November 2023 Volume 5

INDUSTRY NEWS

SMS group North America Team Announcement

SMS group Inc. would like to make everyone aware of recent changes in the SMS North Americas team over the past several months. These changes include the retirement of Roger Rees from the SMS group Inc. It is our great pleasure to share that we have built a very strong team in North America to continue to support our customers in the open and closed-die markets. Please allow us to introduce the highly-experienced team members who will support the customer base in North America, up to and including Canada and Mexico. Garrett Guide

Matt Weiland Matt is a Service Technician with more than five years of experience in mechanical/ hydraulic presses. He has also worked with a wide variety of closed and open-die equipment.

Nitin Doijad Nitin is a Product Specialist with more than 30 years of experience with mechanical/hydraulic and electrical presses. He has experience working on a wide variety of closed and open-die equipment. This team has a combined 170+ years of open and closed-die forging experience. We look forward to working with all our customers in the near future. Please contact us for any service and/or new equipment needs. All business inquiries should be directed to the following contacts: Garrett Guide Product Sales Manager Closed-Die, Open-Die, Radial Forging & Powder Presses Forging Division Email: garrett.guide@sms-group.com Phone: 412-417-9673 BiLLy Paris Product Manager Closed-Die, Open-Die, Radial Forging & Powder Presses Email: BiLLy.paris@sms-group.com Phone: 412-237-8249 Emerson Schmitz Product Specialist for Open/Closed-Die Forging Division Email: emerson.schmitz@sms-group.com Phone: +55 31 99609 9020 About SMS group Inc. SMS group Inc. is responsible for new equipment, digital solutions, green steel solutions, upgrades, and maintenance services for the North American metals industries. SMS group Inc., a member of the SMS group family, is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has 21 regional locations through the United States. For more information visit https://www.sms-group.com/

Garret is a Product Sales Manager with more than 20 years of experience in the engineering and production field for open and closed-die.

BiLLy Paris BiLLy is a Product Manager with more than 30 years of mechanical press experience, as well as experience with a wide variety of closed-die equipment. Emerson Schmitz Emerson is a Product Specialist with more than 20 years of experience in the maintenance field and a strong background in mechanics, electrical and hydraulics. He also has experience working on a wide variety of closed-die equipment. Dr. Serdar Tuncel Dr. Tuncel is a Senior Sales Manager with more than 35 years in the sales role supporting mainly open-die forging and hydraulic closed die forging technology and equipment.

Dale Delcamp Dale is a Service Technician with more than 30 years of experience in mechanical/hydraulic presses. He has experience with a wide variety of closed and open-die equipment.

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