Murata Machinery hires central regional sales manager

Murata Machinery USA Inc., Charlotte, N.C., has hired Dan Baker as central regional sales manager. He brings to the position a background in maintenance, scheduling, field service, and training within the machine tool industry, most recently acting as a sales manager for a major tooling company.

The company offers applications, service, and sales of turret punch presses under the Muratec brand. Its fabrication division, formerly Murata Wiedemann, supplies mechanical, servo-drive laser hybrid, and punch/plasma hybrid turret punch presses.