Angel Cruz is a Communications and Electronics Engineer with a Master's Degree in Information Technology. With more than 10 years of experience in the field of electronic security, Angel is a specialist in the design and implementation of fire detection systems, intrusion detection systems, access control, video surveillance systems, automation systems, IoT systems and Software development. He currently works as a Product Marketing Manager in the fire business for Bosch Building Technologies focusing on supporting customers in the design and implementation of fire detection systems.

Niklas Tunell is presently the Area Sales Manager covering North and South America for CELLWOOD MACHINERY headquartered in Sweden. He is stationed in Toronto, Canada.

As a graduate in Mechanical Engineering with later additions in areas such as process control, process design, paper manufacturing, pulp manufacturing as well as recycled fibre technology he has held a number of positions within CELLWOOD MACHINERY.

Starting in 1992 as a mechanical engineer followed by commissioning engineer, and project manager to the present Area Sales Manager position.

Holding the above positions has over the years involved extensive travelling globally and has contributed to a wide experience in all types of pulp and paper manufacturing.

• 1996-2012 Several years having top responsibilities in Papermills in Europe from Production manager to Mill Director

Cel carta Kani – Niedergösgen ( CH)

                        Cartongstrong- Monza (I)

                        SCA-Containerboard- Argovia (CH)

                        Myllykoski OY- Albbruck (D)

• Since 2012 at CTP Develop PCA-System and market roll out

Miguel Angel Garcia Tinajero is a Chemical Engineer specialized in Pulp and Paper from UNAM (National University of Mexico).

He is FELTEST Agent for México, Central America and the Caribbean since 2003 (Beginning of FELTEST)

34 years of experience in the Pulp and Paper industry, with extensive knowledge of PMC for paper machines, holding positions as Service Engineer, Technical Manager, Sales Manager and Technical Coordinator of PMC in the companies Wangner de México, Martel Wire, ARSAES and Andritz Fabrics and Rolls México.

Raúl Moreno se graduó del Instituto Politécnico Nacional con el grado de Ingeniero en Aeronáutica y años después obtuvo un MBA de Thunderbird School of Management.

Dentro de Firefly AB ha sido el responsable del desarrollo de la división de América Latina, España y Portugal desde el 2011, para lo que se ha creado una red local de servicio al cliente tanto comercial como técnica.

Raúl también ha dirigido un equipo interno de Firefly para el desarrollo de nuevas aplicaciones y tecnologías diseñadas específicamente para los clientes de la industria Papelera.

Dineo Silverio is the Managing Director of Gambini Brasil, the brazilian branch of Gambini, the Italian leading company that offers solutions for innovation and flexibility in the tissue converting worldwide market.

Dineo has been working in the tissue field for more than 30 years and has an extensive experience in tissue converting. He has gained an in-depth knowledge of the production processes and the complexity of the industry.

As a commercial director and sales executive, he has handled more than 200 projects for clients in Brazil and Latin America, creating a wide network of solid relationships with customers and suppliers.

 Mechanical Engineer by training and Papermaker by heart, Ing. Edmund Grebien has gathered more than 35 years of experience in the Papermaking Industry dedicated to the development of technology and machinery for stock preparation and paper production, focused on resource optimization.

In 1999, Grebien Qualifiber GmbH was born in Austria under Edmund´s direction, offering customized solutions, analysis and evaluation, project support, optimization and rebuilds, new machine design and manufacturing, and 3D plant/layout design.

Nowadays, Qualifiber list of customers is so extensive that it includes Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

The energy saved by the Qualifiber systems along these years, is equivalent to the energy needed by a city with 1, 200, 000 million people for an entire year.

The Engineer Fernando W. Balen is graduated in Mechanical Engineering at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC – Brazil). He started at Hergen as a trainee in 2007 and was hired as Application Engineer in 2008. From 2012 to 2015 he worked in project coordination, technical assistance and on field services. Since 2015 he returned to the Application Engineering Department and also joined to the Sales Department where he is one of the responsible for Hergen’s projects technical definition for new machines and machine rebuilds, he also performs technical evaluation of existing machines. He also takes part on machine assembly supervision, commissioning and start up in Brazil and abroad.

