DAYTON, Ohio—Five-axis coordinate measuring machine OEM AIMS Metrology announced the hiring of Chris Brown as national sales manager. Brown has more than three decades of experience in quality inspection equipment, service and support. Brown represented Sheffield Corp. gauges and measuring systems until 2004. Brown continued to represent and service the line under the name Sheffco until 2010. He has also distributed Renishaw 5-axis products since 1988.
“Adding someone with Chris’s experience and knowledge about technology that complements our business objectives to put cost-efficient, 5-axis inspection and intelligence-gathering tools into the hands of manufacturers is a good fit,” says Dave Delph, president and co-owner of AIMS Metrology. Delph is also a former employee of Sheffield. AIMS builds and assembles its Revolution Series CMMs in the U.S., and equips the machines with Renishaw 5-axis scanning and touch trigger probes.
“You need to inspect what you machine,” says Brown, who will cultivate the CNC machine tool market space for AIMS. Brown will use his network to expand AIMS’ reach in North America and Mexico and work to identify new distributor relationships.
Related Glossary Terms
- computer numerical control ( CNC)
computer numerical control ( CNC)
Microprocessor-based controller dedicated to a machine tool that permits the creation or modification of parts. Programmed numerical control activates the machine’s servos and spindle drives and controls the various machining operations. See DNC, direct numerical control; NC, numerical control.
- metrology
metrology
Science of measurement; the principles on which precision machining, quality control and inspection are based. See precision machining, measurement.
