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12 Tube Products International January 2009
His Royal Highness, the Duke of York,
has visited Swagelok Ltd to celebrate the
opening of a new, state-of-the-art 880m2
warehouse. HRH, who is the United
Kingdom’s Special Representative for
International Trade and Investment,
unveiled a plaque in commemoration
of the expansion, which will enable the
streamlining of processes and help the
company meet increased demand.
Swagelok Ltd is the Isle of Man operation
of Swagelok Company, a provider of fluid
system technologies. Its manufacturing
helps to complete the company’s piping
and regulator product offering for the oil,
gas and petrochemical industries. From
the Isle of Man facility, Swagelok also
serves local niche markets that require
Management change at Cincinnati Extrusion
In the interest of continuity and further growth, Walter Haeder, managing director and CEO of
Cincinnati Extrusion, has implemented a long-planned management change.
Erich Hauk, managing director of sales, and Hans Berlisg, managing director of marketing and
services, both went into retirement at the end of 2008. With effect from 1 September 2008, their
responsibilities on the management board have been taken over by Marc Glabisch and Peter
Hammer, with Mr Haeder remaining as managing director and CEO.
Mr Hauk began his career at Cincinnati in 1965 and held various positions within the company in
the following years. He had been responsible for sales worldwide since 1995. Mr Berlisg joined the
company in 1968 and also held a number of leading positions. In addition to his marketing talents
he founded Extruserve, a brand of Cincinnati Extrusion specialising in the design of screws and
barrels and the complete overhaul of used machines.
“I wish to thank Mr Hauk and Mr Berlisg for more than 40 years of loyal service to our company,”
said Mr Haeder. “I have
always appreciated and still
appreciate their very sincere
and dependable cooperation
during our years together
and the experience they
have contributed.”
Marc Glabisch studied
plastics engineering at
Paderborn University, and
has been working in the
extrusion industry since
1996, moving to Cincinnati
Extrusion in 2006. Peter
Hammer joined Cincinnati in 1989 and has been in charge of after sales services, IT and automation.
Cincinnati Extrusion GmbH – Austria
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Walter Haeder, ▲
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managing director
and CEO of
Cincinnati Extrusion
From left to right: Marc Glabisch and Peter Hammer, successors to Erich Hauk and Hans Berlisg ▲ ▲
His Royal Highness, the Duke of York, listens as ▲ ▲
Swagelok associates explain the benefits of the
company’s products
Duke of York visit to mark
first phase of expansion
quick turn-around on high
added value and specialised
products.
“ Swagelok is a classic business
in the sense that it has high
technology, its employees have
a high level of skill, and it is
globally focused,” the Duke of
York said. “It is a great pleasure
to come here and learn more
about what you do and the
markets in which you deploy your
product. ”
Senior Swagelok associates
accompanied HRH on a tour of the
facilities, where he had the opportunity
to speak to employees about various
aspects of the company’s manufacturing
operation.
“We are privileged to have the oppor-
unity to host HRH at our expanded
premises,” commented Thomas
Freund, European director of operations