Sidnei has 28 years of experience in the lines of paper, pulp and flat products.

He has a degree in Industrial Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, he also has a post-graduate degree in Business Management.

He has held positions in Process Engineering, Sales and Service Support at Voith Paper.

He is the growth leader of Honeywell's Pulp, Paper and CWS business for Latin America and is currently Honeywell's Account Manager for Pulp and Paper in Brazil.

Gaetano Bulone is the Sales Area Manager for the Latin America market at IMA TMC, located in Castel Guelfo di Bologna, Italy. He joined IMA TMC in 2008 and has held several positions within the company over the years.

Throughout his career at IMA TMC, he has worked as a Project Leader for Latin America in the System Department and as a Customer Care Leader for Latin America.

Gaetano has over 15 years of experience in the tissue industry and possesses extensive knowledge of tissue lines, ranging from wrappers to bundlers, as well as product handling equipment such as conveyors and palletizers.

Gaetano holds a Master's Degree in Engineering and Technologies for Telecommunications and Electronics.

Parth Patel serves as the President of Sales at JMC Paper Tech USA LLC where he plays a pivotal role in spearheading the North and South American division. His primary focus is on expanding JMC's presence within these regions, leveraging his expertise to drive growth and innovation. Parth is actively involved in various paper organizations such as IPPTA and TAPPI, demonstrating his commitment to advancing the industry's interests and fostering collaboration among professionals.

JMC Paper Tech is a renowned company with over 25 years of experience in the Asian and European markets. Under Parth's leadership, JMC has recently diversified its portfolio to include tissue machinery, stock preparation machinery, and agro and wood-based pulp mill machinery. Parth has been instrumental in expanding this portfolio, driven by his passion for modernizing the industry in a more environmentally friendly and technologically efficient manner.

I studied at the Paper University of Grenoble, in France, where I graduated as a Paper Engineer. After two years as an R&D engineer at Saica France, I was hired by Kadant Lamort, where I worked as an Application Engineer and in commissioning for 3 years, before being entrusted with the position of Area Manager for South America and Portugal, which I have managed since 2018. As such, I am dedicated to the study and implementation of projects, optimization and monitoring of existing plants, regarding stock preparation and approach flow.

Michele Renai, 39 years old, is an industrial engineer with a background on field in constructions and later moved to sales.

He has a strong passion in technical stuff and he defines himself more technician than salesman. After his first experience in Steel and Cement, he moved into Tissue Converting Machinery in 2014.

Calebe, specialist in Vacuum Blowers at MAN Energy Solutions, majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Universidade Federal Fluminense, with a strong interest in technological innovations.

15+ years of proven experience in the industry domains – Paper, Energy, Power & Turbomachinery in the regions Europe, Latin America, South East Asia. Expertise on large scale complex industrial projects, crafting new business models, profitability improvement measures & consultative solutions over the business lifecycle.

As a trusted ally, I assist clients in pursuing decarbonization, boosting profits, and cutting costs of their businesses - through investments in eco-friendly industrial solutions and strategic planning for optimal operational efficiency.

Industrial Engineer with a specialty in Process, 29 years of experience in the paper manufacturing sector, 6 of them in Production, 19 in the commercial sector, with direct responsibilities in Venezuela, Central America, the Caribbean and Colombia, and 4 years as Regional Technical Support for the Tissue Sector in Latin America

Born on 09/27/1970 in Fabriano Italia. Fabriano is the City with the oldest Italian paper mill. In 1991 he graduated from the Fabriano Paper Technological University.

He worked at Feltrificio Veneto Italia from 1992-1999 who was the first and most important Italian company in the manufacture of wet felts, dryer felts: involved in technical service and sales mainly to Italy and Europe.

From 1999-2001 he worked at Albany International: involved in technical service and sales mainly to Italy and Europe.

2001-2013 Employed as Sales Manager at Comer SPA, which was the most important Italian company in the manufacture of stock preparation equipment and paper machine. Mainly involved in the markets of Russia and Latin America.

Also involved in the Research & Development field for new technologies in deinking.

He currently works at OMC Collareda as a sales manager for the pulp and water preparation equipment divisions as Head of the Stock Preparation Division.

Main markets Russia, South America and Latin America.

