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RICHARD A. HENDERSON APPOINTED DIVISION MANAGER OF KURT MANUFACTURING COMPANY’S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION
21 March 2005 - Kurt Manufacturing Company
| Kurt Manufacturing Company announced the appointment of Richard A. Henderson to the position of Division Manager for its Industrial Products Division.
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Henderson will head up the division's manufacturing, product design and sales groups for workholding products including the world-famous Kurt Anglock line of vises. Kurt's workholding operations encompass the design and manufacture of both standard vise product lines and custom engineered workholding, both of which are marketed throughout North America and European markets. Henderson brings to Kurt over 25 years of broad manufacturing experience, most recently as engineering manager at SPX Power Team, a large, global manufacturer of hydraulic tools and workholding products located in Owatonna, Minnesota. At SPX Power Team, Henderson was responsible for new product development managing a staff of over 30 project engineers and bringing to market products that accounted for a third of the company's revenues. Prior to this position, Henderson held supervisory positions with the SPX OTC Division and was engineering manager of NCI Corporation in Bend, Oregon. He was also a design engineer with Fabrivalve in Portland, Oregon. Henderson holds a Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota, management training from the University of St. Thomas Management Center, and Lean Manufacturing Training through the Manufacturers Alliance.
http://www.kurtworkholding.com
About: Kurt Manufacturing Company
History of Kurt Manufacturing1947 - Founded by Kurt Kuban, father of current president and owner Bill Kuban
1950's - Introduction of the "Kurt Vise", the industry leader in precision workholding solutions
1960's - Kurt Manufacturing is positioned as a major supplier to the burgeoning disk drive industry and other high tech industries
1970's- Kurt's success with business partner relationships grew Kurt into an industry leader in contract manufacturing
1980's - As part of a vertical integration strategy, acquisition of several businesses complimenting the existing corporate capabilities - acquisitions include:
Two screw machine facilities; one in Minneapolis, MN and one in Lyman, NE
Summit Gear - a precision gear manufacturer in Minneapolis, MN
Strite Anderson - an aluminum die cast facility in Fridley, MN 1986 - Kurt introduces the Kurt Check, an SPC software and hardware package. Kurt Electronics is the premier custom manufacturer of SPC data collection systems, modular gaging systems and inline gaging systems. 1987 - Kurt opened a second precision machining facility in Pueblo, CO in support of Colorado's high tech industry, with the addition of impact extruding as a new capability 1990's - Kurt Manufacturing's continued quality journey through implementation of the following processes which are the basis for our current quality policy: 1996 - Dyna Fab (tube bending) and Theradyne Healthcare were acquired to further expand into the healthcare market
1998 - Development of Kurt Kinetic Trainer
2003 - Development of Kurt Hydraulics
2003 - Development of Kurt Chipmunk
2004- Manufacturing partner for Delta Hawk
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