Working Together Fiberon Chooses
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A 12-month schedule of production is produced by Fiberon and shared with ENTEK; quarterly shipments of parts from ENTEK to Fiberon ensure that they stay prepared, up and running.
Mike Huskey, Vice President of Manufacturing at Fiberon, said the need to minimize downtime and keep their machines running at maximum capacity is critically important. “There will always be breakdowns and the need to repair machines and replace worn parts,” he said. “But in our business, you can’t tolerate the loss in productivity that happens when you have to wait days, weeks or longer for replacement parts. That’s where this program really helps us – ENTEK works with us to predict our needs and make sure we’re properly stocked and prepared for the future.”
Higher Throughput Rates
Like all leading manufacturers Fiberon employs lean principles to drive productivity, and ENTEK supports them in achieving their goals in numerous ways. One example involved working together to achieve higher throughput rates from the ENTEK 103mm twin-screw extruders. “We were happy to send a team to Fiberon to analyze their use of our machines, and recommend ways to generate higher throughput,” said Kirk Hanawalt, President of ENTEK Extruders. “Fiberon wanted to change some things and we worked with their operators to establish a new set of parameters that actually increased output by as much as 20%.”
As business partners since 1999, Fiberon and ENTEK have worked together since the WPC industry was in its infancy. Today, as the booming WPC market grows into a $5.5 billion industry in the USA alone, the challenge continues to produce the highest quality products to keep up with consumer demand.
“We greatly value the relationship we have with ENTEK,” said Mike Huskey. “They are much more than a machinery supplier to us. They are a partner who works with us to help improve our operations, which ensures our mutual success.”
ENTEK Announces Personnel Changes
ENTEK has announced several personnel changes in its sales and marketing group.
John Effmann, Director of Sales & Marketing, retired effective March 31. A well-known plastics industry veteran of over 40 years, John worked at ENTEK since 2005 and over that time he helped the company grow its customer base for extruders and wear parts significantly. During his 11 years at ENTEK he also served in numerous roles at the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), where as Chairman of NPE 2012 he helped lead the move of the triennial show from Chicago to Orlando.
Linda Campbell has been promoted to Director of Sales. A 28-year ENTEK employee, Linda most recently served as a Regional Sales Manager for the company. In her new role she will report to ENTEK President, Dr. Kirk Hanawalt, and will become part of the ENTEK Leadership Team. She will be responsible for global sales of the company’s extruders and wear parts and will manage ENTEK’s team of direct salespeople and representatives.
Tammy Straw has been promoted to Marketing and Development Manager. In this role, she will assume all of the marketing responsibilities for ENTEK Extruders and continue to work supporting the company’s wear parts business. Tammy has been with ENTEK since 1999 and most recently served as Business Development Manager, where she focused her efforts on building the company’s wear parts business.
Austin Lindsey has been promoted to Regional Sales Manager. His duties will include supporting current ENTEK customers, managing customer expectations and growing the customer base. He is a 4-year veteran of ENTEK who most recently served as Sales Project Coordinator, and previously as a Senior Purchasing Agent. Austin will be serving customers from the west coast through the mid-Western states. In his off time Austin enjoys hiking, hunting and fishing.
Andy Hoffmann has recently joined ENTEK as its new Pilot Plant Manager (see separate story on Andy on p. 5).
“We congratulate John on his retirement,” said Kirk Hanawalt. “He has had a great career in the plastics industry and has been an important part of ENTEK’s growth for the past 11 years. At the same time we congratulate Linda and Tammy on their new positions. They are all well-deserved promotions and we are confident that we have a great team to lead ENTEK’s sales and marketing efforts going forward.”
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