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Koester Metals names two new managers

Koester Metals Inc., Defiance, Ohio, has announced the appointment of two staff members to support the company's growth plans and expansion into Fremont, Ind.

Blaine Snyder joins the company as operations manager. He has more than 25 years of manufacturing experience and most recently served as production manager at Rittal Corp. for 10 years.

Gary Cooper has been named senior account manager. He has more than 30 years of industry experience in business development for other fabricators.

KMI builds custom enclosures and fabrications for the power generation and distribution, controls, steel, aerospace, testing, and OEM compressor and generator industries. The Fremont location will offer powder systems and higher efficiencies to serve marine and offshore product applications and will expand the company's stainless steel fabrication capability.