The Japanese-German injection moulding machine manufacturer Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will be serving the Czech and Slovakian markets from 1 April 2021 through the newly founded sales and service company Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery Česko spol, which has its headquarters in Prague. David Svoboda (pictured) has has been appointed as managing director of the company.

Siegfried Köhler, corporate sales director at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s European headquarters, said: “Our works agency Esinte has successfully supported customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for many years. Applying our process and application engineering expertise, the new subsidiary will build upon this strong foundation to support these two markets. We are very pleased to appoint long-standing plastics expert Mr Svoboda to lead this new subsidiary.”

Mr Svoboda added: “Many of our new consultants have worked in plastics processing for years and really understand the specific needs of the local markets. With this combined experience, we can react to the high demand for system solutions and application-specific technologies.

“Our customers can now benefit directly from the group-wide expertise in key sectors, including medical, packaging and automotive. Furthermore, being close to the customer ensures even faster response times. Having a direct line to development, project planning and production at our German parent company provides direct benefits for our customers.”