Sinto America, Inc. Group Companies, which includes Roberts Sinto Corporation and SandMold Systems, Inc., announced that Michael Halsband has been appointed the companies' executive vice president and chief operating officer effective September 11, 2017.

Halsband has extensive experience in engineering, project and program management, purchasing and supply chain management, sales management, organization development and systems integration in technological advanced companies.

Halsband holds a Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and was born and raised in Germany. He has strong international experience having worked in Germany and for two large foreign global companies. He most recently was General Manager at ATS Assembly and Test in Wixom, Michigan, and also held management roles at Comau, Inc. and ThyssenKrupp.