Profiles
In 1999 when I began my career at Platt Technical High School the manufacturing department was in terrible condition. I had spent the previous 16 years in a high technology manufacturing environment. It was obvious the shop desperately needed updating if the school was going to maintain pace with industry. In 2007/2009 with assistance from […]
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Philip M. McKenna was a talented metallurgist who broke barriers in the materials science field. After years of research, McKenna created a tungsten-titanium carbide alloy that provided a productivity breakthrough in the machining of steel. With McKenna’s innovation, the company’s tools cut faster and lasted longer than the competition, enabling customers across industries – from […]
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My first job my neighbors yards to earn enough money to buy a mini bike. In the late 60's this was the rage within my group of friends. I was twelve years old and of course by the summers end had broken my drive shaft assembly. Well my dad offered to help me fix it […]
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Like many, Ross started out his career in manufacturing as an apprentice and then journeyman machinist. He spent his first 15 years or so in his native Canada, before beginning his 28 year stint with Chiron America. Ross always took a logical and technical approach to everything and used his hands-on experience and machining background […]
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While attending the graduate school of Northern Illinois University, Brian entered a 2-year management training program at Sundstrand Machine Tool. He advanced through numerous sales and management positions in different divisions and locations. He joined Mazak Corporation in 1987 and earned a promotion to President in 1990 and Chairman in 2016. During this tenure, a […]
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For his dedication to providing manufacturing solutions on both a local and global scale. My father attended McCann Tech in 1977 and then entered the workforce as a draftsman. He then later started Decker Machine Works in 1982. For many years he worked and slowly expanded the business by himself, while learning new machines and […]
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45 years of passionate service to the CNC Machine Tool Industry, his employees, his customers and most importantly, his family!
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? My father purchased Peerless Precision, Inc. in 1997. He was a serial entrepreneur with an MBA in Management and Finance. At the time, the founder of Peerless was looking to retire, and my father was looking to purchase an established company instead of starting one from scratch again. He was looking for a company […]
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Continuous Improvement Leader and Manufacturing Engineer with over 30 years of manufacturing experience in the aerospace, automotive, architectural hardware and firearms industries. Lean-trained and certified facilitator in the Toyota Production System working for world-class companies such as United Technologies, Standard Motor Products, Assa Abloy, TI Automotive Group, and Savage Arms. Currently retired and working as […]
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Tom entered the machine tool industry in September 1987 when he joined Technical Equipment Sales. Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana his timing was perfect as the medical device industry began to hit its stride by going through explosive growth for the next couple of decades. Besides implants and instruments, NE Indiana is also home to […]
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