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Asahi Photoproducts Asahi Photoproducts has appointed Daniel Illmer
as International Sales Manager, re- sponsible for managing sales and distributor resources in Eastern Eu- rope, Austria, Switzerland, Germa- ny, and other countries to be deter- mined moving forward.
DuPont Packaging Graphics www.cyrel.com/na
DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and conventional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and fin - ishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to to - day’s digital workflow revolution, DuPont has been driving innovation in the Flexo and package printing industries. The Digital Cyrel® FAST imaging system has been broadly recognized for its efficiency, productivity, print performance, and environmental benefits. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, man - ufacturers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: nyloflex ® photopoly - mer printing plates and processing equipment, and dayCorr ® die-cutting blankets and anvil covers. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than any - one in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or corrugated markets, Harper continu - ously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics. Flexotecnica’s patented Safe Sleeve Change ® system and Speedy Clean ® auto washup system are designed to give converters a competitive edge through Flexotecnica’s commitment to research and development. Sales, service and support for Flexo - tecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an experi - enced, dedicated service staff. KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/
Illmer brings to Asahi Photoprod- ucts a background in sales and business development in the re- gion, including 20 years in interna- tional sales, where he was respon- sible for managing, leading and motivating sales in the screen printing and flexo business units. Business Development He also held full responsibility for business devel- opment in the fields of logistics, customer service, planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities for the managed countries. In his new role, he will be focused on increasing market share for Asahi Photoproducts photopoly- mer plates, especially AWP CleanPrint line of wa- ter washable flexographic plates for the packaging industry. Just prior to joining Asahi Photoproducts, Illmer held a sales role with UTB Envirotec, a company in the wastewater sector whose focus was on sustain- ability, and which required a complex sales cycle. Illmer holds a Bachelor of Science degree as a print- ing engineer from Budapest Technical University. Xeikon Kent Wolford has been named Sales Director La- bels North America for Xeikon America, Inc. Daniel Illmer
Wolford comes to Xeikon with more than 25 years’ experience within the Label and Packaging In- dustry where he has held multiple senior level positions in Sales, Op- erations, and Marketing. He has experience with conven- tional narrow web flexo presses
Kent Wolford
and a broad background with digital label and packaging solutions. Wolford studied business at Louisiana State University and went on to re- ceive his B.S. degree in business/marketing at Towson University, Maryland.
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