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STEELASTIC® Announces New Operations Manager

Jamison SwopeCUYAHOGA FALLS, OH – September 28, 2021.

STEELASTIC Announces Jamison Swope as Operations Manager.

We are pleased to announce that Jamison Swope has accepted the position of Operations Manager.

Jamison holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio University. He has considerable experience within the capital equipment tire industry with Steelastic and has held several positions within the company over the past nine years.

About STEELASTIC:

Founded in 1970, The STEELASTIC Co., LLC is the leading designer and manufacturer of extrusion-based systems for manufacturing belt, cap strip, inner liner, and apex components for passenger, truck, bus, off road, aircraft and motorcycle tires. STEELASTIC is fueling the “Go Calenderless” revolution in the tire-making industry, allowing tire makers to now profitably manufacture shorter runs of multiple SKUs.

Today, STEELASTIC has over 900 systems operating in more than 55 countries around the world. STEELASTIC has been owned by Heico Companies LLC since 1998. Chicago-based Heico is a privately held business with a portfolio of more than 50 companies worldwide representing engineered components, specialty equipment, construction and industrial services and steel products. Steelastic is part of The Heico Companies’ Industrial Technologies Group (ITG) a group of companies focused across four key segments: heavy-duty construction, professional tools, capital equipment, and specialty solutions & components.

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Steelastic welcomes Doug Nidy to its growing sales team

Doug Nidy, Regional Sales Manager at SteelasticCUYAHOGA FALLS, OH – August 19, 2021.

Steelastic has named Doug Nidy as its new regional sales manager

Steelastic, a global leader in calenderless tire component production equipment, announced today the hiring of Doug Nidy as Regional Sales Manager. With a background in domestic and international capital equipment sales, Nidy will work closely with Steelastic’s customers to support their OE and aftermarket equipment needs.

“Doug brings a wealth of industry experience to our sales team, and we’re thrilled to have him on board,” said Patrick Calderone, Steelastic Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “He understands how the market is evolving for our customers. As more manufacturers see the value of going calenderless with their tire component production, our company continues to see tremendous growth. We’re confident Doug will help us keep pace with those demands and continue to provide the best systems and service for our customers.”

Nidy joins the team with 20 years of experience in manufacturing, domestic and international capital equipment sales, sales management and customer service of aftermarket parts, field service and retrofits. He also has a background in the paper, corrugating and steel tube and pipe industries. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Technology with a concentration in manufacturing from Kent State University. He also earned a Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt from Kent State University.

“My philosophy has always been to welcome change and take on new challenges,” said Nidy. “I’m excited to be joining such a talented team at Steelastic, where continuous innovation and customer service are fundamental values.”

About STEELASTIC:

Founded in 1970, Steelastic is the global leader in calenderless tire component production equipment. Our revolutionary extrusion-based systems produce all the reinforcement components utilized in modern tires without the need for rubber calendering equipment. We offer a complete portfolio of belt, cap strip, inner liner, and apex systems for passenger, truck, bus, off road, aircraft and motorcycle tires. In 2015, RMS Equipment Company merged with Steelastic and expanded our machinery portfolio to include extruders, extrusion systems, mini calenders, and tire building equipment. Learn more at https://www.steelastic.com/.

About Heico Companies

Steelastic is owned by Heico Companies, a privately held business based in Chicago, IL, with a portfolio of more than 50 companies worldwide representing engineered components, specialty equipment, construction and industrial services and steel products. Steelastic is part of The Heico Companies’ Industrial Technologies Group, a group of companies focused across four key segments: heavy-duty construction, professional tools, capital equipment, and specialty solutions and components.

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STEELASTIC® Names New President

Greg Hamilton, President at SteelasticCUYAHOGA FALLS, OH – May 20, 2021.

STEELASTIC has named Gregory Hamilton as its new President.

Greg’s background includes over 20 years of cross-functional leadership in sales, operations and project management combined with manufacturing and engineering experience in OEM environments. Greg holds a Mechanical Engineer Bachelor of Science degree from Youngstown State University and received his MBA from Ashland University in 2008.

He commented, “I am excited to take the helm of a legacy company during a time of significant change and growth in our industry. As tire manufacturing plants become smaller and more localized, the transition to Steelastic’s extrusion systems allows for both small and large tire OE and aftermarket manufacturers to be nimbler in smaller, rapid-change-over style regional plants.”

In addition to his most recent tenure as VP at Steelastic, Greg previously worked at Innovar Systems, a leader in integrated industrial automation solutions in a wide range of industries including tire testing. He also held the position of General Manager of Systems Integration for tire industry capital equipment company Micro-Poise Measurement Systems.

