Arburg Poland appoints Konrad Szymczak as Managing Director

Konrad Szymczak has headed Arburg’s subsidiary in Poland since 1 January 2021. Photo: Arburg

• New subsidiary manager with solid technical and commercial expertise

(PRESS RELEASE) LOSSBURG/ WARSAW, 9-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Arburg announces that its subsidiary in Poland has appointed a new Managing Director. Konrad Szymczak succeeds Dr Slawomir Sniady, who successfully established and expanded Arburg Polska Sp. z o o. and has now retired after 25 years. Poland is one of the most important and strongest markets in Europe for Arburg and has been served by its own subsidiary in Warsaw since 1992.

The Polish market is very well balanced. Strong industries include medical technology and packaging, but also automotive, white goods and electrical/electronics. In recent years, Arburg has purposefully built up intensive contacts with customers in all the above-mentioned industries. Automation and robotics are becoming increasingly important in Poland. Arburg offers solutions for whatever is needed and is very well positioned with its new subsidiary premises in Warsaw (built in 2016) and experienced local team. 

Continuity and expertise

Konrad Szymczak sets his future priorities as Managing Director accordingly: “I think that the further successful development of the Arburg subsidiary in Poland will depend to a large extent on the confidence that customers from various industries have in the skills and flexibility of our team. Some customers have known the staff here for years and have a close relationship with them – both personally and professionally. This is why I want to continue to target the development of skills and abilities in employees as well as in myself, and so strengthen and expand our customer relationships.”

Skilled in technical and commercial matters

Konrad Szymczak holds both technical and commercial academic qualifications, which make him ideally suited for his leadership role in Poland. He holds a Master of Science with Engineer’s degree in Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation Engineering from Lodz University of Technology and an Executive MBA from Oxford Brooks University. Before taking up his position at Arburg, he was Managing Director of the Polish subsidiary of a German family-owned company. He is therefore very familiar with both the Polish B2B market and the corporate philosophy of family-run companies – and accordingly appreciates their uncomplicated internal communications and high degree of flexibility.

About Arburg

German family-owned company Arburg is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of plastic processing machines. Its product portfolio encompasses Allrounder injection moulding machines with clamping forces of between 125 and 6,500 kN, the Freeformer for industrial additive manufacturing and robotic systems, customer and industry-specific turnkey solutions and further peripheral equipment.

Arburg is a pioneer in the plastics industry when it comes to production efficiency, digitalisation (Industry 4.0) and sustainability. The “arburgXworld” program comprises all digital products and services and is also the name of the customer portal. The company’s strategies regarding the efficient use of resources and circular economy, as well as all related aspects and activities, are outlined in the “arburgGREENworld” program.

Arburg’s central aim is for customers to be able to produce their plastic products, from one-off parts to large-volume batches, in optimum quality at minimum unit costs. The target groups include, for example, the automotive and packaging industries, communication and entertainment electronics, medical technology and the white goods sector.

An international sales and service network ensures first-class customer support at a local level: Arburg has its own organisations at 35 locations in 26 different countries and, together with its trading partners, is represented in more than 100 countries. Its machines are produced exclusively at the parent company in Lossburg, Germany. Of a total of roughly 3,200 employees, around 2,650 work in Germany. About 550 further employees work in Arburg’s organisations around the world. Arburg has triple certification, in accordance with ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment) and ISO 50001 (energy).

Further information about Arburg can be found at www.arburg.com

Media contact:

ARBURG GmbH + Co KG
Press office
Susanne Palm
Dr Bettina Keck
Postfach 1109
72286 Lossburg
Tel.: +49 (0)7446 33-3463
Tel.: +49 (0)7446 33-3259
presse_service@arburg.com

SOURCE: Arburg