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Taiwan

Operations engineering, continuous improvement & trouble shooting of highly automated and process controlled molding cells for drug delivery auto-injectors. Manufacture best in class products meeting cGMP & ISO 13485 requirements. Maximize operational efficiency, applying latest technology, lean manufacturing and a strong mindset on cost reduction by process and hardware adjustments. Plant expansion planning and execution support for Taiwan, USA & Switzerland.

Taiwan

Green field factory planning of 250k sqft US production site for auto-injectors, used in the medical & pharma drug delivery market. Root cause analysis & trouble shooting of polymer, injection molding machine, mold, hot runner, automation and cooling/heating systems. Responsible for continuous improvement resulting in output & cost optimization. Drive technology advancement of the molding cell, automation & process control, increasing operational efficiency, improving quality & reducing system cost.

Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

Innovative, non-traditional hot runner solutions & micro molding machine engineering & manufacturing for the Medical, Packaging & Automotive market. The patented ISOKOR (TM) process enables multi cavity direct valve gate molding of engineering polymers as low as 1 milligram. Up to 256 cavities, max. 200kg shot weight & seal less pneumatic valve gating.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Serving international Medical, Packaging & Closures customers, producing more than 200 high cavitation molds per year. Climate controlled high precision Japanese/Swiss manufacturing centers producing interchangeable mold inserts & mold base. ISO 9001. Set up of Swiss design centre.

Concord, Canada

Technology Development of silicon molding turn key systems including the mold, runner, feeding/mixing system integrated with robot automation. Supporting Yudo-Korea technology developments and Canadian subsidiary StackTeck Systems.

Suzhou, China

Design & manufacturing of high performance polymer injection molds in China serving the Medical, Specialty Closures, Thin Wall Food Packaging disposables markets. Integrating, capacity sharing & growing Sales & Service of the Schoettli Group members Magor-USA, Schoettli-Switzerland in Asia. By Acquisition a member of Husky IMS by Dec. 2013.

Usa/Switzerland/China

Business integration & operational optimization of the Mould Technologies Group members Schoettli-Switzerland & Schoettli-China with Magor-USA growing market share in Asia.

Vermont, United States

North America Sales & Service Operation for Swiss made food processing machinery, increasing yield and food safety.

Vermont, United States

Business start up & technology development, creating a substantial patent portfolio of a novel power supply, enabling the use of non-cooled, miniature induction coils, not possible with traditional induction technology. Product commercialization and global use in metal processing & electronic components soldering. Company sold in 2009.

Vermont, United States

Technology transfer & plant start up of Husky polymer Hot Runner business from Canada to USA. Research & Development team relocation & new-hire. Innovator, product improvement and cost optimization.

Hong Kong

New business development of the Chen-PET preform injection molding system product line. First Asian made turn key system producer, commercialized within two years. Meeting global PET bottle standards. Vertically integrated, producing the molding machine, hot runner, mold & robot. Serving Asian & European market.

Bolton, Canada

Research & Development of polymer injection molds & hot runner systems for medical, closure & packaging turn key molding cells. Innovator, Technical Sales and International Field Support.

Diessenhofen, Switzerland

Designing polymer injection molds & hot runners for the medical, thin wall packaging and closure market.

Bülach, Zurich, Switzerland

Glass production plant renovation & production improvement design & engineering.