Extrusion International 5-2018

22 Extrusion International 5/2018 INDUSTRY NEWS Diverse training options at Pfeiffer Vacuum „ At the beginning of August, 15 young men and women started their vocational training or dual studies at Pfeiffer Vacuum in Asslar. Another two students began one-year internships. In Göttingen, the team was reinforced by three additional industrial trainees. The training spectrum at Pfei- ffer Vacuum ranges from commercial and industrial profes- sions to dual study programs in various fields. Vocational training in information technology and digita- lization is currently the focus for the coming years at Pfei- ffer Vacuum. “Pfeiffer Vacuum is a company with high-tech products. Topics such as Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things, Big and Smart Data, Cyber Security and Time-to-Market are issues for our customers and suppliers as well as ourselves and pose new challenges,” sayd Nathalie Benedikt, CFO at Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG. A particular highlight of a vocational training at Pfeiffer Vacuum is the opportunity to work abroad. We currently have exchanges going in the USA, France, China and Sin- gapore. Language courses in French and English, offered by the company for all employees, provide good preparation for this. While the new junior staff are starting their professional lives, the application period for the training year 2019 has already begun. Pfeiffer Vacuum will be offering the follow- ing vocational training and degree majors in the coming year: industrial clerk, industrial mechanic, warehouse tech- nician, industrial business engineering/engineering special- izing in mechanical engineering, software technology and business informatics. For more information about voca- tional training and all open positions, go to: https://group. pfeiffervacuum.com/en/careers/. Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com visit www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com Nordson Corporation www.nordson.com Nordson Corporation: new sales manager in Asia „ Nordson Corporation has appointed Dirk Guderian as Asia regional sales manager for melt delivery products. Mr. Guderian will be responsible for sales of BKG ® melt filtra- tion systems, gear pumps, diverter valves, and related com- ponents. “Dirk brings seven years of experience with our melt delivery technology, including working directly with customers in Asia,” said Sven Conrad, business unit direc- tor. “He will play a key role in meeting the rapidly growing regional demand for BKG systems based on their efficiency and reliability.” Dirk Guderian entered the plastics industry in 2011 in the technical department of Kreyenborg GmbH, whose melt delivery business was acquired by Nordson in 2013. Soon after the acquisition, he took on sales responsibilities. Mr. Guderian holds certification as an engineer and a degree in business economics from IHK Nord-Westfalen in Münster. Dirk Guderian Talitha Hedrich, former trainee and now sales support worker in Asslar