany
Website:
All aboard for 25 th anniversary celebration
▲ ▲ The Chicago skyline from the Anita Dee II
Experience and more management power for a stronger future
▲ ▲ The newly formed management, from left, Thomas Voss, Jochen Koch and Harald
Udelhoven