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Industry News
ROYALTON Industries has appointed Len
Steinmeyer as vice-president of sales. Mr
Steinmeyer will head up the company’s sales
and marketing efforts for its line of metal
forming and coil processing equipment.
Mr Steinmeyer has 40 years’ experience in
the metal working industries and has devoted
his career to helping customers improve
their productivity and operations. He began
his career in service for Kent Corporation
in 1971, starting up machines and training
operators on their use, and later moved on
to service manager and finally head of the
Tesgo Inc sales and marketing group. He is a
graduate of Baldwin Wallace College, where
he obtained a Bachelors Degree in Business
Administration, and a graduate of Cuyahoga
Community College, where he obtained
an Associates Degree concentrating on
Engineering Technology.
Mr Steinmeyer has written numerous
papers and speaks frequently at conferences
for the SME (Society of Manufacturing
Engineers), TPAI (Tube & Pipe Association
International) and the FMAI (Fabricators
Manufacturing Association International),
PMA (Precision Metal Forming Association)
and the ITA (International Tube Association).
He is a past member of the board of directors
of the FMA (Fabricators Manufacturing
Association) and a past chairman of the board
(2001) of the TPAI. He presently serves as
vice chairman of the North American board,
ITA, and is a member of the Tube Producing
Council of the TPAI.
Royalton Industries designs, manufactures
and supplies machinery to the metal forming
and coil processing industries. Equipment
includes tube and pipe mill entry equipment,
coil packaging equipment and coil processing
equipment.
Royalton Industries Inc – USA
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Royalton appoints new VP of sales
RAFTER Equipment Corporation has
shipped a new RT-4500S tube sizing mill to
a major North American pipe producer. The
mill will be a replacement for an existing siz-
ing mill that is to be decommissioned. The
mill was designed to utilise existing roll tool-
ing and drive train components.
Rafter manufactures tube and pipe mills,
roll forming machines, cut-off machines,
auxiliary and other related tube and pipe
mill machinery. Additional services include
rebuilding and upgrading mill equipment.
Rafter Equipment Corporation – USA
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Rafter ships tube sizing mill