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Akron
Special Machinery (ASM)
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OVERVIEW
Akron
Special Machinery (ASM) was
established in 1978 by David Poling
and Ray Heupel. Both are graduate
mechanical engineers who saw a
need for a company that could both
design and build specialized machinery
for the tire and rubber industry.
Our engineering expertise and machining capabilities have earned us the reputation
of being a leader in the design, development, building, and testing of quality
equipment for the tire and rubber industry. Our engineering staff, which includes
three engineers and six designers, currently holds 33 patents (with two pending)
for various rubber related equipment.
Specialized equipment produced at our facility includes:
> Tire manufacturing and testing equipment
> Web handling equipment for rubber, paper, fabric, and wire calender lines
> Printed circuit board press lines
> Material handling equipment including conveyors, pick & place, and AGV's
(automated guided vehicles).
> Steel mill equipment including rotary bar and tube straighteners, strip
lines,
levelers, and flatteners.
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DAVID
POLING SR. PRESIDENT
Mr. Poling
is a graduate of The University
of Akron with a Bachelor of Science
in Mechanical Engineering. Mr.
Poling has extensive experience
in the specification, design,
and building of engineered products
for the rubber, steel, and plastics
industries. His experience
includes project work with global
manufacturing and distribution
companies in the rubber, plastics,
chemicals, and steel industries.
Mr. Poling
has served as the President of
Akron Steel Fabricators, Akron
Special Machinery Inc., and the
Poling Group. Under Mr. Poling’s
leadership the companies comprising
the Poling Group have greatly expanded
their products and services capabilities
through the acquisition of complementary
businesses and growth of the organization
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Experience
The
Poling Group - President
Akron Special Machinery,
Inc. - President
Akron Steel Fabricators
- President
United States Air Force
Goodyear |
Education
Bachelor
of Science Mechanical Engineering
The University of Akron |
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DAVID
POLING JR. V.P.
Akron Special Machinery, Inc.
Mr. Poling
has extensive experience with
machining and building of engineered
solutions for the rubber, plastic,
and aerospace industries. His
experience includes all facets
of shop floor machining, project
management, production scheduling,
and quality control.
Mr. Poling’s
current responsibilities as Vice
President with the Poling Group
include corporate administration.
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Experience
Akron
Special Machinery Inc.
Vice President
Vice President of Production
Plan Manager
Project Manager
TUO Technician
Machinist
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Education
The
University of Akron |
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DAVID
KRAUSE/V.P. AKRON SPECIAL MACHINERY,
INC.
Mr. Krause has
been the Vice President of Engineering
for Akron Special Machinery since
1994. Prior to that he
was an Engineering Associate
for Bridgestone/Firestone in
Process Systems Development. Mr.
Krause was the technical liaison
to the final finish operations
in all BFS plants, sharing expertise
he acquired in the course of
over 25 years of final finish
equipment development.
Named in several
patents related to white sidewall
grinding and tire uniformity, Mr.
Krause continues to use innovation
and the latest technology to develop
state-of-the-art tire uniformity
equipment and automation for Akron
Special Machinery
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Experience
Akron Special
Machinery, Inc. - V.P.
of Engineering
Firestone - Section
Manager, Automation Controls
- Section
Supervisor, Automation
Controls
- Project
Engineer, Process & Machine
Controls
- Senior
Engineer, Process Engineering Dept. |
Education
Bachelor
of Science Electrical Engineering
Purdue University |
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RICK
DELMORO V.P. Sales,
Akron Special Machinery, Inc.
Mr. Delmoro’s
special expertise is in the mechanical
design of tire uniformity and
endurance testing machines, evidenced
by the nine patents he currently
holds on this type of equipment. He
started his career as an apprentice
at the Firestone Mechanical building
and has held positions in planning
and scheduling, tool design,
machine specification, design,
and procurement.
Mr. Delmoro
left Firestone in 1983 to manage
Radial Manufacturing, a company
specializing in high precision
grinding. He joined ASpM
in 1989 as Project Manager and
was promoted to company Vice President
in 1992. His current responsibilities
include machine design and all
sales activity.
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Experience
Akron Special
Machinery, Inc. -
V.P. of Sales
- Project
Manager
Radial Manufacturing
Corp. - Vice President
Firestone
- Senior Engineer |
Education
Mechanical
Engineering
The University of Akron |
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