Extrusion veterans join machine manufacturers as product managers for life sciences and specialty film applications

Leistritz Extrusion has appointed Steve Post as product manager for life sciences and specialty film applications. Post started his career as a process engineer in Honeywell's film business, then moved to the extrusion machinery market, holding various positions at Davis-Standard for more than 20 years.

Leistritz is a leading supplier of twin screw extrusion systems for compounding and a wide range of other applications.

Most recently, Steve served as the business development manager for Thermo Fisher's extrusion and rheology business.

During his career, Post has written more than 30 papers for TAPPI, SPI, AMI and other organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

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