Star Cutter Co. in Farmington Hills, Michigan, has hired Josh Hubbard as a sales and applications engineer at its Elk Rapids, Michigan, facility where the company builds its 5-axis CNC tool grinding machines.
In this position, Hubbard will support the sales team by engineering processes and delivering solutions to Star’s tool grinding customer base.
Hubbard brings significant experience in running a variety of CNC programs in industry, including the Star CNC 5-axis platform. Additionally, the company says he is skilled in Numroto software, where he has simulated and produced tooling for the fields of aerospace, military, medical, and automotive since 2007.
For more information, contact applications@starcutter.com.
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.
- 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.
INDUSTRY NEWS
