ROCKFORD, IL, July 9, 2018 – Bourn & Koch, Inc. is pleased to announce that Joe Goral Sr. has accepted a new position within the company as Business Unit Manager - Grinding Machine Tools. Goral has worn many hats at Bourn & Koch. His first position with the company in 2013 was inside sales for the Bullard & King machine tool lines. He then served as Technical Support Engineer, where he was responsible for successfully executing a new marketing strategy for Bourn & Koch machine tools. Most recently, he was the Product Manager for Grinding Machines at Bourn & Koch.
As Product Manager, Goral was responsible for developing key accounts for grinding machine tools; developing standard grinding machine tool products; and working directly with customers on application-based sales.
In his new role as Business Unit Manager, Goral will be tasked with developing and growing the Springfield vertical grinder and Blanchard rotary grinder product lines. He will work with the sales and engineering teams to align the products with customer requirements and opportunities. He will also work with his teams to develop custom-engineered grinding machine tool solutions to meet application-specific manufacturing challenges. As Business Unit Manager, he is responsible for increasing brand awareness and marketing for the grinding machine tool lines.
Goral and the rest of Bourn & Koch will be debuting a fully-redesigned Blanchard grinder at a special event in late 2018. “We have been working on the Blanchard redesign project for some time,” explains Goral. “I personally am very excited to be a part of this process. This redesign will serve as a launch point to take the Blanchard and Springfield lines to the next level.” Check in at www.bourn-koch.com for details.
Goral has a Master’s Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He and his wife own The Sweetery Gourmet Cupcakes business in Rockford. In his spare time, Goral enjoys woodworking, fishing, and spending time with his family.
Related Glossary Terms
- grinding
grinding
Machining operation in which material is removed from the workpiece by a powered abrasive wheel, stone, belt, paste, sheet, compound, slurry, etc. Takes various forms: surface grinding (creates flat and/or squared surfaces); cylindrical grinding (for external cylindrical and tapered shapes, fillets, undercuts, etc.); centerless grinding; chamfering; thread and form grinding; tool and cutter grinding; offhand grinding; lapping and polishing (grinding with extremely fine grits to create ultrasmooth surfaces); honing; and disc grinding.
- grinding machine
grinding machine
Powers a grinding wheel or other abrasive tool for the purpose of removing metal and finishing workpieces to close tolerances. Provides smooth, square, parallel and accurate workpiece surfaces. When ultrasmooth surfaces and finishes on the order of microns are required, lapping and honing machines (precision grinders that run abrasives with extremely fine, uniform grits) are used. In its “finishing” role, the grinder is perhaps the most widely used machine tool. Various styles are available: bench and pedestal grinders for sharpening lathe bits and drills; surface grinders for producing square, parallel, smooth and accurate parts; cylindrical and centerless grinders; center-hole grinders; form grinders; facemill and endmill grinders; gear-cutting grinders; jig grinders; abrasive belt (backstand, swing-frame, belt-roll) grinders; tool and cutter grinders for sharpening and resharpening cutting tools; carbide grinders; hand-held die grinders; and abrasive cutoff saws.
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