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16 MAY 2016
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Schuler receives Volvo cars
quality excellence award
SCHULER has received the prestigious
Volvo Cars Quality Excellence (VQE)
Award. Axel Meyer, head of Schuler’s
service division, accepted the trophy
on behalf of the company from Kjell-
Åke Eriksson, vice-president indirect
purchasing, at Volvo’s headquarters in
Gothenburg, Sweden.
“We are proud to have become a
carefully chosen VQE partner,” Mr
Meyer stated. “This award recognises
our successful long-term partnership
with our customer Volvo and is a
special mark of appreciation for Schuler
and the dedicated work of all of our
employees.”
The VQE Award’s fundamental
requirements include environmental
certification according to ISO 14001
and quality certification pursuant
to ISO 9001 for indirect material
suppliers. VQE also comprises stable
delivery performance over time and
a high service level. Furthermore,
the evaluation in order to qualify
for the award included categories
such as global ability, risk manage-
ment, continuous improvements and
cost reduction processes. Schuler has
been able to meet all of Volvo’s high
expectations.
Schuler is a technological and market
leader in forming equipment. The
company offers cutting edge presses,
automation, dies, process know-how
and services for the entire metal-
forming industry and lightweight vehicle
construction.
Its clients include car manufacturers
and their suppliers, as well as
companies in the forging, household
equipment, packaging, energy and
electrical industries.
Schuler also produces coin minting
presses and supplies systems
solutions for the aerospace, railway
and large pipe industries. In fiscal year
2014, Schuler posted sales of €1.18bn.
With around 5,400 employees, Schuler
is represented in 40 countries and is a
member of the Austrian Andritz Group.
Schuler AG – Germany
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Axel Meyer, head of the service division (third from left), accepted the trophy from
Kjell-Åke Eriksson, vice-president indirect purchasing (third from right)
Mathey Dearman appoints Michael Moore
USA-based Mathey Dearman has
announced the addition of Michael
Moore to the Mike Charles and
Associates, Inc team.
Mr Moore started his welding
industry career in 1990 with Lincoln
Electric where he worked in research
and development, manufacturing and
technical sales. He also worked at
ESAB in territory, regional and national
sales as well as business development.
His latest position was vice-president
of sales with ArcOne. He describes
himself as being customer focused
and technically competent and has
experience in automation, robotics,
welding processes, and respiratory and
safety. He is a member of the GAWDA
safety committee and has a degree in
physics from The Citadel and a degree
in non-destructive testing from Cowley
College.
He continues to advance his technical
knowledge by working on his Masters
in welding engineering from Ohio State
University and planned to take the CWI
exam in early 2016.
Mike Charles and Associates is
based in Mooresville, North Carolina,
USA, and has been in business since
1999. The firm prides itself as being
customer needs driven. Mr Charles has
been in the welding industry since 1977
and brings experience working both at
the distributor level and for manufactur-
ers. Mathey Dearman claims to be a
leading authority on preparing pipe
and vessels to be joined together by
welding. Since the 1930s Mathey has
been designing and building cutting
and bevelling machines and clamping,
aligning and reforming systems for pipe
and tubing.
Over the years it has also developed
other essential tools and equipment.
These products include measuring and
layout tools, gauges and inspection
devices.
Mathey Dearman – USA
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