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Industry News
16 July 2015
Davis-Standard appoints VP of
extrusion coating and solution coating
RICK Keller has been promoted
to Davis-Standard vice president,
extrusion coating and solution coating.
Mr Keller previously held the position of
vice president for the company’s blown
film business, and established Davis-
Standard’s market position in barrier
agricultural films, membranes and agri-
stretch films.
Mr Keller joined Davis-Standard
(Egan) in 1981, working in various
roles within the blown film, cast film and
extrusion coating product groups. He
has extensive experience with Davis-
Standard, Egan, and Black Clawson
Converting Machinery brands, and is
a well-known presenter at technical
conferences worldwide.
“Davis-Standard is well positioned
for further growth and development
of product lines for both extrusion
and solution coating,” commented Mr
Keller. “We have an outstanding team
to support our global efforts and serve
our customers with high-speed web
handling technology.
“Our developments in extrusion
energy efficiency, high-speed bond
strength control and redesignedmachine
platforms will be what customers need
for the future. Our goal is to reverse
integrate these developments to the
existing base of exceptionally robust
lines still in operation after 40 to 50
years.”
Davis-Standard designs, develops
and distributes extrusion and converting
technology. Its systems encompass
more than ten product lines to support
manufacturing applications and
customers within every major industry.
The company has manufacturing and
technical facilities in the USA, as well
as subsidiaries with facilities in China,
Germany and the UK.
Davis-Standard, LLC – USA
Fax: +1 860 599 6258
Website:
Your best brand for
tube processing machines.
Rick Keller