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Cooper Tire announced that its new Cooper® Endeavor® and Endeavor Plus® tires for passenger cars and SUVs, respectively, are now available for dealer orders. The two tires excel in treadwear, wet performance and steering response to provide a safe and reliable driving experience. With long-lasting, 65,000-mile warranties for both tires, the Endeavor and Endeavor Plus are outstanding options for drivers looking for consistent performance in a variety of weather conditions.

– Micron Solutions, Inc. announced that Wayne Coll, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, will be leaving the Company on July 16, 2021. The Company thanks Mr. Coll for his many significant contributions to the Company over the past two years, including the recently closed sale-lease back transaction and updates to the Company’s business reporting and systems.

The new Eriez-Deutschland management team will work in close partnership with Eriez Magnetics Europe Ltd, which has been selling magnetic separation, metal detection and vibratory feeding equipment into Europe from their headquarters in Caerphilly, UK since 1968. This new entity will increase Eriez’ impact in central Europe, with a strong focus on the German, Austrian and Swiss markets. Germany is already the largest trading partner in central Europe for Eriez Magnetics Europe Ltd. This bold move will serve to further cement relationships with existing customers while also facilitating an expansion of the customer base

In October 2020, the first digital in-house exhibition was held with great success at the Desma main plant in Fridingen, Germany. More than 1,300 customers from 45 nations benefited from the extensive offers and participated in the online workshops. The response was impressive, which is why Desma is continuing to develop this format in this trade fair-free period. With the first XpertForum from the factory in India, Desma offers an exclusive and interactive event for customers. In addition to live content, individual appointments can also be made with experts and sales staff for guided tours and to delve deeper into the content.

Martin Oestreich, professor of synthesis and catalysis at the Technical University of Berlin, is the winner of the 2021 Wacker Silicone Award. Oestreich receives the award in recognition of his pioneering work in the field of organic and organosilicon chemistry. His work on combining boron and silicon with organic molecules has been a driver of basic research into the development of novel catalysts, the company noted. The award, which carries with it a purse of €10,000, will be presented on July 7 during the 19th International Symposium on Silicon Chemistry ISOS-2021 in Toulouse, France. The ceremony will be held online due to coronavirus restrictions.

Westfall Technik Inc. has just completely refitted a brownfield structure and opened it as a purpose built, 40,000 square foot facility near Chicago that features three Class 8 certified clean rooms and one white space certified for meeting Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). It further expects the clean rooms, which can accommodate up to 23 injection molding presses, to gain ISO 13485 certification by September. The GMP compliant space, in the meantime, has the room to take up to 15 molding machines. Press sizes will range from 35 to 400 tons in clamping force.