Smart Molding International 1-2020

11 newsfeed www.smart-molding.com ARBURG Partner Eugen Hehl was awarded the Richard Vieweg Medal of Honour by the Associa ti on of German Engineers (VDI) in Baden-Baden on 11 Feb- ruary 2020 in recognition of his outstanding lifetime achievement. On behalf of her father, ARBURG Man- aging Partner Juliane Hehl accepted the highest award given by the VDI Department of Plas ti cs Engineering. Medal of Honour for life ti me achievement Dipl.-Ing. Kurt Gebert, Chairman of the Depart- ment of Plastics Engineer- ing, outlined the reasons for awarding the Richard Vieweg Medal of Honour: “Eugen Hehl has worked with great dedication to advance the development of injec ti on moulding tech- nology and at the same ti me has promoted new technol- ogies outside his industry. He delegated many of his employees to join the com- mi tt ees of the VDI Depart- ment of Plastics Engineer- ing and made it possible for their expert knowledge to contribute to the collabora- ti ve technical and scien ti fi c ac ti vi ti es of the VDI”. Laudatory speech: long-term business associate Herbert Kraibühler The laudatory speech was held by Dr.-Ing. E. h. Herbert Kraibühler, for- mer Managing Director Technology & Engineering at ARBURG. “The award winner Eugen Hehl is a full-blooded entrepreneur who has made outstanding contribu ti ons to the global plas ti cs industry over the past 60 years, in mechani- cal engineering, in the use and applica ti on of plas ti cs, in training and in environ- mental protection”, said Kraibühler. “This made him a true global ambassador for the German mechanical and systems engineering industry, he played a deci- sive role in shaping our in- dustry. For this we all owe him our gra ti tude!” Juliane Hehl accepts Medal of Honour Kurt Gebert presented the Richard Vieweg Medal of Honour to Juliane Hehl. She conveyed Eugen Hehl's greetings and expressed her gra ti tude on his behalf for the award and for the moving and sensi ti ve lau- datory speech. “He has never been on the ‘hunt’ for awards and prizes in his life – always following the philosophy of ‘substance over appearances’”, said Juliane Hehl, adding that he would gladly accept the Richard Vieweg Medal of Honour, however. As an award for his life's work that he was able to real- ize only with the support of many people who trav- elled this successful path with him. ARBURG www.arburg.com Eugen Hehl receives award for lifetime achievement From left to right: Dipl.-Ing. Martin Würtele, Dipl.-Ing. Kurt Gebert, Dr. Achim P. Eggert, Juliane Hehl, Dr.-Ing. E. H. Herbert Kraibühler, Dr.-Ing. Erwin Bürkle. (Photo: © Christiane Haumann-Frietsch photo studio) Mastip is pleased to announce the opening of a new subsidiary in Vietnam with a Technical Sales and Support o ffi ce based in Ho Chi Minh City. The new subsidiary will operate as “Mastip Viet- nam LTD” and will further strengthen Mastip’s pres- ence in South East Asia along with existing sales and technical support cen- tres in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philip- pines. Pham Mi nh Quãng , Technical Sales Manager of Mas ti p Vietnam, is looking forwa rd to prov i d i ng greater local service and support for our partners as Mastip continues to experience growth across the region. Mas ti p mas t i p.com Mastip opens new subsidiary in Vietnam