JTEKT Machinery North America | Meet the Expert

Meet the Expert

Schedule an appointment. Meet your expert at the show.

Ask The Experts.

Schedule a time to meet one on one with a JTEKT Machinery expert in one of the following topics below. Bring prints and discuss the machining process with one of our application experts during JTEKT Machinery VIP Days.

  • 5-Axis Machining
  • Grinding Process
  • Twin Spindle Machining for High-Speed Production
  • Large Part Five-Face Machining and Boring Mill Machining
  • Gear Skiving
  • Factory Production IoE Solutions

5-Axis Machining


Luke Bucko
Application Engineer, 5-Axis 

Interested in a 5-axis machining process to turn your complex part designs into tangible products? Meet Luke Bucko, Toyoda's expert in 5-axis applications. Luke leads the application development on Toyoda's new FH630SXi 5-Axis machine. His 9 years of background experience working in the industry include running multi-axis CNC machines for plastic injection molds, developing application processes from prints, and selecting the right tooling and fixtures for 5-axis machining.

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Twin Spindle Machining for High-Speed Production


Graham Roeder
National Product Manager

Run low or high-volume production quantities with twin-spindle machining centers. Let us help you get started machining with two spindles, schedule a consultation with Graham Roeder. With 13 years of experience in the industry, Graham has helped manufacturing companies in Aerospace, Automotive, Oil and Gas, and general Job Shops find the best solution to maximize productivity.

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Large Part Five-Face Machining and Boring Mill Machining


Bob Price
National Product Manager

Producing large complex parts with tight tolerances can be achieved with a five-face bridge machining center. Ask questions about five-face machining and boring mill applications with Bob Price, Toyoda's expert in large part machining - with 40 years of manufacturing experience, as a machinist running large bridge machines, programming, and application engineering. 

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Gear Skiving


Will Terry
Automotive Proposal Engineer

Staying lean and profitable has always been a challenge for gear manufacturing. Set up a time to talk with Will Terry, an expert in gear skiving solution. Will's industry background includes providing support to customers, improving processes, writing new programs, and matching customers with their ideal CNC solution setting them up for maximum profitability. His expertise in gear skiving technology has paved the way for JTEKT Toyoda Americas to win the Automotive News PACE Award for its high-speed axis synchronization technology found on the Toyoda Gear Skiving Horizontal Machining Centers.

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Factory Production IoE Solutions


Braden Burford
Mechatronics Service Engineer

Start your journey in finding the best smart manufacturing solution for your company. Come schedule a time to talk with Braden Burford, our mechatronics and IoE solution expert. Aside from facilitating all Toyopuc PLC and Motion products training classes, Braden also worked with Toyota Motors for their andon modifications which require knowledge of advanced Toyopuc technologies, Ethernet IP, and FL Net communication. Braden specializes in high-level programming of industry-grade automation products including but not limited to PLCs, HMI, and Robotics (FANUC, KUKA, Denso, ABB, and Motoman).

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