Contiweb expands sales team in Europe

Contiweb, an advanced drying, web handling, and web-processing specialist, has appointed Christof Mann as sales manager for Northeastern Europe, a new role within the company, which will support the DACH and Scandinavian regions.

Contiweb has appointed Christof Mann as sales manager for Northeastern Europe, a new role within the company, which will support the DACH and Scandinavian regions

Mann will assist Contiweb specifically with driving productivity and efficiency improvements in digital inkjet and packaging production. He brings a wealth of industry-specific knowledge to his new role, with 14 years of experience at Heidelberg and a subsequent position with post-processing company Ferag. He has a broad network and experience in supporting customers in the region.

‘Digital inkjet printing is now extremely well-established and the demand for shorter runs and faster turnarounds just continues,’ commented Mann. ‘Now we see the market focusing on industrialization, we saw it some time ago in web offset and now digital printers understand how they can squeeze every efficiency and productivity advantage out of their press lines. It’s an exciting time to be working with Contiweb, which has the portfolio of equipment to support these changes.’

Contiweb’s non-stop unwinding and rewinding technology, the Contiweb DFA (Digital Fluid Applicator) and Contiweb VC (Variable Coater) are examples of the equipment Mann will be working with.  

‘It’s technology like this, driving printing speeds forward, increasing productivity and reducing waste, that makes a real difference,’ added Mann. ‘Whether it’s squeezing efficiencies from an older press line when it’s not time to make large capital investments or making a new press line absolutely cutting edge, Contiweb has a solution. The rapidly growing void fill paper and paper bag sectors, which use wide reels of paper and then convert these reels, are also seeing the benefits Contiweb technology can bring to the production line.’

Commenting on the appointment, Contiweb’s sales director Rob Bosman, added: ‘Christof joins us at an exciting time, as we have successfully established ourselves in the digital print sector. We are pleased to be growing this side of our business with this new role and his previous experience within the industry and his specialist knowledge of the European market will help to strengthen Contiweb’s position within the market.’

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