Mr Josef Nelles has been appointed Technical Manager with responsibility for CAD, Manufacture and Process Planning and Development, effective 1 November 2009.

Mr Nelles has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and started his professional career as a constructing engineer at Ackermann-Fruehauf GmbH. He then worked for SIG Combibloc before spending many years at Voith Paper GmbH. Dienes says that his long years of experience in Technical Management and Constructional Engineering will help the company to keep their technical lead in the field of industrial slitting and as a supplier of components.

Dienes Group, with seven international locations and more than 500 employees, is a worldwide leading supplier of industrial slitting technology, valve technology and piston and rotary compressors.