Farewell after 39 years

After a successful 39 years at RUCH NOVAPLAST, Emil Erdrich has taken his well-deserved retirement.

Emil Erdrich began his career at RUCH NOVAPLAST on February 13, 1984 in prototyping and over the years has made a significant contribution to making our company what it is today.

With his in-depth knowledge as a CAD designer, he not only shaped product development, but also the advancing technology of our company. In a brief retrospective, Emil told us about the early days when we still worked exclusively with EPS and how he received the first EPP material in the late 1980s. A lot has changed since then, from manual mold making to the dominant role of CAD in our way of working. Back then, for example, if the task was to produce the load carrier for car wing mirrors, this was made by hand piece by piece using the physical model. The toolmaking department created the negative based on the prototype.
The products have also changed, from pure packaging made of EPS in the early days to highly complex housing solutions made of EPP today.

A highlight of his career was the machining of helmet parts with the first CNC machines. These prototypes were delivered directly to the race track, where they were tested by THE racing driver of the time: Michael Schumacher.

Working with Emil was extremely enriching for us, not only professionally but also personally. His many years of expertise and commitment have not only driven projects forward, but also created a very open and positive working environment.

We would like to thank Emil for an incredible 39 years and wish him all the best for the future!