Biography:

Michael Ochs is Director Sales of the Schmidt & Heinzmann product line within Dieffenbacher. He joined Schmidt & Heinzmann in 2011, following various positions in sales and marketing at the ASYS Group, ThyssenKrupp MetalCutting and Trumpf. He has more than 25 years of international sales, marketing and leadership experience in the field of complex production processes and machinery. With his long-standing know-how in composite material as well as composite parts production he has been serving customers in automotive/transportation, aerospace and construction industries all over the world. Michael is a skilled tool maker and holds a Dipl.-Ing. (FH) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Applied Science in Konstanz, Germany and a Bachelor of Engineering from Coventry University, UK.

About Dieffenbacher:

DIEFFENBACHER is a leading manufacturer of press systems and complete production plants for the wood-based panels, composites and recycling industries. In addition, we offer solutions for sustainable energy generation. Our Business Unit Formingoffers tailormade hydraulic presses and complete turnkey production lines from a single source, from engineering to after-sales. We offer multiple processes for the production of fiber-reinforced components, covering the entire range of composites in use including the Dieffenbacher LFT-D Technology (Long Fiber Thermoplast Direct), automated tape laying systems (Fiberforge),SMC Compression molding lines, SMC production lines, and high-pressure resintransfer moulding (HP-RTM).