Leistritz Adds Post to Sales Team
Extrusion veteran joins machine builder as product manager for life science and specialty film applications
Leistritz Extrusion has named Steve Post as a product manager for life science and specialty film applications. Post began his career as a process engineer for Honeywell’s film ´óÏó´«Ã½,then transitioned into the extrusion machinery market, holding several positions over 20+ years at Davis-Standard.
Leistritz is a leading supplier of twin-screw extrusion systems for compounding and a wide range of other applications.
Most recently, Steve was Business Development Manager for Thermo Fisher’s Extrusion and Rheology ´óÏó´«Ã½.

Over the course of his career, Post has authored more than thirty papers for TAPPI, SPI, AMI and other organizations. He holds a Bachelor’s in Science degree from the Pennsylvania State University in Chemical Engineering.
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