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24 JULY 2017
Roll-Kraft expands financial team in
preparation for increased growth
ROLL-KRAFT, which specialises in
manufacturing roll tooling for tube and
pipe and roll forming companies globally,
has announced the appointment of two
key financial positions that will help to
facilitate future growth.
Frank Mercuri will join Roll-Kraft as
chief financial officer.
Mr Mercuri comes to the company
with more than 20 years’ experience
in various accounting and finance
positions, including financial officer and
controller for Ericson Manufacturing,
Vocon Design, and Brulant, Inc.
He holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree and a degree
in accounting from Cleveland State
University, and is a member of the Ohio
Society of Certified Public Accountants
(OSCPA). He was awarded “CFO of the
Year” by Crain’s Cleveland Business in
2009. He also serves as treasurer of
the Chesterland, Ohio, chapter of the
Lions Clubs International.
Richard Lazar, former chief financial
officer, has moved into the position of
director of finance – special projects.
Mr Lazar will be deeply involved in the
company’s future growth initiatives, as
well as related commercial and process
improvements.
He has been with Roll-Kraft for 35
years and has provided steady and
consistent guidance over the years. His
expertise will be a valuable asset as the
company continues to grow.
Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in
Mentor, Ohio, USA, and maintains other
facilities in the states of Illinois and
Texas as well as in Canada.
Roll-Kraft – USA
Fax:+1 440 205 3110
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Frank Mercuri, Roll-Kraft’s chief financial
officer
On the way to the smar t factory of the future
IN the plants of Ravenna and
Casalmaggiore, Italy, ‘Industry 4.0’ is
a reality, with robot works improving
the supply chain and reducing human
errors.
R&D, product and cutting-edge
process technology are some of the
keywords driving the development of
Marcegaglia. The Italian industrial group
in the steel processing sector has a
yearly output of 5.6 million tons (2016),
and 39 manufacturing plants covering
six million square metres.
Through the adoption of a unified
network for company and plants,
capable of enabling the re-engineering
of processes in a perspective of ‘Internet
of Things’, Marcegaglia, supported by
Cisco, is on the way to smart factories,
along a totally digitalised supply chain.
In the plants for the processing of
flat products (Marcegaglia Ravenna)
and welded steel tubes (Marcegaglia
Casalmaggiore), important technological
investments were brought forward, on
the path of connected factories, in the
creation of a fully interconnected and
automated production system, improving
the controlled supply chain that reduces
the human error on certification and
safety. Marcegaglia Ravenna is the
company’s largest steel metallurgy
plant, specialising in the treatment
and finishing of coils, plates and pre-
painted steel, as well being the centre
for integrated logistics to supply each
production and distribution facility of the
group. Technological innovation has led
to the creation of a fleet of automated
guided vehicles for the transport of
materials between the processing plant
and the points for final shipment.
Marcegaglia is also a supplier for
carmakers and OEM manufacturers
of structural parts, components
and interior details and, in the plant
of Casalmaggiore, specialises in
machining welded pipes with diameters
up to 406.4mm.
With dedicated production for the
automotive sector, Marcegaglia has
developed an intelligent and automated
crane system that handles storage of
the collected bundles of tubes, directly
from the production plants, moving them
to the area for loading onto transport
vehicles.
Marcegaglia – Italy
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Website: Marcegaglia’s Ravenna plant uses automated guided vehicles to transport materials