Trostel CEO Dyer talks philosophies, differences between rubber, plastics

摘要

LAKE GENEVA, Wis.—Steven Dyer was appointed president and CEO of Lake Geneva-based Trostel Ltd. last May, bringing more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing to the maker of precision molded seals and custom compounds. He developed plenty of expertise along the way in polymers, particularly in plastics injection molding. Dyer admittedly was new to elastomers and said he leaned heavily on Greg Vass-mer, the firm's chief technology and quality officer, and others as he learned the differences between rubber and other polymers. Dyer recently talked with Bruce Meyer, Rubber & Plastics News' executive editor, about what he found at Trostel and what he brings to the company. The following is an edited version of that interview.