Manufacturing Magazine March 2016 | Page 40

HOUGHTON INTERNATIONAL

“ Houghton employs chemists , chemical engineers , biologists , and metallurgists in the research and technology group and has over 20 PhD chemists involved in the Research efforts globally ”

– Dr Dave Slinkman , Senior VP , Global Research and Technology the company employs intelligent , dedicated and customer-focused employees at every level . The company has reinforced its talent management operations using a two-fold strategy – firstly by maintaining a constant working partnership with universities across the world and , secondly , by ensuring that the current workforce has the scope and resources to develop .
Dr . Slinkman explains how the company is actively engaged in pushing the boundaries of current thinking to new levels : “ Houghton is working with a number of Universities throughout the world , spanning a number of the application areas that we serve . In Europe specifically , Houghton is involved with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre , the University of Birmingham , and the Technical University of Dortmund .
“ Houghton employs chemists , chemical engineers , biologists , and metallurgists in the research and technology group and has over 20 PhD chemists involved in Research efforts globally .”
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