Q&A with Bret Viant
Tell us about your background, and how you came to join Lovejoy.
I was in the Army, and once I’d gotten out I needed a...
Q&A with Jennifer Cochran
Tell us a little about your background and what led you to join the AGMA.
I’d be glad to. I attended George Mason University, where...
Q&A with Mike Smith
Capstan Atlantic has been around for quite awhile, hasn’t it?
Yes, it has. It was founded by Don Paulin in the forties, and his son...
Q&A with Ed Weinberg
Tell us about the company and the product lines you represent.
CENTRIC International has been in business for about three years, and we’re the...
Q&A with Jason Ray
You’ve been with the company for five years now, how did you come to join it?”
I was originally trained as an engineer, and I...
Q&A with Dan Herring
Tell us about your background that led you to become “The Heat Treat Doctor.”
I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in metallurgy from the University...
Q&A with Dan Tweed Jr.
Your father passed away recently, and when we profiled Carnes-Miller Gear in the first issue of the magazine five years ago I recall you...
Q&A with Justin McCarthy
You joined Ajax in February of this year. Has it been a challenging transition?
The hardest part involved deciding whether to leave a job that...
Q&A with Robert Sakuta
You’re also president of Delta Research. When did you purchase Tifco, and why?
Delta was founded in 1952, and over the years its main focus...
Q&A with Tom Treuden
Employee retention is more important than ever before. How is your relationship with the company’s employees structured?
We have about 50 employees, and I spend...
Q&A with Stephen Korosec
Why should people come to you to have their hobs sharpened?
Because we’ve specialized in hob sharpening for more than 20 years, and we have...
Q&A with Scott Lynch
When was the organization founded, and who was involved?
The first meeting of the American Bearing Manufacturers Association was held in 1917 in New York...
Q&A with Peter Paulin
Tell us a little about your background and how you came to launch the company.
I’m a graduate of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, which is sometimes...
Q&A with Kurt Medert
We thoroughly enjoyed GEAR EXPO 2007, and everyone I spoke with felt the same way. How do the numbers look?
All of the numbers, in...
Q&A with George Shturtz
I understand that the MPP Ford Road Division is the company’s gear specialist. Tell us a little about its history and capabilities.
MPP Ford Road...
Q&A with Paul Mason
I understand that the company has its roots in academia.
That’s true. The Thermo-Calc software package was originally developed by a member of the faculty...
Q&A with Tom Forsyth
Give us a snapshot of Dayton Machine Tool.
The company was founded 58 years ago in 1949, specifically to rebuild machine tools. This was just...
Q&A with Jason Kupkovits
When was Therm-Tech founded, and by whom?
Charles Wiberg founded the company in 1982, and although he’s now retired he still sits on the board...
Q&A with Ed Steiner, Jr
GS: This year marks your company’s 60th anniversary. Tell us about its founding.
ES: My father was an engineer who worked at aircraft plants...
Q&A with Russ Nagy
GS: You joined the company in February. What attracted you to the position?
RN: I had worked with the president of Eldec U.S.A. years ago...
