Press release submitted on behalf of LS Mtron IMM USA.
Will cover 6 Midwest states as company grows North America presence
Plastics industry veteran Cole Bowman has joined LS Mtron Injection Molding Machine USA as a regional sales manager.
Bowman, who comes to LS Mtron from Sepro America, will cover Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
“Cole has forged important relationships across the injection molding industry and has extensive experience in engineering, operations and tooling,” said Paul Caprio, president of sales at LS IMM USA. “His expertise will be essential to helping us achieve our aggressive growth goals across North America.”
In addition to his tenure as a regional sales manager at Sepro, Bowman served as a sales engineer and territory account manager for Milacron and as a sales engineer and plant manager for Charloma Inc.
Bowman’s expertise includes experience in direct capital equipment sales/procurement, business-to-business sales, production facilities management, program and project management, applications, engineering, personnel management, lean manufacturing and more. He graduated from Pittsburg State University with a bachelor’s in plastics engineering in 2007.
“I’m looking forward to joining the impressive LS Mtron team and excited about helping to capitalize on the market opportunities for their cutting-edge equipment,” Bowman said.
About LS Mtron Injection Molding Machines
LS Mtron is part of the LS Group, a South Korean-based conglomerate with over 25,000 employees, annual revenues of over $30 billion and profit of approximately $1 billion. LS Mtron Injection Molding Machines (LS IMM), a division of LS Mtron, was started in 1969 by South Korean tech giant LG Corporation, one of the world’s largest plastic molders. Founded initially to satisfy their own production needs for injection molded components used in their world-famous TVs, appliances, electronics, and other products, today LS IMM produces around 3,000 machines per year, not only for use by our network of LS-related and LG-founded companies but also for thousands of molders around the world.
Since 2021, the LS Group has invested $722 million in a number of its businesses in the U.S., demonstrating unwavering commitment to long-term growth and innovation.
Beginning with the development of Korea’s first injection molding machines, LS IMM prides itself on quality, service and fast deliveries. The combined strength of the LS family of companies allows us to solve many of the world’s supply-chain challenges.
Because of this, LS IMM can provide new custom molding machines to our customers in North America in just 100 days from casting to cargo, or even faster from our stocked inventory.
More information: www.lsmtron.com/us/en
