Plymouth Tube Company announced David Crouch as the new General Manager at its Salisbury, Md., seamless stainless steel tubing plant. Mr. Crouch brings 18 combined years of experience from the copper, brass and steel tubing industry as well as the textile industry. His background is in new process development, lean manufacturing and cost reduction.

Mr. Crouch has held positions of Quality & Process Improvement Manager and Plant Manager at Wolverine Tube’s Altoona, Pa., and Shawnee, Okla., facilities respectively. His most recent position was Director of Operations and Acting Director of Materials and Logistics for North American Automotive at Guilford Performance Textiles which operates a textile facility of 600+ employees. He also previously served as Operations Manager at Plymouth Tube’s Hot Mill in Winamac, Ind.

Mr. Crouch has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Material Science and Engineering with a concentration in Metals and an MBA from Penn State University.

Headquartered in Warrenville, Ill., Plymouth Tube Co. is a specialty manufacturer of precision steel tubing, steel and titanium near-net shapes, and steel and titanium cold drawn shapes. Comprised of ten manufacturing plants, Plymouth Tube is family-owned with fourth generation leadership from president Donald C. Van Pelt, "Van".