At The MFG Meeting in March in Orlando, Fla., Pete Borden, Strategic Initiatives Officer, awarded the 2011 Professional Development Award to four AMT member companies. The companies earned the award by demonstrating a consistent effort in continuous education and training by encouraging their sales people to seek Certified Machine Tool Sales Engineer (CMTSE) certification, in addition to placing considerable effort in their training programs across all job functions and titles. Mr. Borden presented the awards to Tim Kilty, CEO, Ellison Technologies, Inc.; Christie Lincoln, Marketing Director, United Grinding Technologies; Brad Morris, The Morris Group Inc.; and Brian Papke, President and CEO, Mazak Corporation.
The award has been presented in the past to Hartwig Inc., and Hurco Technologies, Inc.