Karl-Josef Schaferling, Dipl.-Ing.

is director of product management: shaving, honing, chamfering, and deburring for Gleason Corporation. In the past, he has held positions such as: development engineer for Hurth Company, Munich; head of the Tooling Business Unit, Gleason-Hurth; and member of the general management Gleason-Hurth. He has studied at the University for Applied Sciences at Aalen and the Technical University of Munich.