Dan Matthews of St. Louis was named territory sales manager for Abresist Kalenborn Corp. in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The company manufactures mineral-, ceramic-, and metallic-based, abrasion-resistant protective linings for material handling equipment.
    
Matthews has more than 10 years of sales experience within the power generation/mining/refining and industrial markets. He has worked as a sales manager for Hytorc and Altus Traffic Management selling both products and services, and brings a strong client management background.
      
Founded in 1977 and based in Urbana, IN, Abresist Kalenborn Corp. manufactures wear-resistant linings, including ceramic and fused-cast basalt linings, that provide excellent impact- and abrasion-resistant protection. Specifically constructed for use wherever wear and abrasion are a problem, Abresist linings reduce downtime and maintenance. The fused-cast basalt linings are highly resistant to the abrasive effects of bulk materials such as silica, ore, glass, slag, fly ash, limestone, coal, coke, feed, grain, fertilizer, potash, bottom ash, sewage grit, salt, and other highly abrasive materials.