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News Release from: Gudel UK
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Support team strengthened at automation
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Coventry-based parts handling and automation equipment specialist Gudel UK has appointed John Adkins to strengthen its customer support and applications engineering team.
Coventry-based parts handling and automation equipment specialist, Gudel UK has appointed John Adkins to strengthen its customer support and applications engineering team Mr Adkins joins Gudel with over 30 years product engineering and special purpose machinery experience
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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In his new role, he will hold principal responsibilities for design and development of custom-engineered component handling mechanisms, as well as equipment installation and on-site customer support.
According to Gudel UK's joint managing director, Gary Ottley: "Supplying top quality products is not enough to guarantee success in today's competitive market place.
We believe it is vital to back our comprehensive product range with the highest levels of customer support.
John's appointment demonstrates our commitment to fulfilling customers' requirements - so that they can achieve the maximum return on their investment." Born and educated in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, John Adkins was apprenticed at Coventry-based machine tool manufacturer, Alfred Herbert before becoming the company's youngest ever section leader at the age of 24.
He was a key member of the team that designed the company's D C Huskey CNC lathe and subsequently expanded his automotive engineering experience by specialising in the reconditioning of diesel engines for agricultural applications.
He joins Gudel from the Manufacturing Mastery department of Federal Mogul Technology Ltd of Rugby, where, as Principal Design Engineer, he headed teams designing special purpose machines for the production of a wide range of automotive engine components.
Married with two grown-up sons, John Adkins continues to live in Nuneaton and lists gardening and carp fishing among his leisure pursuits.
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