Talking Shop

After more than 40 years in business, L&L Special Furnace has developed a solid reputation for designing outstanding special industrial furnaces, ovens, kilns, quench...

Hello Mike Ricketts, how would you describe your company's primary business? Helping manufacturers with their success—critical metal component machining needs that include drilling, milling, honing,...

How would you describe your company’s primary business? We are a service and sales oriented business, with both offerings being complimentary to each other.  Our...

Does the list of applications in industry continue to grow?Yes, constantly. As acceptance of this technology expands within industry, and people begin to realize...

When a manufacturing company comes to you needing help in recruiting employees, how does the process begin?We have approximately 200 representatives in the field....

Tell us a little about the company’s background, and also the path you’ve taken toward attaining your current position. My father, Kenneth Wolter, founded the...

I understand there are different types of cobots. What are the general categories? There are four types of collaborative robot operation, beginning with Power and...

After 33 years in the machine tool business, you’re set to retire this month. Would you take us on a walk through your career? I...

Could you give us an overview of the general service areas you cover for the industrial sector? With the major shifts that are currently occurring...

Describe the founding, purpose, and evolution of the Virtual Technical Application Center, or VTAC. When I began working for Siemens about nine years ago, I...