Recently,
we welcomed Bob Hershfeld to Team XDS as our new Director of Product
Development. Bob brings his experience of over 10 years as a mechanical
engineer in the printing industry. His focus has been on the development of
corrugated flexographic and single-pass inkjet printing machinery as well as
retrofit products. He also has significant experience with control and motion
system design for machinery. What brought him to XDS was the challenge of
bringing new products to market for the web and corrugated industries that are
effective, reliable, cutting-edge, and cost effective.
“An
exciting part of my job will be expanding [the Company’s] product offerings
beyond drying equipment. I also
appreciated that XDS has significant research facilities that enable us to
thoroughly develop and test new solutions in-house.”
By
leveraging knowledge of the drying process and using equipment to provide
solutions to customers, Hershfeld sees opportunity for gaining a competitive
advantage with our existing product lines. He plans on implementing growth by
leveraging new technologies such as LED systems to develop new product lines and
enter new markets with improved performance.
The
only challenge he foresees is the ability to provide cutting-edge solutions for
our customers that out-perform the competition yet are also cost
effective. Expanding into UV and IR drying/curing
markets beyond our core in flexographic printing will be a large project for
our team of engineers. When asked about
the most valuable thing he has taken from his experience, though, he replied
that he best learned “[h]ow to work with fellow employees, suppliers,
customers, and the latest technologies to develop solutions that best fit the
needs of our customers.”
Welcome,
Bob!
Team XDS
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