Woodings Names Saxinger as PPT Engineering Manager
04/08/2013 - Joseph Saxinger officially joined the Woodings Industrial team as engineering manager of the PPT facility.
Joseph Saxinger officially joined the Woodings Industrial team as engineering manager of the PPT facility. Saxinger, who brings more than 25 years of experience to the job, will oversee engineering activities, manage projects, provide customer support, and will ensure that Woodings provides customers with the highest level of equipment and technical support.
“Woodings has built an incredible reputation for top-notch design and engineering work. I am proud to take on the role of engineering manager here and I am looking forward to continuing and building on the impressive work this company does for its customers every day,” said Saxinger.
An experienced and skilled engineer and manager, Saxinger has a broad knowledge of rolling mills and a proven record of managing projects and high performance engineering teams to successful outcomes. Saxinger brings over 25 years of domestic and international experience, including 15 years of engineering and project management at SMS Demag, a renowned leader in developing, designing, and building turnkey plants and machinery for the steel industry.
Woodings general manager of engineering, Al Colucci, stated, “Engineering has been a hallmark of Woodings ongoing success since its founding in 1883. Joe brings tremendous experience and skills to Woodings that will allow us to continue to exceed our customers’ expectations for innovative design and reliable equipment.”
Woodings Industrial Corp. is the only hot metal equipment supplier offering design, engineering, manufacturing and service from one source. It is the oldest continuously family-operated business in North America’s steel industry. A worldwide leader in the manufacture of metals industry equipment, Woodings uses the most current technologies to design, engineer and manufacture an extensive line of traditional and not-so-traditional hot metal equipment, such as tap hole drills, clay guns, blast furnace top hydraulic charging units, tuyere stocks, blast furnace valves, hydraulic distributors and specialty products for continuous casters. Woodings is the exclusive supplier of Grabe overlay components in North America and has plants at its headquarters in Mars and Harmony, Pa., along with offices in Detroit, Mich. and Gary, Ind.
