Ceratizit USA has added John "Buddy" Cagle to its South Carolina-based sales team.

Cagle brings more than 20 years of manufacturing engineering and sales experience to his position as a technical sales engineer. His background includes horizontal and vertical CNC milling and controller programming, EDM machining, CNC grinding and CO2 laser equipment.

Cagle has a broad cutting tool industry background, especially with Tier 2 suppliers in the automotive industry. His training and hands-on knowledge spans multiple aspects of programming and machining, from indexable inserts and drilling to turning and rolling of threads into particular material. Standardized specific…" title="Process of both external (e.g., thread milling) and internal (e.g., tapping, thread milling) cutting, turning and rolling of threads into particular material. Standardized specific…" aria-label="Glossary: threading">threading solutions and carbide milling.

"From a technical perspective, process and application engineering are my strong suits," said Cagle. "Working closely with manufacturing engineers means I have the opportunity to solve new challenges every day."

Cagle's solution-driven focus matches the practical and production-line challenges customers face across industries. His professional successes are a direct result of his dedication to personal relationships as well as production applications.

CERATIZIT also welcomes Trent Larsen to its North Central U.S. team as a Technical Sales Engineer. He is based out of Wisconsin and brings 27 years of industry experience in machining and programming to the cutting tool company.

Larsen's deep professional background includes working with large and small vertical milling machines, CNC and manual horizontal milling machines and turning centers. His programming experience spans conversational language as well as G-code programming.

"By nature, I am a problem-solver and have honed the skill throughout my career," Larsen said. "When I put my decades of experience to work for machinists, there is a professional payoff, and the ultimate reward comes when I am able help someone from a part's conception to completion."

Larsen has always been proactive about his technical education and sought out learning opportunities as a youth, including an independent-study class focused on metals. His machine-tool education continued at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College with a focus on machine operations.

With hands-on experience and an in-depth commitment to service, Larsen is dedicated to CERATIZIT's customer relationships and technical excellence.