Gary Downs has been appointed to the position of president. Downs has worked for SMW Autoblok for fifteen years, most recently as vice president of Sales.
“Gary Downs has been a key member of the SMW Autoblok organization for the past fifteen years, and we are thrilled to promote him to the position of President,” states Walter Bronzino, president of the SMW Autoblok Group. “His intimate knowledge of our products and organization and over 30 years of experience in the machine tool industry will help to fuel SMW Autoblok’s continued growth in North America.”
SMW Autoblok is a premier global manufacturer of rotating hydraulic and pneumatic chucks, expanding mandrels, collet chucks, hydraulic self centering steady rests, hydraulic cylinders, pneumatic cylinders and a full line of driven tooling. Headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois, SMW Autoblok Corporation is responsible for sales and service for the North American market.