Hilger Gross at the head of the plastics division of Sikora

Since May 16, 2019, Hilger Gross has taken on the position as Business Development and Area Sales Manager at Sikora in Bremen. In this function, he is in charge of the “plastics” business unit. With Hilger Gross, a highly experienced manager is responsible for the worldwide sale of Sikora’s inspection, sorting and analysis systems for plastic pellets.

“We are happy to win an outstanding sales expert with Hilger Gross, who perfectly knows the plastics market already for decades”, says Holger Lieder, Sales Director at Sikora. “With his longstanding experience in compounding and inspection of plastic material, he will distribute the benefits of our systems to the industry and further develop the plastics area”, furthers Lieder.

Over the past years, Hilger Gross has worked in managing positions in sales and as Quality Manager auditor. His focus was on quality, process optimization and efficiency enhancement for the production and processing of plastics. “Mr. Gross has extensive knowledge especially in the field of pellets sorting and, therefore, possesses the necessary skills for his role at Sikora”, explains Lieder.

For more than four decades, Sikora has been a leading manufacturer and global supplier of innovative measuring, inspection and control technology for demanding industries. In the plastics division, the company offers systems for optical online sorting as well as automatic laboratory testing and analysis of plastic material. Contamination, such as black specks, discolorations and metal particles, are reliably detected, analyzed and sorted out. This leads to the highest material quality, optimized reproducible processes, the supply of clean raw material and reduction of reclamation costs.