John Jewett has joined Autefa Solutions North America as a new regional sales manager for nonwovens technology. Jewett has 14 years of worldwide experience in field work on all mechanical aspects of nonwovens machinery used in the automotive, filtration, geotextile, aircraft, health and hygiene industries. Autefa Solutions operates its own sales and service station in Fort Mill, SC, to serve their North American customers with dedicated sales and service support.

In other news, Everette Scarboro, president of Autefa Solutions North America has handed over operational responsibility due to the starting of his retirement phase. The company expresses its appreciation for the work Scarboro has done to build up the business in the North American market.

Autefa Solutions delivers single machines and turn- key lines for the nonwovens industry. Headquarters are located in Friedberg, Germany. The company owns subsidiaries in Austria, Italy, Switzerland and China.