Blasch Precision Ceramics, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Mickey Lavicska as director of Marketing. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he holds a master's of science degree in operations science from SUNY College of Technology in Utica/Rome, N.Y. Throughout his 16 years in industry, he has held positions such as territory manager, district sales manager, and both national and international sales manager, primarily in the plastics and electrical manufactured goods industry. Dave Bacchi, former Tooling Engineering manager, will become the company's engineering manager. Bacchi will be responsible for all engineering and maintenance functions within the company, excluding product development. Ted Collins, formerly Blasch's director of technology, has been named vice president New Business Development. Collins will be responsible for the development of new products and their markets for both domestic and international markets.

The company's website is located at http://www.blaschceramics.com.