Authors

Fielder Hiss is director of product management of Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp., Concord, Mass. For more information about the company’s CAD software, e-mail [email protected], call 800-693-9000 or visit www.solidworks.com.

Frank Berardi is with Ingersoll Cutting Tools Co.

Frank Burke has more than 35 years of experience in the machine tool and allied industries. He has worked for Cincinnati Milacron and subsequently for White-Sundstrand Machine Tool Corp. He has written extensively on technology and communications topics and holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Frank Celia is a freelance writer based in the Philadelphia area, specializing in health care and medical issues. Contact him at (856) 869-3142 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Frank Marlow, P.E., has a background in electronic circuit design, industrial power supplies and electrical safety and has worked for Avco Missile Systems, Boeing, Raytheon, DuPont and Emerson Electric. Marlow’s column is adapted from information in his book, “Machine Shop Essentials: Questions and Answers,” published by the Metal Arts Press, Huntington Beach, Calif.

Frank Mullett retired from Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., a division of United Technologies Corp. He has nearly 40 years of machining experience.

Fred Ogburn is corporate communications manager for Cogsdill Tool Products Inc., Camden, South Carolina. For additional information about the company’s cutting tools, call 803-438-4000 or visit www.cogsdill.com.

Fred Teeter is president of Teeter Marketing Services LLC, Niagara Falls, New York, and managing director of the Surface Engineering Coating Association (SECA), Amherst, New York. Contact him at 716-791-8100, by email at [email protected] or go to www.teetermarketing.com.

Friedhelm (Fritz) Greulich is president of Watkins Manufacturing Inc., Cincinnati. Watkins is a technical member of the Precision Machined Products Association.

Gary Kirchoff is a project manager of round and indexable cutting tools for Dormer Pramet Inc., Elgin, Ill. For more information about the company’s cutting tools, call (847) 783-5700 or visit www.dormerpramet.com.

Gary Sheriff is vice president of SherTec, a manufacturer’s representative in Corona, California. For more information, call 909-518-6000.

Gary Ward is the national sales manager for USF Surface Preparation Group’s Mass Finishing Division, Cincinnati. For more information, call 800-544-4144 or visit www.surfacepreparation.com.