SCHNEIDER Optical Machines
Ralph Kippen is an experienced sales and account management professional specializing in the Asian market, with a focus on precision optics and semiconductor industries. Currently serving as the Asian Sales Manager for SCHNEIDER Optical Machines since March 2024, Ralph Kippen previously held the position of Regional Head of Sales for Asia at Moore Nanotechnology Systems, LLC from November 2018 to December 2023. Kippen's expertise encompasses technical sales, project management, and business development as demonstrated in previous roles, including Director of Asia Key Accounts at HSEB Dresden GmbH and Asia Special Accounts Director at SEMSYSCO GmbH. Earlier career highlights include serving as an Asia Regional Manager at Jordan Valley Semiconductors and managing key accounts at Bede X-Ray Metrology and Bede Scientific. Ralph Kippen holds an MSc with Distinction in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Strathclyde and a BSc in Physics from the University of St Andrews.
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SCHNEIDER Optical Machines
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SCHNEIDER is one of the world’s leading manufacturers for the development and production of machines in the fields of ophthalmics, precision optics and ultra-precision optics. The company, which was founded in 1986 by Gunter Schneider, currently has more than 480 employees and is located in the US, Brazil, Hong Kong, Thailand and China. Pioneering the freeform idea in the ophthalmic business, SCHNEIDER had the vision to manufacture individual lenses on freely definable mathematical descriptions. The slogan “Fascination for Innovation” reflects the companys’ consistent focus on the development of innovative technological solutions. The company keeps setting new standards for customers with groundbreaking innovations and fundamental modernizations of products and processes.