Luis Boncristiano is 35 years old, Italian, married, and the father of two daughters. He currently lives in Panama.

In 2023, he will celebrate 18 years in the Tissue and Paper sector, where he has gained various experiences from pulp to finished products. His market for him undoubtedly lies in Latin America, spanning from Mexico to Argentina, but he also has previous experiences in Africa and the Middle East, which have contributed to his personal and professional growth for him.

In December 2022, Luis Boncristiano took on the role of Commercial Manager for LATAM at PCMC. He's focus of his role is to rebuild customer relationships by improving existing product lines, enhancing service, and demonstrating the added value of the new technologies developed by the company.

Luis considers himself a happy person who is deeply passionate about his work and the finished product. He believes in the company's motto: "We don't sell metal; we sell technology."

I was founder and in charge of sales and marketing on PikoTeknik from 1985 to 2003. Then I sold the company to Voith and worked for them 3 years. 2007 I started in PrRolls and I am chairman of the board at the moment.

2017 we started PrPulping and I am the CEO from 2021.

Aki Torvinen has over 20 years' experience of working in the paper and board industry. He currently works as a Sales Manager at Procemex, a company known for providing integrated web monitoring and web inspection solutions to the pulp, paper, and printing industry.

Procemex has specialized designing and manufacturing smart camera and lighting solutions for web monitoring and web inspection. Founded in 2000, Procemex has gained leading expertise in the industry and has deliveries around the world. Thanks to solid roots Procemex has acquired a unique understanding of production processes: core excellence lies in mastering optical imaging and image processing. Procemex helps companies worldwide to secure their product quality and minimize expensive production downtimes.

Claus Robberts, was born in 1971 in the southern city of Maastricht in the Netherlands, close to the Belgian, French and German border. Robberts is founder and owner of ProJet b.v., studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands, and later Precision Engineering at the Technical University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands. After a short period of 3 years working as a Technical Engineer for a company supplying to the Paper Industry, Robberts founded ProJet b.v. in 1998. ProJet is now considered to be the worldwide market leader in High pressure water jet solutions for cleaning and cutting to the pulp and paper, fiberboard, non-wovens, composite- and wood-panel, and various other industries. Over the years, Robberts published several articles in multiple magazines for the Pulp- and Paper Industry as well as Nonwovens Magazines regarding conveyor belt cleaning and sheet cutting applications with high pressure water jets. Robberts has given several guest lectures to students at the University of Eindhoven on high pressure systems and applications for continuous production processes.

Jussi has 20 years of working history at Runtech Systems and its predecessors. Born in between two paper mills, he went on to study pulp & paper in Helsinki University of Technology. Jussi has worked in product development, projects and sales and is the go-to person in vacuum system, dewatering and doctoring issues.

Jörg Reiprich is Head of Application Engineering at Schäfer Rolls, an internationally renowned, family-owned producer of polymer-based roll covers which was founded more than 70 years ago in Germany, with today several production sites in Europe and the USA.

After his studies of Physical Engineering at the university RWTH Aachen in 1995, Jörg Reiprich started his career in the paper industry and is today involved in projects around the globe. Over the past 20 years he has become an expert in improving the paper machine performance by optimizing roll cover materials and designs. Jörg Reiprich has profound experience in all cover-related performance solutions, e.g. for calender, sizer or press applications and several technical service measurements such as electronic nip survey or infrared diagnostic.

 He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering earned at the University of Vicenza in 1997.

He has been working in the last 20 years in an International company designing and manufacturing Water Treatment Plants.

Joined ST Macchine SpA on October 2016 covering the position of Sales and Applications Engineer for South and East Europe, Central and Latin America, North Africa and Gulf Area Countries. Responsible for new projects and business development.

Nikola Nikitovic is a Sales Manager with experience in the machinery industry. He is an expert in negotiation, customer service and manufacturing.

In 2009, he joined STAX Technologies as After Sales Manager responsible for North America, Europe and Asia and then in 2017, he gained a Regional Sales Manager role with market responsibility for all of Latin America. He currently lives in Houston, United States.

