Eric Howard Joins Norplex Advanced Composites as Director of Sales
Manhattan, Montana (USA) – February 22, 2023 – Norplex is proud to welcome Eric Howard as Director of Sales for Norplex Advanced Composites. With a growing team and a new custom-built manufacturing center, Norplex Advanced Composites is expanding its capabilities and commitment to advanced materials; Eric’s experience in the advanced composites market deepens this commitment.
Norplex Advanced Composites is uniquely positioned to deliver a growing line of prepregs at mid-market volumes and superior customer support and service. The 32,000 square foot facility in Manhattan, Montana houses a custom-built direct impregnation hot melt prepreg line with the capabilities to run various fabrics and unidirectional rovings and the ability to offer a range of diverse chemistries.
“We are very excited for Eric to join the Norplex Advanced Composites team. With his extensive experience and collaborative approach, Eric will be integral to helping our customers unlock opportunities with our materials,” says Denny Ford, Vice President of Norplex.
Eric comes to Norplex with more than 14 years of experience in the advanced composites industry, having served in various technical and business leadership roles. Eric spent over a decade with Toray Advanced Composites (formerly TenCate) where he most recently served as the Director of Aerospace Sales. Before going to Tencate, Eric was a manufacturing engineer at ATK Space Systems (now Northrop Grumman) responsible for manufacturing composite hardware in the space and defense industries. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
“I am honored to be a part of the Norplex team. With a best-in-class company culture, I am genuinely excited to be working with a group that is devoted to providing value through first-rate customer support, creative material solutions, and fast response times” says Eric.
Eric will lead Norplex Advanced Composites’ commercial strategy and work directly with customers to deliver meaningful results. Norplex looks forward to Eric continuing the tradition of excellence the company has become known and respected for worldwide.
About Norplex Advanced Composites
Norplex Advanced Composites is focused on helping OEMs, Tier 1s, and fabricators create value through advanced composite materials and superior customer support and service. We offer the speed and agility of a start-up, but one with more than 50 years of composites expertise. For more information visit norplexadvanced.com.
About Norplex
Norplex is a developer and manufacturer of thermoset composite materials. Norplex-Micarta is North America’s leading producer of thermoset composite prepregs, sheets, and shapes. These hybrid and multi-material solutions are prized for their design flexibility, consistency, and value. For more information visit norplex-micarta.com.
For more information, contact:
Jerry Regan, Marketing Specialist
[email protected]
(563) 864-4227