Supply Chain Survey: End Users Require Strong Technical Knowledge, Personal Attention and Short Delivery Times

With numerous mergers and acquisitions occurring during the past three years, the editors and Editorial Advisory Board members wondered what affect they were having on the pump supply chain. In April 2013, Pumps & Systems launched a 20-question survey to ask pump suppliers and pump users their thoughts on the state of the pump supply chain. The survey received a positive response rate. About 26 percent of the respondents operate outside the U.S., and of all respondents, 42 percent were end users.

ExOne Appoints Rainer Hoechsmann as Chief Development Officer

NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (Dec. 23, 2013) – The ExOne Company ("ExOne" or "the Company"), a global provider of three-dimensional ("3D") printing machines and printed products to industrial customers, announced that Rainer Hoechsmann has been appointed as Chief Development Officer of ExOne. This newly established global position is in addition to his existing responsibility as General Manager of ExOne GmbH.