Exline has named Keith Whelchel director of operations, repair, and manufacturing. In his new role, Whelchel will lead teams across engineering, operations, repair, manufacturing, and maintenance, with a focus on manufacturing, asset performance, process improvement, equipment reliability, and customer success.
Whelchel brings experience in mechanical engineering, reliability, project management, and operational leadership. His background includes serving as a reliability engineer at CHS Refinery and as a system process engineer and project manager at Coperion K-Tron.
Whelchel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University.
Headquartered in Salina, Kansas, Exline repairs and services machinery for the gas compression, power generation, industrial manufacturing, and plastics and rubber compounding industries.
