Manufacturing Today Issue - 248 May 2026 | Page 189

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Netstal roadmap and innovation pipeline are really exciting, and we look forward to bringing these innovations to market.”
Kevin brings a wealth of experience and a strategic growth vision to Netsal.“ I was a fan of Netstal long before I joined,” he reflects.“ My career has been centered on building and scaling industrial businesses across the Americas and global markets, with leadership roles spanning commercial strategy, operations, finance, and organizational transformation. My experience as a Netstal customer was exceptionally positive. I will never forget my experience, running injection molding processes at a previous company during the Covid-19 pandemic; Netstal offered the most responsive and impactful support and systematically got us back on production at a time when we were short staffed and struggling with excessive downtime.
“ When the opportunity to join Netstal was presented to me, I eagerly engaged. The opportunity to build on Netstal’ s engineering strength and deep customer focus and leverage Krones scale to invest in and grow Netsal Americas is amazing. We have tremendous growth potential across the Americas, particularly in demanding segments such as packaging, medical, closures, PET, and precision technical molding. Even with the current market uncertainty and turmoil, we are winning with customers and delivering systems to the Americas.
“ My vision for such growth is built around four priorities: people, proximity, performance and partnership. First, we want to emulate Krones’ repeated success, being named the top place to work by USA Today in 2025 and again in 2026. We will continue to invest in making Netstal the safest and most desirable
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