Champlin, Minn. – PRIMA North America Inc., the North American subsidiary of PRIMA INDUSTRIE S.p.A., Torino, Italy, a manufacturer of industrial laser systems, has appointed Luca Bianchini to lead the Laserdyne Systems sales effort in Europe.

In announcing the change, Terry L. VanderWert, president of PRIMA North America, stated that Mr. Bianchini will be responsible for Laserdyne Systems for drilling and other applications sales activities throughout Western and Eastern Europe and also for sales of PRIMA INDUSTRIE 3D laser systems into the aerospace industry in this region.

Bianchini’s career with PRIMA INDUSTRIE includes five years in 3D laser processing research in the aerospace applications of lasers and in automated fixturing for 3D laser systems. Bianchini is a graduate and licensed engineer from the University Politecnico di Torino, where he received a masters degree in product/process management.

Bianchini can be contacted at l.bianchini@primaindustrie.com.