Weld Systems Integrators Hires Mike Prokop

Mike Prokop is joining the WSI team for New Business Development

Warrensville Heights, Ohio October 30, 2020 – Weld Systems Integrators Inc. (WSI), Warrensville Heights, OH announces that Mike Prokop is joining its team for New Business Development.  Mike is an American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Resistance Welding Technician (CRWT) and Certified Machinery Safety Expert (CMSE®) through TUV-NORD. Mike holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (BEEE) from Youngstown State University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mike has spent over 30 years in manufacturing environments with a focus on automation in technical applications. Mike’s previous roles include Vice President of Global Engineering with Entron Controls, LLC and Chief Electrical Engineer / Innovation Leader with Taylor-Winfield Technologies. His diverse experience spans many industries beyond resistance welding, including the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and other Department of Defense work.

Mike’s significant experience will help expand the company’s presence in markets beyond WSI’s resistance welding core.  Mike will also enhance WSI’s operational capabilities in Research & Development, Engineering Support, Service, and Training and Education.  Mike will continue in his role as Vice-Chair of the AWS J1 and J1M Committees, Chair of the Education Subcommittee of the Resistance Welding Manufacturer Alliance (RWMA), as well as Instructor with the Emmett A. Craig RWMA Resistance Welding School.

About Weld Systems Integrators, Inc. (WSI)

Weld Systems Integrators is a manufacturer and distributor of resistance and capacitor discharge (CD) welding machinery, consumables, replacement parts and accessories.  WSI is an integrator of robotic resistance and arc welding cells, and an industry leader in fastener welding on hot-stamped boron and press-hardened steels.  Founded in 2000 by a group of industry veterans, WSI has become a global provider of engineered welding solutions, supporting our equipment with customer service, training, weld lab research and development, repair and rebuild services, all under one roof in Warrensville Heights, OH.

Weld Systems Integrators’ TECNADirect.com and BalancersDirect.com divisions stock, sell, repair and support TECNA industrial resistance welders and tool balancers.  WSI is a Sustaining Member of the American Welding Society (AWS), the Resistance Welding Manufacturing Alliance (RWMA), as well as WEMCO, an Association of Welding Equipment Manufacturers.