Seco Tools has appointed employee Bill Bogue as Medical Market Segment Specialist. In this newly created position, Bogue will be responsible for providing customer support on technical issues relating to the design, delivery, and product application of Seco’s line of cutting tools for the medical industry.
“The medical field is a growing market segment for us,” says Mike Parker, Seco’s director of marketing & product development, “Having a dedicated specialist like Bill will strengthen our customer relationships in this area and enable us to respond with enhanced solutions that better meet the medical industry needs.”
Prior to this appointment, Bogue was Technical Specialist for the Seco Jabro line of solid carbide tooling, where he has extensive experience in precision applications. Bogue will participate in Seco’s medical product development and coordinate technological advancement in tandem with Seco’s global team, helping to develop solutions for difficult-to-machine materials in the medical industry. Additionally, he will work closely with medical manufacturers to provide technical application and part processing assistance, cost savings documentation and productivity cost analysis, helping customers improve productivity and profitability.
Bogue has a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia College along with a Journeyman machinist certification from the Newport News Apprentice School. He began his career at Tesco Technologies known for the Jabro tool line, which was acquired by Seco Tools AB in 2004. He is based out of the Seco Jabro office in Hayes, Virginia and lives in Yorktown, Virginia with his family.
Seco Tools Inc. is part of Seco Tools AB (Fagersta, Sweden), a world leader in metalworking technologies. Seco is committed to solving its customers’ ever-increasing demands for greater productivity, quality and cost-effectiveness by offering a full range of tools for milling, turning, holemaking, and threading applications as well as service and software solutions. Its cutting tools and related technologies are sold through a network of more authorized distributors in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit www.secotools.com/us