New experts added to the CITO GROUP

As of January 15th 2019, Wolfgang Gross is joining CITO’s team of experts. He is an employee within the CITO GROUP, and his job will be to provide international support for all members of the CITO GROUP involved in projects in the field of cutting tool production. Mr Gross enjoys a reputation throughout the industry as an absolute expert, gained over many years spent working for leading German companies in the field of cutting die production. Most recently, he was the CEO of a leading diemaking company, a position he held for many years.

Wolfgang Gross
Wolfgang Gross

Today, CITO is regarded as the world leader in the field of creasing technology. But for a number of years now, it has also been a supplier for cutting die manufacturers and has meanwhile earned a considerable reputation in this area. Traditionally, CITO has always striven to be a technological market leader. In line with this strategy, it has over the last few years acquired the diemaking company Bieling & Petsche Stanzformen GmbH, as well as PolyMX bv, a manufacturer of ejection material, and incorporated them within the group.

The GROUP’s CEO, Jürgen Mariën, formulated his strategic objective as followed:

“In four years, CITO will not only be the market leader in the field of diecutting technology but also in diemaking technology, particularly in the area of ejection material.”

Jürgen Mariën

Specialist competence and innovative strength are essential in order to reach this goal, which is why it was decided to add the rotary specialist Andrew Powell to the team only a short time ago. After working for an international corrugated board group, Andrew Powell spent many years as an expert at a leading cutting tool producer in the Netherlands, and has now found his new home at PolyMX bv. We have also gained a further expert in the form of Wolfgang Gross.

His main fields of activity will cover project work with international groups, research & development, process enhancement, and training. The aim is to establish high-performance cutting dies in our industry. The approach taken by CITO is to improve customers’ production processes, increase productivity, implement savings in waste and scrap, and therefore increase profitability. Some of these projects have already been initiated with customers, and they have meanwhile begun showing success.

Andrew Powell
Andrew Powell

The guiding principle generally followed at CITO is that improving tool performance by using quality material and high-grade components, coupled with know-how, leads to a better result. Naturally, this also requires an open dialogue with the customer, because it is only possible to achieve optimum joint results when there is clarity regarding the needs of the customer. In the preliminary talks held with Wolfgang Gross, it quickly became clear that we are on the same wavelength. In his first statement, Wolfgang Gross tells us:

“I am looking forward to my new tasks and I am already thrilled with the R&D possibilities available at CITO. You can tell straight away that the entire team is passionate about what it does, and I am really happy to be part of it.”

Wolfgang Gross