Born in Montecchio Maggiore on September 4^th, 1978, second-born of the entrepreneur Giancarlo Marin, co-founder of Svecom-P.E. Company, he studied at the Ipsia Lampertico high school in Vicenza and graduated in 1986.

With 30 years of experience in the expanding device industry, having toured exhibitions around all over the world, he is currently general sales manager at Svecom-P.E.

His curiosity and will to improve himself allow him to graduate again in 2021 and obtain an MBA at the CUOA Business School in Altavilla, Vicenza.

Chemical Engineer with a specialty in Pulp and Paper from the University of Guadalajara.

CEO of Anzar Paper Consultancy and Distributions.

Techsure representative for Latin America.

After completing school Fabrizio Charrier started working for Beloit Italia - that later became PMT Italia, located in Pinerolo (Turin) Italy where he worked for 20 years. His career started as technical engineer following complete projects from the engineering phase to the field start up. In 2014 he moved to the Sales department passing first through the Application dept.

He joined Toscotec in March 2017 working in the Sales dept. as Paper & Board Area Sales Manager in charge for Turkey, England, and North America market.

In January this year he moved in Green Bay US working in our Toscotec North America Intercompany where he got a new position of General Manager.

Robert Weber, Swiss Mexican nationality, Mechanical Engineer specializing in Turbo machines, working for many years with OEMs such as Sulzer Escher Wyss, ABB and MAN Turbo.

Now with Turboservice in Mexico he supports the paper industry for the installation and repair of gas turbines and the development of sustainable cycles with renewable energy, also offering the modernization of the turnkey vacuum system for energy savings and zero water to protect the environment.

The plant in Mexico with offices in Canada and Brazil allows supporting sustainable and low-cost projects throughout the Americas.

Eduardo de la Flor, a professional in the tissue paper industry, has made contributions to this dynamic field for 23 years. As a professional in Valmet Tissue Converting now, his role involves overseeing sales operations and strategic planning for tissue paper converting and packaging machinery in Mexico, Central America & Caribbean.

His work experience began in 2001 as a Sales Engineer at Fabio Perini. Since 2017 he has worked as Branch Manager for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean at the Korber Group, and since 2023 he has served as Branch Manager for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean at Valmet Tissue Converting.

Eduardo is an Industrial Engineer from Universidad de Lima, Peru, with a Master in Business Administration from Hult International Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Mechanical Engineer, 22 years with Wires & Fabriks serving Paper Industry across the globe.

Graduated in Chemical Plants Engineering. My career has been dedicated to papermaking and today in the design and construction of machinery for paper production.

I started up as papermaker in Burgo Group as Maintenance Manager, growing up to the position of Technical Director. Later, I took on the role of mill director of some Italian paper mills such as Cardella and Cadidavid.

Finally I landed in the paper machine manufacturing sector, bringing my experience as a papermaker, before with a significant position at ABK Italia, where I managed projects across multiple continents, including the supply of new paper mill machines in Turkey, United States, and Australia, and after that as Managing Director of PMT (Papcel Group), a global supplier of paper-making machines.

Today I fill the role Sales & Technical Manager, at De Iuliis C. & A. S.p.A., since 2018, where I have managed significant projects involving multimillion-euro turnovers across Italy and Europe.

Mechanical Engineer with more than 40 years of experience in the paper machinery industry, holding positions such as Design Engineer, Sales and Services Manager, Paper Machine Sales in Central Europe, Sales and Services Director in Nordic countries and Russia, leading positions in the production and sales of paper machines.

He began his career at Enso Gutzeit (Stora Enso) in 1981. He continued at Valmet-Alshtr%u04E7m, Valmet Paper Machinery and Metso from 1989 to 2005. Owner of his own machinery workshop for pulp and paper equipment from 2005 to 2017. In 2010 he joined Mesera Paper Tech and as of 2013 he became Managing Director and Sales Director at RICHTER KARHULA Oy, a family-owned German company founded in 1971 in Düren and dedicated to the manufacturing and service of rolls and the service of vacuum pumps.

Language skills: Finnish, German, English, Swedish.

20+ years of experience in the consultative selling of industrial equipment,

12 years of experience with Mario Cotta, leader for slitting systems solutions.

Responsable of whole South America, beyond others Countries and Domestic Regions