Q&A with Ken Ahlgren
I understand that broaching runs in your family.
You’re right. My father, Kenneth, and my grandfather Raymond “Guss” Ahlgren both worked at Federal Broach &...
Q&A with Talion Edwards
Tell us a little about the society’s background, and the annual conference.
The first Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) was held in San Antonio, Texas,...
Q&A with Joel Wright
Your company has a fascinating history. Could you share the story with us?
I’d be glad to. Ontario Drive and Gear (ODG) was founded in...
Q&A: Mark Constance
Your website and service is named for a concept known as “should-cost” modeling. Could you explain?
“Should-cost” estimating, or analysis, was actually developed by the...
Q&A: Jeannine Kunz
SME has recently acquired Tooling U. Could you give us a little background?
I’d be glad to. Tooling U has its roots in manufacturing since...
Q&A: Mark Hoper
First tell us about who is involved with presenting the show.
I’d be glad to. As North America’s largest metal forming, welding, fabricating, and finishing...
Q&A: Giles Gaskell
I understand that you studied mechanical engineering. What led you to metrology?
Once I’d graduated from the University of Aston in Birmingham, England, I actually...
Q&A: Peter Eelman
Tell us about your own background with IMTS.
This marks my 30th year of involvement with IMTS, or my 15th show since it’s held every...
Q&A with Trace Hill
Tell us how you came to found the company.
In the early days we were just doing subcontract work, taking on anything we could handle...
Q&A with Georg Bartosch
Tell us about your background, and how you came to found the company.
I was born in the Czech Republic and earned a master’s degree...
Q&A with Jeff Barnes
You worked on Fellows equipment for a long time before you started selling it, didn’t you?
Yes, I did. I went to work for...
Q&A with Ron Bullock
Bison is celebrating its 50th year. Tell us about its background and how you came to man the helm.
The company was founded in 1960...
Q&A with Jake Angell
How did you get into the rawhide gear business?
It will probably make more sense if I give you some background information. Our parent company,...
Q&A with Jeff Gribble
Give us a sense of how UVLM came into being.
My grandfather, Lowell Gribble, started an industrial maintenance service company called Ultrasonic Predictable Maintenance, Inc.,...
Q&A with Roland Ramberg
I see that you’ve launched a new Web site. It’s very impressive.
Thanks for paying us a visit. We decided that it was time to...
Q&A with Steve Arthur
Any company that’s been in business for more than a century is bound to have an interesting story. What’s yours?
The company was established in...
Q&A with Leon Kozlov
Tell us how American Gear Tools came to be established.
Ken Nemec, president of American Broach & Machine, has wanted to establish this division of...
Q&A with Eric Wilson
This year marks the company’s 90th year in business. How did it come to be founded?
William Hewitt was a journeyman blacksmith who relocated to...
Q&A with Gerald Shankel
Opening kids’ eyes to manufacturing as an exciting career is important. Tell us what the FMA is doing in that area.
You’re right, it’s...
Q&A with Alois Mundt
When was the Sigma Pool formed, and what was its original purpose?
Our customers are found worldwide, and in the early nineties we were looking...
