Extrusion International 5-2025-USA

69 Extrusion International 5/2025 EXTRUSION TOOLING – INTERVIEW ers, and the meticulous care and at- tention provided, all contribute to their reputation for excellence. They are committed to ensuring that their customers receive the highest levels of service, making their expe- rience with Zumbach Electronic tru- ly exceptional, and when you com- bine that with the improvements in process ef ciency and quality control, cost savings through reduc- ing waste material and machine downtime, it’s a proposition that is increasingly hard to beat. ZUMACH Electronic AG P.O. Box CH-2552 Orpund, Switzerland sales@zumbach.ch, www.zumbach.com Zumbach’s service technicians provide the customer with support both in person and virtually High-Quality Extrusion Tools “Made in the USA” The editorial team at VM Verlag in an interview with Tom Baldock (Picture), Sales Manager Extrusion, Guill Tool & Engineering T om, Guill Tool has been expand- ing on the European market since the middle of last year. How did you manage to enter the Euro- pean market? Tom Baldock: Guill manage- ment had a meeting to discuss the business potential in Europe. In the past, this area, because of the highly competitive nature of the market, was not aggressively pur- sued, though Guill was certainly a presence in the market. After ex- tensive research and discussions with potential representatives, Guill partnered with Euro Dev and Guill Tool Europe was formed. This new partner exhibited knowledge of the industry, engineering savvy, a solid technical background and impressed us as very hard workers. They also had several existing cus- tomers who were extruders looking for a solid second source of supply. In recent years, Guill Tool has fo- cused on extrusion tools for medical tubing. How is this product line do- ing in Europe? Tom Baldock: Medical tubing rep- resents the ideal product for Guill extrusion dies, as it requires preci- sion, consistent output, very tight tolerances plus challenging materi- als, dimensions and internal geome- try. There were niche companies in the European market working only in this area, but Guill brings broad experience in the design, engineer- ing and application of extrusion dies for all types of end products and materials, with a specialization in medical tubing, so we knew we would have some distinct advantag- es. The European countries as well as Turkey had signi cant potential for Guill. I s there perhaps already a trend emerging as to which Guill products are best received in the European