Patrick Calderone succeeds Greg as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

About STEELASTIC:

Founded in 1970, The STEELASTIC Co., LLC is the leading designer and manufacturer of extrusion-based systems for manufacturing belt, cap strip, inner liner, and apex components for passenger, truck, bus, off road, aircraft and motorcycle tires. STEELASTIC is fueling the “Go Calenderless” revolution in the tire-making industry, allowing tire makers to now profitably manufacture shorter runs of multiple SKUs.

Today, STEELASTIC has over 900 systems operating in more than 55 countries around the world. STEELASTIC has been owned by Heico Companies LLC since 1998. Chicago-based Heico is a privately held business with a portfolio of more than 50 companies worldwide representing engineered components, specialty equipment, construction and industrial services and steel products. Steelastic is part of The Heico Companies’ Industrial Technologies Group (ITG) a group of companies focused across four key segments: heavy-duty construction, professional tools, capital equipment, and specialty solutions & components.

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STEELASTIC® 12 Station Cap Strip Machine Available for Immediate Sale

Following successful development trials and customer demonstrations in late 2018, STEELASTIC has a fully commissioned 12-station extruded textile cap strip machine available for immediate sale.  The equipment will be priced to reflect its lightly-used nature and to attract a quick sale to create floor space for other contracted machine builds in 2019.

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STEELASTIC® Names Dawnsun to India Sales and Service Team

Steelastic- India - Dawnsun

CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH: The STEELASTIC Co., LLC, a leading manufacturer of extrusion-based machinery for producing reinforcing components for tires, has added Dawnsun Exim Corp. to their worldwide sales and service team. Dawnsun will be responsible for STEELASTIC equipment sales, machine upgrades and customer service in India, as well as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This is a rapidly growing area for tire manufacturing, and STEELASTIC President, Ian Dennis, noted Dawnsun’s excellent relationships with all the major tire manufacturers in India, and their reputation for knowledgeable and customer-attentive representation in the area. Dawnsun represented STEELASTIC equipment many years ago and works with STEELASTIC’s sister company, Bartell Machinery. With STEELASTIC introducing a new generation of extrusion-based component manufacturing machines and a variety of high-productivity machine upgrades, the time was right to renew the relationship with Dawnsun.

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STEELASTIC® Names Dawnsun Exim to India Sales Team – Rubber & Plastics News

Ian DennisCUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—Steelastic Inc. has added Dawnsun Exim Corp. to its worldwide sales and service team, making it responsible for Steelastic’s equipment sales, machine upgrades and customer service in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

According to a Steelastic news release, Dawnsun has strong relationships with all major tire manufacturers in India and maintains a reputation for customer service. Additionally, the timing for the partnership was right, according to Steelastic President Ian Dennis, who added that Steelastic recently released new products and upgrades.

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STEELASTIC® Adds Tradequest to Latin American Sales and Service Team

Steelastic Tradequest PartnerCUYAHOGA FALLS, OH: Steelastic, Inc., a leading manufacturer of extrusion-based machinery for producing reinforcing components for tires, has added Tradequest, Inc. to their sales and service team in Latin America. According to Ian Dennis, Steelastic President, “Adding Tradequest is an important part of our efforts to develop long-lasting versatile solutions for tire manufacturers, world-wide, looking to increase the versatility and profitability of their manufacturing operations.”

Steelastic sought a partner in Latin America to work with manufacturers making sure their tire equipment remained as productive as possible. As Mr. Dennis stated, “Our mission is to keep Steelastic equipment in the field operating at maximum efficiency by ensuring customers know about new innovations to improve capability and operability. Tradequest’s ability to assist customers with equipment acquisitions, maintenance and upgrading was as attractive to us as our manufacturing systems are to them.”

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Cooperative Education Programs are at the Core of Instilling and Maintaining a Culture of Engineering Excellence

tire and heavy equipment track componentsHere at the STEELASTIC Company, we are in the business of engineering and manufacturing custom, automated systems that produce tire and heavy equipment track components. To date, we have delivered over 900 of these systems which are operating in more than 55 countries around the globe.

Our multi-disciplined engineering team’s challenges are broad. In the production pipeline, these include customizing our base technology; in order to produce the customer’s unique components, interface with their downstream process, as well as, conform to their available footprint and other unique localized requirements. Driven by our “big picture” planning process, we additionally face the mission of continually improving, differentiating, and expanding our equipment offerings. Amplifying the difficulty of these challenges is the inherent, non-linear nature of the rubber that our systems process. This material’s property impedes our ability to simulate system performance, upfront in the design process, thus forcing us to rely heavily on the practical experience of our engineers and technicians, as well as, subsequent empirical testing and debugging.

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STEELASTIC® Certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the WBENC

STEELASTIC® is proud to announce that we are certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC was founded in 1997 and is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. The certification was granted based on the ownership, control, and operation of Heico, the parent company of STEELASTIC®, by Emily Heisley Stoeckel.

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