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News Release from: Harmonic Drive UK
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 May 2005
Gear/actuator maker names UK sales
managers
The recently established UK operation for Harmonic Drive has appointed of two sales managers to provide application design and technical support throughout the UK.
The recently established UK operation for Harmonic Drive, the leading European manufacturer of precision gears and actuators, has announced the appointment of two Sales Managers to provide dedicated application design and technical support to customers throughout the UK Steve Kirk and John Adams will be responsible for the North and South of the UK respectively and will be providing technical advice on the company's gear components and servo actuators as well as custom designed and built motion control solutions
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Kirk has over ten years experience in the power transmission industry, having worked for companies such as Lenze, Control Techniques and Brevini.
Kirk has particular expertise in sizing and selection of gearboxes, motors and drives, as well as designing bespoke motion control systems.
With twenty years experience in rotary and linear motion applications, Adams has particular experience in the sizing of complete power transmission drive-trains, from mechanics through to servo-motor and drive amplification.
He has gained this expertise through working for Bosch Rexroth and as a Director of a company specialising in bespoke linear motion systems.
Graham Mackrell, UK Sales Director explains, "Our objective is to offer customers the benefits of Harmonic Drive technology combined with the highest levels of local sales, technical and after-sales support".
" The appointment of Steve and John is the first step in helping us achieve this objective." * About Harmonic Drive - with its headquarters in Germany, Harmonic Drive is the leading European manufacturer of precision gears and actuators.
The company specialises in the design and manufacture of gear component sets, servo actuators, gearboxes and bespoke motion control systems for a variety of applications across industry.
These include industrial robots, machine tools, measuring and testing machines, medical equipment, and systems for the aerospace and defence sectors.
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