Smart Molding International 1-2024

12 smart_molding international 1/2024 newsfeed Husky's Grand Opening of new state-of-the-art service center in Jeffersonville, Indiana Husky Technologies™, a pioneering technology provider enabling the delivery of essential needs to the global community, today celebrated the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art service center in Jeffersonville, Indiana. This strategic investment comes as Husky celebrates its milestone 70th year anniversary, confirming an ongoing commitment to service excellence and innovation. Tony Black, Husky’s President of Service, reflects on this milestone, “Our new, state-of-the-art facility in Jeffersonville is more than just a building; it's a testament to our seven decades of commitment to providing unparalleled service to our customers. With its cutting-edge operational capabilities, this service center represents our vision for the future. It sets a new standard in service delivery, offers a comprehensive range of readily available OEM parts, and reaffirms our commitment to our customers in the Americas region. ” Leveraging its relationship with Neovia Logistics, a global leader in third-party logistics, the new service center has been designed to include key features, such as, enhanced warehousing equipment and innovative processes, alongside a packaging area redesigned to deliver optimal service levels. In addition, the center implements advanced inventory optimization technology, securing a wider selection of readily available OEM parts, parts kits, upgrade, and modernization solutions. Husky www.husky.co Husky's Grand Opening of new state-of-the-art service center (photo: Husky) The union of Thermal Care and Aquatech PiovanGroup launches a new strategic division in industrial and process cooling, the result of the integration of the business segments operated by the recently acquired Thermal Care and the existing Aquatech. The two companies share a 50-year history of designing, selling, and servicing high-quality heat transfer solutions for the plastics, food, beverage, and 50 other industry segments. The newly formed division, specialized in innovative sustainable solutions of excellence for industrial process cooling, thus becomes a global player in its market sector, operating worldwide and with a branched manufacturing capability ranging fromNorth America to Latin America, from Europe to Asia, with a widespread service structure capable of ensuring proximity to customers in all countries where its assets operate. The integration of these business units will provide R&D efficiencies and an expanded portfolio of products, solutions and services capable of serving a wide range of market sectors. The new division will be headed by Lee Sobocinski, current president of Thermal Care Inc. and will operate under the Thermal Care brand and have global consolidated sales of approximately 100 million euros. PiovanGroup www.piovan.com PiovanGroup headquarters (photo: PiovanGroup)