Rollomatic Appoints COO

The Rollomatic Group has announced the appointment of Joe Kane as COO for both Rollomatic Inc. and Strausak Inc. Kane will continue to hold his position as President of Strausak Inc. The combined companies provide solutions for precision tool grinding.

Kane will continue to be based in the company's North America office in Mundelein, IL. He will oversee all areas related to the operation of the two companies. He will manage the combined team of applications engineers and provide leadership and training to the field service manager, parts and logistics manager and the customer solutions manager and their respective teams. The day-to-day running of the company, IT/IS and facility will also be his responsibility.

"Joe's impressive track record working as President of Strausak Inc. and his ability to communicate and relate to people make him the ideal leader. Such qualities are key to expanding the brand name and drive the ever-evolving new technologies of the companies. We fully expect that his talents will support the profitable growth of the Rollomatic and Strausak business," said Eric Schwarzenbach, President of Rollomatic Inc.

Kane has been President of Strausak Inc. for 2-1/2 years where he focused on accelerating Strausak's innovation and customer-focused applications in the precision grinding space for the cutting tool industry. Prior to joining Strausak Inc., Kane spent over 14 years in the manufacturing and quality industry where he began as a metrology technician with the United States Marine Corps. He later expanded his career into product and sales manager positions where he set up distribution and service channels throughout North America for CNC machine tool companies specializing in automated, turn-key solutions for production machining.

For more information contact:

Rollomatic Inc. and Strausak Inc.

1295 Armour Boulevard

Mundelein, IL 60060

866-713-6398

www.rollomaticusa.com