Dana Darley is the Founder and President of Extrusion Auxiliary Services, Inc., a consulting and technical services company specializing in auxiliary equipment, and has been working in the extrusion industry since 1981.  Dana holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University, and has authored numerous technical papers and articles on auxiliary equipment, and holds a US Patent regarding gravimetric control of gear pump systems. 

Dana has worked for such companies as Process Control Corporation, LUWA Corporation, LCI Corporation, Maag Pump Systems and most recently served as President of Kreyenborg Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kreyenborg GmbH. 

Over the years, Dana has been directly involved in the design, development and marketing of material handling systems, film scrap reclaim systems, resin dryers and crystallizers, gravimetric blending and control systems, melt filtration systems, gear pumps and pelletizing systems for the plastics extrusion industry.