Sunnen gets new president

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US-based honing technology firm Sunnen Products Company has appointed Chris Miltenberger president and chief operations officer.

Miltenberger brings Sunnen 25 years of experience in operations, management and business development for industrial and automotive manufacturing companies. Most recently, he was Director of Manufacturing and Logistics - North American Operations of PlayPower, Inc., Monett, Mo. Prior to that, he held positions of increasing responsibility with NN, Inc., ATC Drivetrain, Zolo Technologies and Delphi.

St. Louis, Missouri-based Sunnen Products Company is a vertically integrated manufacturer of precision honing systems used in the manufacture of small engines, oilfield equipment, gears, fuel injectors, gun barrels, aerospace and hydraulic components. Sunnen employs more than 650 people at 12 worldwide facilities; it has operations in Switzerland, France, Italy, UK, China, Russia, India, Brazil, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Poland.

The company, which recently celebrated its 90th anniversary, recently introduced the SH-2000 job-shop honing machine for diameters of 1.5 to 102 mm, offering digital control of spindle speed, power-stroke speed and extra strokes.