Wintersteiger, Inc. has announced that as of January 1, 2025, its Woodtech division in North America has become a separate company, Wintersteiger Solutions LLC. The company said this move streamlines operations and allows Wintersteiger to better serve customers in the wood processing industry across North America.
Wintersteiger Solutions said that it offers a comprehensive range of wood processing solutions, including thin-cutting band saws and frame saws, timber repair and cosmetics machines, saw blades and saw blade sharpening, automation plants, as well as mobile and stationary sawmills from SERRA Sawmills.
Brent Fischmann has been named the new managing director of Wintersteiger Solutions LLC in North America. In this role, Fischmann will oversee all North American business activities for both Wintersteiger Solutions and Kohler Maschinenbau GmbH. He will report to both Andreas Doubrava at Wintersteiger Woodtech and Hans Peter Laubscher at KOHLER.
“We are thrilled to welcome Brent to the Wintersteiger team,” said Andreas Doubrava, managing director of Division Woodtech at Wintersteiger in Ried im Innkreis, Austria. “His leadership and strategic vision will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen our presence in North America and provide our customers with innovative solutions.”
Fischmann will be based out of the Wintersteiger Solutions’ North American headquarters, which is located at 1031 Parkway Dr. Bldg. 24B, Spring Hill, Tennessee 37174. There will be continued service from the warehouse, saw blade sharpening shop, and service team in Salt Lake City. All current contact information remains the same, with the addition of a new general office email address: solutions-northamerica@wintersteiger.com.