Eriez, a world authority in separation technologies, headquartered in Erie, announced that Ray Spurgeon has assumed the role of product manager-Metal Detection.
Spurgeon will now oversee and handle metal detection inquiries, OEM and major account growth, orders, product development and improvements, marketing, training and sales forecasts, as well as other functions.
Since joining Eriez in 1995, Spurgeon has served in various capacities within the company. Prior to becoming product manager-Inspection Systems, he was assistant product manager-Metal Detection.
In his most recent role as accounts manager-Inspection Systems, he assisted with the successful 2013 release of Eriez’ new Xtreme® metal detector and was responsible for the development of new OEMs and major accounts for this line.
Additionally, John Klinge has been named market manager-Sanitary. In this new position, Klinge will lead the Eriez Sanitary Team and take on primary responsibility for developing and implementing selling strategies to expand the sales of all Eriez products into the pharmaceutical, chemical, plastics, food and packaging markets.
Klinge joined Eriez in 2008 as a technical representative. In his most recent role as product manager-Metal Detection, he spearheaded the successful 2013 release of the company’s new Xtreme® metal detector. Prior to joining Eriez, Klinge served as a captain in the U.S. Army. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and business and military science from the University of Pittsburgh. He went on to recently earn a master’s degree in business administration from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
