Frank Brunnecker, the head of the Plastic Welding Equipment product division, has left the LPKF Group. His amicable departure took place in mutual agreement. Brunnecker is looking to re-orientate and dedicate himself to new challenges.
As Mr. Brunneckers successor, Lars Ederleh, 41, will be taking over a managing role in the product division at the offices in Frth. Alongside Markus Knig, who is currently the manager of the Operations and Tech-nology divisions, Ederleh will be in charge of business, service, marketing and sales matters.

Ederleh has worked in the LPKF Group for over 13 years. Before taking on this new post, he was the CEO of LaserMicronics GmbH, a group subsidiary which provides services in the area of industrial micromaterial processing. During his duties at LaserMicronics GmbH, the trained engi-neer acquired a profound knowledge of products and applications, as well as in-depth insight into the market of the plastic welding sector.

LPKF is one of the leading global providers of laser welding systems for plastics which are used mainly in automobile technology, medical tech-nology, and the consumer sector.